A key yardstick for the condition of a 108 is whether the heater levers are broken off. If they are intact and move freely that's a real plus. Rust is the other main concern, and check whether the engine smokes..
On Wed, Jul 27, 2022, 7:04 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I’m headed up there tomorrow. Other lookers coming the weekend. The > seller is dealing with it for her neighbor. > > I’m thinking this is an old dead guy’s car. It’s probably a project that > has been sitting for some time and the widder is finally parting with it. > Or maybe it was a driver, ran when parked? A “barn find.” Could be > interesting. The new pics she added show it is in fairly decent condition > (best I can tell) and looks complete. > > I shall report tomorrow. > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > > > On Jul 27, 2022, at 4:34 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > DON'T WASTE TIME. GO NOW! > > > >> On Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 3:31 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> Being a 4.5 V8 it is desirable. > >> > >> -D > >> > >>> On Jul 27, 2022, at 3:29 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Seller added more pics to the listing, you can see the badging 280SEL > >> 4.5. I'm thinking this is somewhat desirable? It doesn't look too bad, > >> considering... > >>> > >>> I wonder if she know what she got. It looks like she does estate crap > >> selling or something I might try to get up there tomorrow, a little > road > >> trip up the road a ways. > >>> > >>> --FT > >>> > >>> On 7/27/22 12:50 PM, Buggered Benzmail wrote: > >>>> I should try to get this thing > >>>> > >>>> --FT > >>>> Sent from iFōn > >>>> > >>>>> On Jul 27, 2022, at 12:08 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes< > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> On 2022-07-27 11:59, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: > >>>>>> Clearly, that’s not a ‘78, right? About six years off at best? > >>>>> Yeah, W108, or considering the list to port, maybe W109. > >>>>> Not newer than 1972. > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________ > >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>>> > >>>>> To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>>> > >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>>> > >>> -- > >>> --FT > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> 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 > > _______________________________________ 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
