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Here is the C&D hoopty that they drove from MI to CA. No affiliation, ect. Rick Knoble '85 300 CD '87 190 DT From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Mar 27 22:16:40 2006 Received: from smtp2.williams.com ([151.142.221.60]) by server5.arterytc5.net with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1FO00u-0003En-DV for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 22:16:40 +0000 Received: from unknown (HELO wmshoubh01.WILLIAMS.COM) ([172.31.6.11]) by smtp2.williams.com with ESMTP; 27 Mar 2006 16:16:30 -0600 X-BrightmailFiltered: true X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAA+kX-IronPort-AV: i="4.03,136,1141624800"; d="scan'208"; a="37252979:sNHT33805656" Received: from wmshoumb01.WILLIAMS.COM ([172.31.41.244]) by wmshoubh01.WILLIAMS.COM with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Mon, 27 Mar 2006 16:16:54 -0600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 16:16:29 -0600 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [MBZ] Memories Thread-Index: AcZR6moaTA/P8Ei0QwmpPKKrQrqMtQAAQmkA From: "Potter, Tom E" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 27 Mar 2006 22:16:55.0132 (UTC) FILETIME=[27F7C9C0:01C651EC] X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: Re: [MBZ] Memories X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes_striplin.net.striplin.net> List-Unsubscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net> List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 22:16:40 -0000 I noticed the same problem with all cars in recent years--so few colors from which to choose. When I was a teenager in the fifties, it seemed there were hundreds of colors, and you could order special paint jobs direct from the factory. I miss the fifties palette. Tom Potter -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 4:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Memories ... I notice that sixty colors were offered. Vastly better than today's pathetic color selection. Black, silver, a gray or two. Two reds. Bah!