If the hood release unlock cable snaps you are in a predicament!
On Tue, Aug 8, 2023 at 3:34 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Yesterday, I took my old MB for a ride in the country. I did a round
> trip of about 100 miles to and from a small town in south eastern
> Manitoba. It was a warm day so it might have been nice if my AC was
> working, but all in all, it wasn't too bad. I had the right rear window
> down part way and the vents in the dash open.
>
> Despite my neglect, the car ran fine. I drove at about 65 mph and let
> those in a hurry pass me by. I say neglect, because there are a number
> of things that I either need to do or at least check on and I have
> procrastinated for a long while with most of them. For example, I still
> have to open the hood to shut off the engine and I don't drive it after
> dark because I have no lights in the instrument panel. I have collected
> some rubber parts such as front sub-frame bushings, and engine mounts as
> well as flex disks but they are still in the boxes.
>
> While driving along (alone as my good wife is out of town for the week),
> I had time to think about the car among other things. The car is 47
> years old, being a 1976 model. When it was new in 1976 a 47 year old car
> would have been a 1929 model. There certainly were not many 1929 models
> being driven on the roads in 1976 around here.
>
> 47 years from now will be 2070. I doubt there will be any 2023 models
> running around on the roads in 2070. My Mercedes might well still be
> just as capable then as it is now, assuming parts can be obtained and
> fuel is available. I won't be there to drive it in 47 years but my
> granddaughters might be.
>
> It is a timeless car.
>
> Randy
>
>
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