we are not all cheap bastards. On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 1:54 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Are these primo cars because if so I don’t think any of the cheap bastards > on this list will be interested. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Nov 25, 2021, at 12:33 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > About a half a mile up Villa Nueva away from my house, there’s a mid > century slump block rancher with an inordinately large garage and a large, > enclosed carport that you access from the backyard off the golf course. In > true neighborhood creeper fashion, I’ve known (since about 1990) that this > garage and the carport are filled with all types of MBs. > > I always was on the lookout for a time to strike up a conversation with > the fellow, but he is elusive; he is either cloistered in his home out of > the heat or he is in Deutschland. > > Last spring, I noticed him out feebly trimming a palm tree and I wanted > to stop but I was on my way to a call-out night shift at the old nuke > plant. Figures. > > On my way home the next morning I left him a note attached to his front > door introducing myself as a fellow MB enthusiast and a neighbor eager to > help him with home maintenance. > > He called me later that afternoon and we talked for about a half an hour > and he told me the that next day they were leaving for Germany for the > summer. He said that he has a man that watches his house but he appreciate > the offer and said that we would meet up once he returned in the fall. > > Two days ago I noticed his pristine 500 SL parked in the driveway, so I > knew he had returned. > > Yesterday when I was driving by I saw that his garage door was up. As I > looked over, I saw him pouring something into the fuel tank of his black 61 > 280 SE Coupe. > > We talked for an hour. I saw his garage stable (560 SEL, 500SL, ML350, > 280 SE Coupe, RR Silver Spur) but didn’t see the carport. He says he may be > thinning the herd a bit (he just sold his W126 coupe and his ‘60 190 SL). > I called dibs on the rest for us. > > > > AZBob > > Sent from my iPhone > > _______________________________________ > > http://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 > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://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 > > _______________________________________ http://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
