I wouldn’t mind the 560SEL Sent from my iPhone
> On Nov 25, 2021, at 12:59 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
