Re: [MBZ] Club 123D car show pics
Joe Knight wrote: Presumably the 'Nitrous Oxide Systems' sticker on the back of the convert is more body art a la the phony tail pipes. They're just for show. Don't see any signs of plumbing for same in what I take to be the engine compartment pic. What's with the breather in that pic, anyway? They do that differently in '81 than '80, or is that another hack job? Which pic? The convertible is an '85 CA model with all associated weirdness intact, but not pictured. If you mean this one http://thomas.savage.org/123/images/DSCN3902.JPG I dunno but that's an '81 Canadian 240D with fewer than 4000 miles and is exactly as it left the factory, with the sad exception of the dealer-applied rustproofing. Tom
Re: [MBZ] Club 123D car show pics
Reminder to 123 fans - if anyone wants a great 1985 300D parts car with a shot interior but good drive train and four recently flat tires, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] or call 202 744-8748. The car has a lot of new parts (e.g., radiator) and was a decent daily driver not that long ago. It could move again if the tires were replaced... Can be towed anytime. Located in Laurel, MD (between D.C. and Baltimore). Asking price is now down to $800. I have no financial stake in this transaction... Andrew 1983 300TD 1985 300CD hers (diamond blue/blue) On 9/18/06, Joe Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Presumably the 'Nitrous Oxide Systems' sticker on the back of the convert is more body art a la the phony tail pipes. Don't see any signs of plumbing for same in what I take to be the engine compartment pic. What's with the breather in that pic, anyway? They do that differently in '81 than '80, or is that another hack job? -joe ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Club 123D car show pics
Presumably the 'Nitrous Oxide Systems' sticker on the back of the convert is more body art a la the phony tail pipes. Don't see any signs of plumbing for same in what I take to be the engine compartment pic. What's with the breather in that pic, anyway? They do that differently in '81 than '80, or is that another hack job? -joe
Re: [MBZ] Club 123D car show pics
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: So which one is vince? I don't think I got a pic of him. Really nice guy, though. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > That Milan Brown 300D is a twin of my 300D although it's newer. Mine was > cleaner, though. Must have been one clean 300D, not that I doubt you, knowing your ways as I do. The one pictured is about the cleanest 21-year-old daily driver I've ever seen. Did you look at the footwell pic? Steve MacSween wrote: > Um, what's the story with the sedan that looks like it was rescued from a > chop shop? Does he do courier or fast food delivery, or WHAT? > > Man, I thought my second 240d looked rough. Not anymore. 240D as performance art. Basically a very knowledgeable longtime Mercedes fan owner interested only in function and cost. I gather he's used the car for just about everything you can imagine. It was bursting with wonderful surprises, like the Mitsubishi radiator and the oil cooler sitting atop the wheel well with a bicycle innertube tied around it. And the tractor hand throttle cum cruise control and the unopened tins of wax in the trunk. Runs like a top, though; he's running all synthetic fluids in it. Tom
Re: [MBZ] Club 123D car show pics
On 9/17/06, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I always thought the 123 coupe would make a fine looking convertible, but their choice of where to cut through the roof was wrong. Looks too much like "I cut through the roof here" to my eye. Makes my 250C conversion convertible look much better. Agreed. I see no justification for how they left that weird overhang of sheetmetal where the front of the roof used to join the windshield, other than to provide a place for the sunvisors to live. And what's with the dual exhausts? Did somebody sneak a Chevy 350 under the hood or something? Alex Chamberlain '87 300D Turbo '93 Isuzu Trooper
Re: [MBZ] Club 123D car show pics
Um, what's the story with the sedan that looks like it was rescued from a chop shop? Does he do courier or fast food delivery, or WHAT? Man, I thought my second 240d looked rough. Not anymore. Mac on 9/17/06 2:24 PM, tom savage at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Last weekend Vince Layton and Club 123D sponsored the first annual > All-123 car show. Nine cars in attendance, covering the spectrum from a > NOS 240D to a not-so-new 240D, a 300CD convertible, and a bunch of daily > drivers in between. I took a few pics of some of the more distinguished > attendees: http://thomas.savage.org/123/ > > A good time was had by all, and many thanks to Vince for putting on such > a great show. > > Tom > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Club 123D car show pics
That Milan Brown 300D is a twin of my 300D although it's newer. Mine was cleaner, though. So that's how the Germans spell "root beer"! (Looks like our 450 SL is that color.) I always thought the 123 coupe would make a fine looking convertible, but their choice of where to cut through the roof was wrong. Looks too much like "I cut through the roof here" to my eye. Makes my 250C conversion convertible look much better. -- Jim
Re: [MBZ] Club 123D car show pics
That Milan Brown 300D is a twin of my 300D although it's newer. Mine was cleaner, though. And only one picture of it and HOW many of the rolling total white 240D? RLE
Re: [MBZ] Club 123D car show pics
So which one is vince? tom savage wrote: Last weekend Vince Layton and Club 123D sponsored the first annual All-123 car show. Nine cars in attendance, covering the spectrum from a NOS 240D to a not-so-new 240D, a 300CD convertible, and a bunch of daily drivers in between. I took a few pics of some of the more distinguished attendees: http://thomas.savage.org/123/ A good time was had by all, and many thanks to Vince for putting on such a great show. Tom ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 420SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL #2, 86 300SDL, 84 380SE, 84 190D 2.2, 84 190D 2.2 #2, 81 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250 http://www.striplin.net
[MBZ] Club 123D car show pics
Last weekend Vince Layton and Club 123D sponsored the first annual All-123 car show. Nine cars in attendance, covering the spectrum from a NOS 240D to a not-so-new 240D, a 300CD convertible, and a bunch of daily drivers in between. I took a few pics of some of the more distinguished attendees: http://thomas.savage.org/123/ A good time was had by all, and many thanks to Vince for putting on such a great show. Tom
