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2020-05-21 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
That's it - I'm out. Bigtime DC lawyer had a similar car in S class. The dash comprised about 1/2 of a 90 year old walnut (?) tree. Considering how ordinary the exterior looked the impact of that wood was enough to blow your mind. On Thu, May 21, 2020 at 12:01 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <

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2020-05-21 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
It’s not an S-class. The “regular” models were just Bakelite trim, I believe. -D > On May 21, 2020, at 11:52 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Why no massive wood dash? > > On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 9:09 PM Craig via Mercedes > wrote: > >> On Sat, 16 May 2020 22:17:24 -0400

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2020-05-21 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Why no massive wood dash? On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 9:09 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Sat, 16 May 2020 22:17:24 -0400 Dwight Giles via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/mercedes-benz/180d/2401588.html > > Edgewood is where we shop for groceries and

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2020-05-20 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Sat, 16 May 2020 22:17:24 -0400 Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: > https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/mercedes-benz/180d/2401588.html Edgewood is where we shop for groceries and where our local Wal-Mart is. If anyone wants me to look at it, it's 10 - 20 miles from me. What

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2020-05-17 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
My 36HP VW would maintain 70 mph as long as the head wind wasn't too strong nor the hills too steep. That Diesel will have much more torque as well. I think it will easily do 75mph. On Sun, May 17, 2020 at 2:39 PM Mitchell Haley EA via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > This is about

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2020-05-17 Thread Mitchell Haley EA via Mercedes
This is about what I was thinking: 42hp 0-60mph 37s 0-100kph 42s Top speed 68mph. But that was a manual trans, and the Hemmings car is supposed to be an automatic? Compares favorably to a 36hp VW a friend drove 60 years ago that had to draft a truck to maintain 65mph.

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2020-05-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
At least the first one is. I wonder how old that picture is, and what the car really looks like today? That’s a major, major pet peeve for me. People who use pictures that are years old for a current advertisement. I once considered a W110 in CT (thanks, Dwight and friends!) that had photos in

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2020-05-17 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
period-correct photos --FT On 5/16/20 10:17 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/mercedes-benz/180d/2401588.html?refer=alert_source=alert_medium=email_campaign=2020-05-15 Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI ___

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2020-05-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Todd Knutson would be the best resource on this, but I believe he has said these cars will hold their own on todays roads as far as speed. Definitely the six cylinder models will. -D > On May 17, 2020, at 8:53 AM, Mitchell Haley EA via Mercedes > wrote: > > > If a 240D does 85mph, how fast

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2020-05-17 Thread Mitchell Haley EA via Mercedes
If a 240D does 85mph, how fast is a 180D? Mitch. ___ 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

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2020-05-16 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
I like that Bob R Sent from my iPhone > On May 16, 2020, at 7:18 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/mercedes-benz/180d/2401588.html?refer=alert_source=alert_medium=email_campaign=2020-05-15 > > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI >

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2020-05-16 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/mercedes-benz/180d/2401588.html?refer=alert_source=alert_medium=email_campaign=2020-05-15 Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To