I owned a silver R26 originally made for export to Switzerland. Single cylinder beauty I bought for $240 and sold for $290. This was in the late 60s.
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 3:39 PM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > thanks; felt good. certainly makes the occasional nuisance of a stuck >> latch or vacuum issue seem insignificant, especially in comparison to how >> much less classy and more fuss many newer vehicles are. >> really reinforces the impression that somebody knew what they were >> doing when they were making these things back then. (i'm not nearly as >> enamored with what they're making and/or selling here now.) >> >> cheers! >> e >> > > Yes, they knew what they were doing back then. Even in the 50 and 60s > they did well with the technology of the day, and still were advanced for > the day. Unfortunately the bowties took over about 1987 and the old guard > engineers retired or were forced into a box. Other than safety, I don't > see any appeal of a newish MB over deetriot iron or riceburners. In fact, > it is sad to say, but most camries are more aesthetically pleasant than ~ > 2010+ MBs. > > I can say the same for BMW motorsickles too. /2 and earlier, /5, /6 and > even /7 look nice. the current crop look like a riceburner, except for the > ones with jugs hanging out look like riceburners with jugs. Even the early > K series could be distinguished on the road as a BMW. > > > All reasons I like 123 240Ds and my /5. > > ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
