I explained that dynamic to him. He said he likes making money but he also wants each and everyone of those vehicles to go to a good home.
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 25, 2021, at 11:54 AM, 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
