I’ve never seen a steering wheel get looking like that. Strange. All this W123 talk is getting my desire to go slow rekindled.
AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 16, 2022, at 2:11 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I was contacted by the administrator of an estate about her dad’s 1980 240D > that she’s trying to sell. Here’s the story: > > Dad bought the car at some time in the distant past, he was the second owner. > Dad was a pack rat/hoarder, but that being said, loved the 240D until he > bought a Toyota Corolla at some point in the late 1990s/early 2000s. When he > did, the 1980 240D went into one of many warehouses that he owned in the area > and has sat there since. > > I went and looked at the car today. Here’s my take: > > 180k and change on the odometer. Tires are toast, of course. Interior, > despite being stored in an unconditioned warehouse in rural Florida, is in > pretty decent shape, considering. A lot less mold and grunge than I would > expect. However, the heat has really toasted some things like the steering > wheel, as you’l see. Front passenger window is shattered. Ignition turns > freely, all of the doors open and close solidly. Trunk was “popped” by > someone in the past but they really did little damage. The holes for the > latch in the trunk lid are mushroomed out but could be easily fixed. Engine > compartment is clean and everything is there. I tried powering it up just to > see if I could get gauges lit but no joy, probably because the FUSES NEED TO > BE CHANGED! Some paint peeling around the sunroof. > > The thing that took it out of the running for me was rust in the typical > places in the rear fenders on the trailing edges and around the driver’s side > jack point. Might just be surface rust there, I didn’t probe, but I also > didn’t see any holes, just peeling rock guard. > > She also had another 240D of unknown age in another warehouse nearby. I had a > quick look as it was difficult to get to with all sorts of crap around an on > it. Looks to possibly be a later year as it had at least one bundt on it. It > appears to be either white or very light gray, difficult to tell with all the > dust on it. No rust from what I could see and everything in the engine > compartment appeared to be intact. Lots of crap in the cabin, but I couldn’t > get the doors to open, so not a whole lot I could see otherwise. > > The yellow car was her dad’s and she’s trying to find someone that will buy > it and put it back on the road, which probably wouldn’t be difficult to do > based on what I could see. She’s indifferent to the other car because she’s > unsure of it’s origin or ownership. She has clear title for both cars. The > yellow car still has all the original books and the dealer metal “stamp” > thing from the original owner. It appeared to have been purchased in CT, as > the address on the metal stamp was from CT. That may also account for the > reason for the rust. > > She started with an offer to me for $1800 for the yellow car and $3000 for > the pair. This is not someone who is in it for the money, for sure, so I’m > sure she would negotiate if she knew the car was going to be cared for and > not parted. It’s taken her 10 years to liquidate her dad’s real estate and > personal holdings and this place is one of the last, so I’m sure she’s more > than flush with cash. > > If anyone is interested, drop me a private email and I’ll provide the contact > information for the owner. Don’t be a jerk about it if you do, as she was a > really nice lady who is just being sentimental. We’ve all been in this > situation looking at cars, and I spent a good hour or more sitting and > listening to her stories out of respect even though I had no intention of > buying either one after seeing them. I told her I would share the information > and that the people I know who might be interested would be for the purpose > of restoring the car to running condition. > > You can see the pictures at the link below. They’re crappy, but it’s in a > warehouse with no lighting so I did my best. > > http://penoff.com/Photo_Dump.html > > -D > > > > _______________________________________ > 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
