Re: [MBZ] Nice 72 300SEL
If there was any deduction at all it was minor. If they were available as a dealer or factory option there would have been no deduciton. On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 1:08 AM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: How did it win a Concours with an aftermarket ignition? Allan Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com writes: It was very quick and responsive, and the air suspension was awesome. It had a Crane breakerless ignition; starting the car was like flipping a light switch. IIRC I had to replace the trigger points and air bags (to pass inspection) but nothing else of a major nature. On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 9:12 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: Andrew wrote: I had a national MBCA concours-winning tobacco brown 1971 300SE L 3.5 sedan... Did you enjoy that 3.5? I have always heard that was one of the better fast engines made. Over-square is the term Stu Ritter gave that engine. High rev? mao ___ 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 -- Allan Streib ___ 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
[MBZ] Nice 72 300SEL
But what's with the front seats? Sort of ruins the whole appeal... http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/mercedes_benz/300sel/1591278.html Dan ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Nice 72 300SEL
The car looks so darned nice until I got to those seats! and - why try to sell it without having those seats repaired? Sheesh... LarryT On 8/11/2013 11:43 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: But what's with the front seats? Sort of ruins the whole appeal... http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/mercedes_benz/300sel/1591278.html Dan ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Nice 72 300SEL
On Sun, 11 Aug 2013 19:42:43 -0400 Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net wrote: The car looks so darned nice until I got to those seats! and - why try to sell it without having those seats repaired? Sheesh... Yes! Especially for $17.8k! Craig On 8/11/2013 11:43 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: But what's with the front seats? Sort of ruins the whole appeal... http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/mercedes_benz/300sel/1591278.html Dan ___ 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 Craig -- Present:'95 E320Sebastian 117 kmi '94 E420Oskar 127 kmi (awaiting parting out) '82 240D/3.0Bluebell 267 kmi (leaking diesel from somewhere in the engine compartment) Past: '86 190E/2.3 '72 220/8 '64 190Dc Emma '72 220D/8 Herman 186 kmi ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Nice 72 300SEL
Looks like there are cracks in the finish on the glove compartment too. But overall yeah looks really nice. Web-optimized photos can hide a lot though, you never really know until you see it in person. Allan Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net writes: The car looks so darned nice until I got to those seats! and - why try to sell it without having those seats repaired? Sheesh... LarryT On 8/11/2013 11:43 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: But what's with the front seats? Sort of ruins the whole appeal... http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/mercedes_benz/300sel/1591278.html Dan ___ 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 -- Allan Streib ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Nice 72 300SEL
I had a national MBCA concours-winning tobacco brown 1971 300SE L 3.5 sedan, with cognac leather interior. Sold it to a credit card company for $13K back in the late 90s. It had a s/r as well. I love maroon, however, way more than brown. On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 7:56 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Sun, 11 Aug 2013 19:42:43 -0400 Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net wrote: The car looks so darned nice until I got to those seats! and - why try to sell it without having those seats repaired? Sheesh... Yes! Especially for $17.8k! Craig On 8/11/2013 11:43 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: But what's with the front seats? Sort of ruins the whole appeal... http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/mercedes_benz/300sel/1591278.html Dan ___ 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 Craig -- Present:'95 E320Sebastian 117 kmi '94 E420Oskar 127 kmi (awaiting parting out) '82 240D/3.0Bluebell 267 kmi (leaking diesel from somewhere in the engine compartment) Past: '86 190E/2.3 '72 220/8 '64 190Dc Emma '72 220D/8 Herman 186 kmi ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Nice 72 300SEL
Andrew wrote: I had a national MBCA concours-winning tobacco brown 1971 300SE L 3.5 sedan... Did you enjoy that 3.5? I have always heard that was one of the better fast engines made. Over-square is the term Stu Ritter gave that engine. High rev? mao ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Nice 72 300SEL 3.5
Pick of the litter, unless you can afford to buy and maintain a 6.3. The M116 is a short stroke motor, which tend to rely on revs for power, http://www.w116.org/library/autocar7202 Hendrik who has always fancied a 3.5 On 12/08/13 10:42, Mountain Man wrote: Andrew wrote: I had a national MBCA concours-winning tobacco brown 1971 300SE L 3.5 sedan... Did you enjoy that 3.5? I have always heard that was one of the better fast engines made. Over-square is the term Stu Ritter gave that engine. High rev? mao ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Nice 72 300SEL
It was very quick and responsive, and the air suspension was awesome. It had a Crane breakerless ignition; starting the car was like flipping a light switch. IIRC I had to replace the trigger points and air bags (to pass inspection) but nothing else of a major nature. On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 9:12 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: Andrew wrote: I had a national MBCA concours-winning tobacco brown 1971 300SE L 3.5 sedan... Did you enjoy that 3.5? I have always heard that was one of the better fast engines made. Over-square is the term Stu Ritter gave that engine. High rev? mao ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Nice 72 300SEL
How did it win a Concours with an aftermarket ignition? Allan Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com writes: It was very quick and responsive, and the air suspension was awesome. It had a Crane breakerless ignition; starting the car was like flipping a light switch. IIRC I had to replace the trigger points and air bags (to pass inspection) but nothing else of a major nature. On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 9:12 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: Andrew wrote: I had a national MBCA concours-winning tobacco brown 1971 300SE L 3.5 sedan... Did you enjoy that 3.5? I have always heard that was one of the better fast engines made. Over-square is the term Stu Ritter gave that engine. High rev? mao ___ 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 -- Allan Streib ___ 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
