Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

2016-07-13 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
Sounds like a similar experience I had with my big brother when he had a 1968 
Pontiac Firebird with the 400 CI engine, Hurst factory shifter and some 
outrageous stock rear end.  It was yellow with a black top.

He picked me up after basketball practice one night and drove me home.

When I walked in to the house, Mom and Dad were sitting in their usual spots in 
the family room.  Mom puts down her book, Dad his Wall Street Journal, and both 
say almost simultaneously, “Are you OK?  You look like you just saw a ghost.”

“Nope.  I’m fine.”  Head to room without further discussion.

First and last time I ever rode with my brother when he had that car.

Dan


> On Jul 13, 2016, at 6:48 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> One of my teachers in high school would sometimes entertain us with tales
> from his youth in small town Iowa, he and his brothers would compete to see
> who had the fastest ride, which of course meant there had to be a test of
> some sort to prove who had the fastest ride.  He recounted how one day his
> big brother rolled up to the house in a '56 or '57 Chevy, rolled down the
> window and told him to get in for a "test ride".  Teacher (probably about
> 15 or 16 at the time) knew he was in trouble because the car was shaking
> really hard at idle, his brother had to shout to be heard, and there were
> no seat belts of course.  He couldn't show any fear in front of his older
> brother, so he obliged and got in, and the resulting "test drive" was so
> terrifying that when they returned home, he got out and turned to his
> brother and basically said "You win, and I am never going to ride in
> another car with you driving again."
> 
> So those stories illustrate where my ideas for a rat rod come from.
> Probably not going to get there, messing around with mechanical injection
> compression ignition...
> 
> -
> Max
> Charleston SC


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Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

2016-07-13 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes 
One of my teachers in high school would sometimes entertain us with tales
from his youth in small town Iowa, he and his brothers would compete to see
who had the fastest ride, which of course meant there had to be a test of
some sort to prove who had the fastest ride.  He recounted how one day his
big brother rolled up to the house in a '56 or '57 Chevy, rolled down the
window and told him to get in for a "test ride".  Teacher (probably about
15 or 16 at the time) knew he was in trouble because the car was shaking
really hard at idle, his brother had to shout to be heard, and there were
no seat belts of course.  He couldn't show any fear in front of his older
brother, so he obliged and got in, and the resulting "test drive" was so
terrifying that when they returned home, he got out and turned to his
brother and basically said "You win, and I am never going to ride in
another car with you driving again."

So those stories illustrate where my ideas for a rat rod come from.
Probably not going to get there, messing around with mechanical injection
compression ignition...

-
Max
Charleston SC

On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 6:07 PM, Craig via Mercedes 
wrote:

> On Wed, 13 Jul 2016 18:00:14 -0400 WILTON via Mercedes
>  wrote:
>
> > 'Nother ATTABOY!
>
> Indeed. I can understand the smile!
>
>
> Craig
>
>
> > - Original Message -
> > From: "Max Dillon via Mercedes" 
> > >
> > > I see and hear him launch, front end lifts but the front wheels
> > > don't, smoke rolling from both rear slicks and it sound like no
> > > muffler at all on that V8.
> > >
> > > I started rolling up windows and reaching to close the sunroof (huge
> > > canvas affair), too late.  Camaro burns past, tire smoke engulfs me,
> > > I kept smiling until I fell asleep later that night.
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Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

2016-07-13 Thread Craig via Mercedes 
On Wed, 13 Jul 2016 18:00:14 -0400 WILTON via Mercedes
 wrote:

> 'Nother ATTABOY!

Indeed. I can understand the smile!


Craig


> - Original Message - 
> From: "Max Dillon via Mercedes" 
> >
> > I see and hear him launch, front end lifts but the front wheels
> > don't, smoke rolling from both rear slicks and it sound like no
> > muffler at all on that V8.
> >
> > I started rolling up windows and reaching to close the sunroof (huge 
> > canvas affair), too late.  Camaro burns past, tire smoke engulfs me,
> > I kept smiling until I fell asleep later that night.

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Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

2016-07-13 Thread WILTON via Mercedes 

'Nother ATTABOY!

Wilton

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My ideal rat rod would simply exude danger and power, with no gimmicks. 
Painted with primer, no added nothing but noise and power.


In college one summer Saturday night I was driving home after a second 
shift at a food warehouse, '63 Beetle.  Coming up on a red light, there's 
a jacked up camaro, 70's, primer paint, huge slicks on the rear axle. 
He's stopped in the right lane, I'm coasting up the left trying to time it 
so I hit the light rolling in first and can blast right by him.  I time it 
right, blow right by with the flat four air cooled engine wailing and 
shift into second, watching him the rear view mirror now.


I see and hear him launch, front end lifts but the front wheels don't, 
smoke rolling from both rear slicks and it sound like no muffler at all on 
that V8.


I started rolling up windows and reaching to close the sunroof (huge 
canvas affair), too late.  Camaro burns past, tire smoke engulfs me, I 
kept smiling until I fell asleep later that night.

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'95 E300
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Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

2016-07-13 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes 
My ideal rat rod would simply exude danger and power, with no gimmicks.  
Painted with primer, no added nothing but noise and power.  

In college one summer Saturday night I was driving home after a second shift at 
a food warehouse, '63 Beetle.  Coming up on a red light, there's a jacked up 
camaro, 70's, primer paint, huge slicks on the rear axle.  He's stopped in the 
right lane, I'm coasting up the left trying to time it so I hit the light 
rolling in first and can blast right by him.  I time it right, blow right by 
with the flat four air cooled engine wailing and shift into second, watching 
him the rear view mirror now.

I see and hear him launch, front end lifts but the front wheels don't, smoke 
rolling from both rear slicks and it sound like no muffler at all on that V8.

I started rolling up windows and reaching to close the sunroof (huge canvas 
affair), too late.  Camaro burns past, tire smoke engulfs me, I kept smiling 
until I fell asleep later that night.
-- 
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Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300
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Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

2016-07-13 Thread Joel Cairo via Mercedes 

I am now a UROlogist!

Seriously, I am a troublemaker in the local community.  I called myself 
an agitator until a friend pointed out that was a no-no around here as 
that was what the old crackas called the black folks who came here to 
stir things up back in the 60s.  It is still a bit of sore point though 
my good friend who was a major agitator back then loves it and eggs me 
on.  I hear there is a future in it.  Maybe when we finally win the 
Waawww it will be OK.


I speak Truth to Power and they don't like it.  I am a part of a cabal 
in that regard, they fear our presence at their schemings. Even when we 
aren't there we live in their minds.  The gummint does not like the 
subjects to speak up, esp when some of them are very invested in their 
shady schemes.  Certain elected officials either go out of their way to 
avoid us, or make it a point to berate us for calling them out on their 
foolishness (which is way too easy to do, but generally fun).  Others 
have become friends, which is interesting.  The paper does, however, 
like it as it gives them something interesting to print and occasionally 
generates an ongoing letters-to-the-editor thread on the editorial 
page.  I give great quotes for articles and TV interviews, write LTEs 
and op-eds, generally be a PITA.


My wife joined in 3 or 4 years ago with a really good LTE, and it got 
her a reprimand at work from the head guy, first thing in the morning 
even before she had seen the LTE (them good ol' boys have an early long 
reach!) and 2 or 3 LTEs in response the next week or so, none of them 
laudatory.  At first she didn't even know what he was going on about, 
and he wasn't too enthusiastic about it either but had to appease the 
good ol' boys and report back she had been properly reprimanded.  Her 
boss liked it but told her to lay low for awhile...   It was awesome, 
it's great to cause headaches, dyspepsia, constipation, and high blood 
pressure in the scalawags when they read the morning paper.   I saw one 
of them later, a state rep who had installed his brother (who owns a 
Greek restaurant!) on the board of the place, and called him out on 
that, he protested too much with much harrumphing and blathering, said 
his brother knew about food service so could help the cafeteria 
operations...  I saw him a coupla weeks ago and was going to say hi but 
he saw me coming and turned away.  SCORE!!!


You know that old saying, when you throw a rock at a pack of dogs the 
one that yelps is the one you hit...


--JC


On 7/13/16 4:21 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:

He once installed a URO gasket.

On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 4:18 PM, WILTON via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
wrote:


AD?  Adult delinquent?  How so?


Wilton

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Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride


When I was in 2nd grade, the principal (who I later learned to have been a

pedophile) called my mother for a conference and told her I was going to be
a JD (school lingo for juvenile delinquent) unless she got me under
control.  Though I peaked early it did not manifest at that time with the
ladies.  Later on in HS I was a honorrollee and marginal JD, and it did not
manifest much either with the ladies.  Now I am an AD according to some
commentators, and the ladies love me but, alas, having just one (well, two
if you count my daughter) I am unable to capitalize on that achievement!
Old Benzes seem to have no effect on their assessments.

--JC


On 7/13/16 2:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:


The ladies prefer rat rods to pristine Benzes for the same reason the HS
chicks prefer bad boys (juvenile delinquents) to honor rollees.  The Danger
and Excitement factor.

Live is so unfair.

Andrew
Law abiding owner of two station wagons

On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 2:01 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote:

 There is a guy who lives near the bike path I ride on sometimes
 who has a rat rod with what looks like a modded  Model A body. The
 whole thing is pretty rough, I have seen him driving it and it
 really is just a rat rod with a bunch of thrown-together parts
 with no polish on anything.  I kinda like it.  Here in SC there is
 no inspection law so unless some cop takes issue with it, yer good
 ta go.

 --JC



 On 7/13/16 1:05 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:

 On 13/07/2016 12:00 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes wrote:

 You could put those twennyates yo on your dizzel wagon yo
 and go driving around DC later in the evening yo, see what
 ladies come running.

 On a similar aspect, last night on the flix I was watching

Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

2016-07-13 Thread WILTON via Mercedes 

AD?  Adult delinquent?  How so?

Wilton

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Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride


When I was in 2nd grade, the principal (who I later learned to have been 
a pedophile) called my mother for a conference and told her I was going 
to be a JD (school lingo for juvenile delinquent) unless she got me 
under control.  Though I peaked early it did not manifest at that time 
with the ladies.  Later on in HS I was a honorrollee and marginal JD, 
and it did not manifest much either with the ladies.  Now I am an AD 
according to some commentators, and the ladies love me but, alas, having 
just one (well, two if you count my daughter) I am unable to capitalize 
on that achievement!  Old Benzes seem to have no effect on their 
assessments.


--JC


On 7/13/16 2:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
The ladies prefer rat rods to pristine Benzes for the same reason the 
HS chicks prefer bad boys (juvenile delinquents) to honor rollees.  
The Danger and Excitement factor.


Live is so unfair.

Andrew
Law abiding owner of two station wagons

On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 2:01 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes 
<mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote:


There is a guy who lives near the bike path I ride on sometimes
who has a rat rod with what looks like a modded  Model A body. The
whole thing is pretty rough, I have seen him driving it and it
really is just a rat rod with a bunch of thrown-together parts
with no polish on anything.  I kinda like it.  Here in SC there is
no inspection law so unless some cop takes issue with it, yer good
ta go.

--JC



On 7/13/16 1:05 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:

On 13/07/2016 12:00 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes wrote:

You could put those twennyates yo on your dizzel wagon yo
and go driving around DC later in the evening yo, see what
ladies come running.

On a similar aspect, last night on the flix I was watching
some show called "Roadkill" which is mildly entertaining. 
They were doing some sort of comparison to a Lambo

Aventador and a seriously chopped/channeled rat rod that
was pretty much a rolling POS but sorta interesting.  They
observed that the guys were drawn to the Lambo, while the
ladies were drawn to the rat rod.  I have no idea if they
accurately reported this statistical survey, but it was
kinda interesting.

--JC


Rat rods are interesting. Some are pretty decent and some are
junk but all are different. I like car shows but I truly do
not care if I ever see another perfect big block Camaro
trailer queen. I want to see cars that are driven and not just
polished.

RB

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Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

2016-07-13 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
He once installed a URO gasket.

On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 4:18 PM, WILTON via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
wrote:

> AD?  Adult delinquent?  How so?
>
>
> Wilton
>
> - Original Message - From: "Joel Cairo via Mercedes" <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> Cc: "Joel Cairo" <buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 3:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride
>
>
> When I was in 2nd grade, the principal (who I later learned to have been a
>> pedophile) called my mother for a conference and told her I was going to be
>> a JD (school lingo for juvenile delinquent) unless she got me under
>> control.  Though I peaked early it did not manifest at that time with the
>> ladies.  Later on in HS I was a honorrollee and marginal JD, and it did not
>> manifest much either with the ladies.  Now I am an AD according to some
>> commentators, and the ladies love me but, alas, having just one (well, two
>> if you count my daughter) I am unable to capitalize on that achievement!
>> Old Benzes seem to have no effect on their assessments.
>>
>> --JC
>>
>>
>> On 7/13/16 2:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
>>
>>> The ladies prefer rat rods to pristine Benzes for the same reason the HS
>>> chicks prefer bad boys (juvenile delinquents) to honor rollees.  The Danger
>>> and Excitement factor.
>>>
>>> Live is so unfair.
>>>
>>> Andrew
>>> Law abiding owner of two station wagons
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 2:01 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> There is a guy who lives near the bike path I ride on sometimes
>>> who has a rat rod with what looks like a modded  Model A body. The
>>> whole thing is pretty rough, I have seen him driving it and it
>>> really is just a rat rod with a bunch of thrown-together parts
>>> with no polish on anything.  I kinda like it.  Here in SC there is
>>> no inspection law so unless some cop takes issue with it, yer good
>>> ta go.
>>>
>>> --JC
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 7/13/16 1:05 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
>>>
>>> On 13/07/2016 12:00 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes wrote:
>>>
>>> You could put those twennyates yo on your dizzel wagon yo
>>> and go driving around DC later in the evening yo, see what
>>> ladies come running.
>>>
>>> On a similar aspect, last night on the flix I was watching
>>> some show called "Roadkill" which is mildly entertaining.
>>>  They were doing some sort of comparison to a Lambo
>>> Aventador and a seriously chopped/channeled rat rod that
>>> was pretty much a rolling POS but sorta interesting.  They
>>> observed that the guys were drawn to the Lambo, while the
>>> ladies were drawn to the rat rod.  I have no idea if they
>>> accurately reported this statistical survey, but it was
>>> kinda interesting.
>>>
>>> --JC
>>>
>>>
>>> Rat rods are interesting. Some are pretty decent and some are
>>> junk but all are different. I like car shows but I truly do
>>> not care if I ever see another perfect big block Camaro
>>> trailer queen. I want to see cars that are driven and not just
>>> polished.
>>>
>>> RB
>>>
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Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

2016-07-13 Thread WILTON via Mercedes 

Well said.

Wilton

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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride


When I was in 2nd grade, the principal (who I later learned to have been 
a pedophile) called my mother for a conference and told her I was going 
to be a JD (school lingo for juvenile delinquent) unless she got me 
under control.  Though I peaked early it did not manifest at that time 
with the ladies.  Later on in HS I was a honorrollee and marginal JD, 
and it did not manifest much either with the ladies.  Now I am an AD 
according to some commentators, and the ladies love me but, alas, having 
just one (well, two if you count my daughter) I am unable to capitalize 
on that achievement!  Old Benzes seem to have no effect on their 
assessments.


--JC


On 7/13/16 2:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
The ladies prefer rat rods to pristine Benzes for the same reason the 
HS chicks prefer bad boys (juvenile delinquents) to honor rollees.  
The Danger and Excitement factor.


Live is so unfair.

Andrew
Law abiding owner of two station wagons

On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 2:01 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes 
<mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote:


There is a guy who lives near the bike path I ride on sometimes
who has a rat rod with what looks like a modded  Model A body. The
whole thing is pretty rough, I have seen him driving it and it
really is just a rat rod with a bunch of thrown-together parts
with no polish on anything.  I kinda like it.  Here in SC there is
no inspection law so unless some cop takes issue with it, yer good
ta go.

--JC



On 7/13/16 1:05 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:

On 13/07/2016 12:00 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes wrote:

You could put those twennyates yo on your dizzel wagon yo
and go driving around DC later in the evening yo, see what
ladies come running.

On a similar aspect, last night on the flix I was watching
some show called "Roadkill" which is mildly entertaining. 
They were doing some sort of comparison to a Lambo

Aventador and a seriously chopped/channeled rat rod that
was pretty much a rolling POS but sorta interesting.  They
observed that the guys were drawn to the Lambo, while the
ladies were drawn to the rat rod.  I have no idea if they
accurately reported this statistical survey, but it was
kinda interesting.

--JC


Rat rods are interesting. Some are pretty decent and some are
junk but all are different. I like car shows but I truly do
not care if I ever see another perfect big block Camaro
trailer queen. I want to see cars that are driven and not just
polished.

RB

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Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

2016-07-13 Thread WILTON via Mercedes 
Yep.  I was trying to think how to say it - the girls swarmed around the 
ruffians, while we nerds or those they viewed as nerds and working hard to 
get an education and prepare for a better life went "without."  Their loss, 
I always thought.


Wilton

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The ladies prefer rat rods to pristine Benzes for the same reason the HS
chicks prefer bad boys (juvenile delinquents) to honor rollees.  The 
Danger

and Excitement factor.

Live is so unfair.

Andrew
Law abiding owner of two station wagons

On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 2:01 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


There is a guy who lives near the bike path I ride on sometimes who has a
rat rod with what looks like a modded  Model A body. The whole thing is
pretty rough, I have seen him driving it and it really is just a rat rod
with a bunch of thrown-together parts with no polish on anything.  I 
kinda

like it.  Here in SC there is no inspection law so unless some cop takes
issue with it, yer good ta go.

--JC



On 7/13/16 1:05 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:


On 13/07/2016 12:00 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes wrote:

You could put those twennyates yo on your dizzel wagon yo and go 
driving

around DC later in the evening yo, see what ladies come running.

On a similar aspect, last night on the flix I was watching some show
called "Roadkill" which is mildly entertaining.  They were doing some 
sort
of comparison to a Lambo Aventador and a seriously chopped/channeled 
rat

rod that was pretty much a rolling POS but sorta interesting.  They
observed that the guys were drawn to the Lambo, while the ladies were 
drawn

to the rat rod.  I have no idea if they accurately reported this
statistical survey, but it was kinda interesting.

--JC



Rat rods are interesting. Some are pretty decent and some are junk but
all are different. I like car shows but I truly do not care if I ever 
see
another perfect big block Camaro trailer queen. I want to see cars that 
are

driven and not just polished.

RB

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Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

2016-07-13 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
An American Tragedy, in a nutshell.


On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 3:01 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> When I was in 2nd grade, the principal (who I later learned to have been a
> pedophile) called my mother for a conference and told her I was going to be
> a JD (school lingo for juvenile delinquent) unless she got me under
> control.  Though I peaked early it did not manifest at that time with the
> ladies.  Later on in HS I was a honorrollee and marginal JD, and it did not
> manifest much either with the ladies.  Now I am an AD according to some
> commentators, and the ladies love me but, alas, having just one (well, two
> if you count my daughter) I am unable to capitalize on that achievement!
> Old Benzes seem to have no effect on their assessments.
>
> --JC
>
>
> On 7/13/16 2:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
>
>> The ladies prefer rat rods to pristine Benzes for the same reason the HS
>> chicks prefer bad boys (juvenile delinquents) to honor rollees.  The Danger
>> and Excitement factor.
>>
>> Live is so unfair.
>>
>> Andrew
>> Law abiding owner of two station wagons
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 2:01 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com > wrote:
>>
>> There is a guy who lives near the bike path I ride on sometimes
>> who has a rat rod with what looks like a modded  Model A body. The
>> whole thing is pretty rough, I have seen him driving it and it
>> really is just a rat rod with a bunch of thrown-together parts
>> with no polish on anything.  I kinda like it.  Here in SC there is
>> no inspection law so unless some cop takes issue with it, yer good
>> ta go.
>>
>> --JC
>>
>>
>>
>> On 7/13/16 1:05 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
>>
>> On 13/07/2016 12:00 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes wrote:
>>
>> You could put those twennyates yo on your dizzel wagon yo
>> and go driving around DC later in the evening yo, see what
>> ladies come running.
>>
>> On a similar aspect, last night on the flix I was watching
>> some show called "Roadkill" which is mildly entertaining.
>>  They were doing some sort of comparison to a Lambo
>> Aventador and a seriously chopped/channeled rat rod that
>> was pretty much a rolling POS but sorta interesting.  They
>> observed that the guys were drawn to the Lambo, while the
>> ladies were drawn to the rat rod.  I have no idea if they
>> accurately reported this statistical survey, but it was
>> kinda interesting.
>>
>> --JC
>>
>>
>> Rat rods are interesting. Some are pretty decent and some are
>> junk but all are different. I like car shows but I truly do
>> not care if I ever see another perfect big block Camaro
>> trailer queen. I want to see cars that are driven and not just
>> polished.
>>
>> RB
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Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

2016-07-13 Thread Joel Cairo via Mercedes 
When I was in 2nd grade, the principal (who I later learned to have been 
a pedophile) called my mother for a conference and told her I was going 
to be a JD (school lingo for juvenile delinquent) unless she got me 
under control.  Though I peaked early it did not manifest at that time 
with the ladies.  Later on in HS I was a honorrollee and marginal JD, 
and it did not manifest much either with the ladies.  Now I am an AD 
according to some commentators, and the ladies love me but, alas, having 
just one (well, two if you count my daughter) I am unable to capitalize 
on that achievement!  Old Benzes seem to have no effect on their 
assessments.


--JC


On 7/13/16 2:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
The ladies prefer rat rods to pristine Benzes for the same reason the 
HS chicks prefer bad boys (juvenile delinquents) to honor rollees.  
The Danger and Excitement factor.


Live is so unfair.

Andrew
Law abiding owner of two station wagons

On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 2:01 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes 
> wrote:


There is a guy who lives near the bike path I ride on sometimes
who has a rat rod with what looks like a modded  Model A body. The
whole thing is pretty rough, I have seen him driving it and it
really is just a rat rod with a bunch of thrown-together parts
with no polish on anything.  I kinda like it.  Here in SC there is
no inspection law so unless some cop takes issue with it, yer good
ta go.

--JC



On 7/13/16 1:05 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:

On 13/07/2016 12:00 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes wrote:

You could put those twennyates yo on your dizzel wagon yo
and go driving around DC later in the evening yo, see what
ladies come running.

On a similar aspect, last night on the flix I was watching
some show called "Roadkill" which is mildly entertaining. 
They were doing some sort of comparison to a Lambo

Aventador and a seriously chopped/channeled rat rod that
was pretty much a rolling POS but sorta interesting.  They
observed that the guys were drawn to the Lambo, while the
ladies were drawn to the rat rod.  I have no idea if they
accurately reported this statistical survey, but it was
kinda interesting.

--JC


Rat rods are interesting. Some are pretty decent and some are
junk but all are different. I like car shows but I truly do
not care if I ever see another perfect big block Camaro
trailer queen. I want to see cars that are driven and not just
polished.

RB

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Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

2016-07-13 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
The ladies prefer rat rods to pristine Benzes for the same reason the HS
chicks prefer bad boys (juvenile delinquents) to honor rollees.  The Danger
and Excitement factor.

Live is so unfair.

Andrew
Law abiding owner of two station wagons

On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 2:01 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> There is a guy who lives near the bike path I ride on sometimes who has a
> rat rod with what looks like a modded  Model A body. The whole thing is
> pretty rough, I have seen him driving it and it really is just a rat rod
> with a bunch of thrown-together parts with no polish on anything.  I kinda
> like it.  Here in SC there is no inspection law so unless some cop takes
> issue with it, yer good ta go.
>
> --JC
>
>
>
> On 7/13/16 1:05 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
>
>> On 13/07/2016 12:00 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes wrote:
>>
>>> You could put those twennyates yo on your dizzel wagon yo and go driving
>>> around DC later in the evening yo, see what ladies come running.
>>>
>>> On a similar aspect, last night on the flix I was watching some show
>>> called "Roadkill" which is mildly entertaining.  They were doing some sort
>>> of comparison to a Lambo Aventador and a seriously chopped/channeled rat
>>> rod that was pretty much a rolling POS but sorta interesting.  They
>>> observed that the guys were drawn to the Lambo, while the ladies were drawn
>>> to the rat rod.  I have no idea if they accurately reported this
>>> statistical survey, but it was kinda interesting.
>>>
>>> --JC
>>>
>>
>> Rat rods are interesting. Some are pretty decent and some are junk but
>> all are different. I like car shows but I truly do not care if I ever see
>> another perfect big block Camaro trailer queen. I want to see cars that are
>> driven and not just polished.
>>
>> RB
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Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

2016-07-13 Thread Joel Cairo via Mercedes 
There is a guy who lives near the bike path I ride on sometimes who has 
a rat rod with what looks like a modded  Model A body. The whole thing 
is pretty rough, I have seen him driving it and it really is just a rat 
rod with a bunch of thrown-together parts with no polish on anything.  I 
kinda like it.  Here in SC there is no inspection law so unless some cop 
takes issue with it, yer good ta go.


--JC


On 7/13/16 1:05 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:

On 13/07/2016 12:00 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes wrote:
You could put those twennyates yo on your dizzel wagon yo and go 
driving around DC later in the evening yo, see what ladies come running.


On a similar aspect, last night on the flix I was watching some show 
called "Roadkill" which is mildly entertaining.  They were doing some 
sort of comparison to a Lambo Aventador and a seriously 
chopped/channeled rat rod that was pretty much a rolling POS but 
sorta interesting.  They observed that the guys were drawn to the 
Lambo, while the ladies were drawn to the rat rod.  I have no idea if 
they accurately reported this statistical survey, but it was kinda 
interesting.


--JC


Rat rods are interesting. Some are pretty decent and some are junk but 
all are different. I like car shows but I truly do not care if I ever 
see another perfect big block Camaro trailer queen. I want to see cars 
that are driven and not just polished.


RB

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Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

2016-07-13 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
Watch the episodes of Roadkill with the Crusher Camaro, I'd never wanted a 
Camaro until I saw that...
-Curt

  From: Randy Bennell via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
 To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> 
Cc: Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca>
 Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 1:05 PM
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride
   
On 13/07/2016 12:00 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes wrote:
> You could put those twennyates yo on your dizzel wagon yo and go 
> driving around DC later in the evening yo, see what ladies come running.
>
> On a similar aspect, last night on the flix I was watching some show 
> called "Roadkill" which is mildly entertaining.  They were doing some 
> sort of comparison to a Lambo Aventador and a seriously 
> chopped/channeled rat rod that was pretty much a rolling POS but sorta 
> interesting.  They observed that the guys were drawn to the Lambo, 
> while the ladies were drawn to the rat rod.  I have no idea if they 
> accurately reported this statistical survey, but it was kinda 
> interesting.
>
> --JC

Rat rods are interesting. Some are pretty decent and some are junk but 
all are different. I like car shows but I truly do not care if I ever 
see another perfect big block Camaro trailer queen. I want to see cars 
that are driven and not just polished.

RB

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Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

2016-07-13 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes 

On 13/07/2016 12:00 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes wrote:
You could put those twennyates yo on your dizzel wagon yo and go 
driving around DC later in the evening yo, see what ladies come running.


On a similar aspect, last night on the flix I was watching some show 
called "Roadkill" which is mildly entertaining.  They were doing some 
sort of comparison to a Lambo Aventador and a seriously 
chopped/channeled rat rod that was pretty much a rolling POS but sorta 
interesting.  They observed that the guys were drawn to the Lambo, 
while the ladies were drawn to the rat rod.  I have no idea if they 
accurately reported this statistical survey, but it was kinda 
interesting.


--JC


Rat rods are interesting. Some are pretty decent and some are junk but 
all are different. I like car shows but I truly do not care if I ever 
see another perfect big block Camaro trailer queen. I want to see cars 
that are driven and not just polished.


RB

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Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

2016-07-13 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
I've been watching Roadkill for years. Freiburger and Finnegan are the bomb. Or 
rather whatever they've been "working" on looks like its been bombed when 
they're done, like normal people rather than TV show.

Theres also a magazine which is mildly entertaining...
-Curt

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Cc: Joel Cairo <buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com>
 Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 1:00 PM
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride
   
You could put those twennyates yo on your dizzel wagon yo and go driving 
around DC later in the evening yo, see what ladies come running.

On a similar aspect, last night on the flix I was watching some show 
called "Roadkill" which is mildly entertaining.  They were doing some 
sort of comparison to a Lambo Aventador and a seriously 
chopped/channeled rat rod that was pretty much a rolling POS but sorta 
interesting.  They observed that the guys were drawn to the Lambo, while 
the ladies were drawn to the rat rod.  I have no idea if they accurately 
reported this statistical survey, but it was kinda interesting.

--JC


On 7/12/16 3:04 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
> Even more so than driving a 33 year old diesel station wagon?
>
> On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 2:21 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes 
> <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote:
>
>    I had this conversation with my son a coupla weeks ago as we were
>    passing a house with a "Box" with a blue metalflake paint job on
>    blocks out behind it, I had seen it there for quite some time with
>    the big chrome rims, etc. then recently on blocks.  I supposed
>    that the rim store had come and repoed them when the guy couldn't
>    keep up with payments (you can get them on credit, just make a
>    monthly payment, rent to "own").  So I asked him why he thought
>    this particular trend was popular in a certain demographic, if it
>    was a personal satisfaction thing, to show off to his buddies, or
>    to appear to be more attractive to the ladies.
>
>    He believed quite sincerely that it was to be more attractive to
>    the ladies.  A car with big rims was the key, not a job,
>    education, nice house, etc.  I don't know but it sorta made sense,
>    and he is probably more in tune with it than I am.
>
>    --JC
>
>
>
>    On 7/12/16 2:10 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote:
>
>        On Tue, 12 Jul 2016 13:39:46 -0400 Joel Cairo via Mercedes
>        <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote:
>
>            https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5679243582.html
>
>
>          From the posting: "Wow 28" rims 1200 dollars"
>
>        Wow is right. Why would anyone spend that kind of money on
>        rims which
>        require tires so thin they and the rim will be damaged going
>        over common
>        bumps in the road?
>
>
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Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

2016-07-13 Thread Joel Cairo via Mercedes 
You could put those twennyates yo on your dizzel wagon yo and go driving 
around DC later in the evening yo, see what ladies come running.


On a similar aspect, last night on the flix I was watching some show 
called "Roadkill" which is mildly entertaining.  They were doing some 
sort of comparison to a Lambo Aventador and a seriously 
chopped/channeled rat rod that was pretty much a rolling POS but sorta 
interesting.  They observed that the guys were drawn to the Lambo, while 
the ladies were drawn to the rat rod.  I have no idea if they accurately 
reported this statistical survey, but it was kinda interesting.


--JC


On 7/12/16 3:04 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:

Even more so than driving a 33 year old diesel station wagon?

On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 2:21 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes 
> wrote:


I had this conversation with my son a coupla weeks ago as we were
passing a house with a "Box" with a blue metalflake paint job on
blocks out behind it, I had seen it there for quite some time with
the big chrome rims, etc. then recently on blocks.  I supposed
that the rim store had come and repoed them when the guy couldn't
keep up with payments (you can get them on credit, just make a
monthly payment, rent to "own").  So I asked him why he thought
this particular trend was popular in a certain demographic, if it
was a personal satisfaction thing, to show off to his buddies, or
to appear to be more attractive to the ladies.

He believed quite sincerely that it was to be more attractive to
the ladies.  A car with big rims was the key, not a job,
education, nice house, etc.  I don't know but it sorta made sense,
and he is probably more in tune with it than I am.

--JC



On 7/12/16 2:10 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote:

On Tue, 12 Jul 2016 13:39:46 -0400 Joel Cairo via Mercedes
> wrote:

https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5679243582.html


 From the posting: "Wow 28" rims 1200 dollars"

Wow is right. Why would anyone spend that kind of money on
rims which
require tires so thin they and the rim will be damaged going
over common
bumps in the road?


Craig

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Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

2016-07-12 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
LOL.

On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 4:32 PM, WILTON via Mercedes 
wrote:

> Oh, yeah, that's what  I REALLY need - be more attractive to the ladies.
> ;<)
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Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

2016-07-12 Thread WILTON via Mercedes 
Oh, yeah, that's what  I REALLY need - be more attractive to the ladies. 
;<)


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Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

2016-07-12 Thread WILTON via Mercedes 

Well-satisfied wif my 16's, thank you.

Wilton

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Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

2016-07-12 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
Even more so than driving a 33 year old diesel station wagon?

On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 2:21 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I had this conversation with my son a coupla weeks ago as we were passing
> a house with a "Box" with a blue metalflake paint job on blocks out behind
> it, I had seen it there for quite some time with the big chrome rims, etc.
> then recently on blocks.  I supposed that the rim store had come and repoed
> them when the guy couldn't keep up with payments (you can get them on
> credit, just make a monthly payment, rent to "own").  So I asked him why he
> thought this particular trend was popular in a certain demographic, if it
> was a personal satisfaction thing, to show off to his buddies, or to appear
> to be more attractive to the ladies.
>
> He believed quite sincerely that it was to be more attractive to the
> ladies.  A car with big rims was the key, not a job, education, nice house,
> etc.  I don't know but it sorta made sense, and he is probably more in tune
> with it than I am.
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>> On Tue, 12 Jul 2016 13:39:46 -0400 Joel Cairo via Mercedes
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>> https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5679243582.html
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>>  From the posting: "Wow 28" rims 1200 dollars"
>>
>> Wow is right. Why would anyone spend that kind of money on rims which
>> require tires so thin they and the rim will be damaged going over common
>> bumps in the road?
>>
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Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

2016-07-12 Thread Joel Cairo via Mercedes 
I had this conversation with my son a coupla weeks ago as we were 
passing a house with a "Box" with a blue metalflake paint job on blocks 
out behind it, I had seen it there for quite some time with the big 
chrome rims, etc. then recently on blocks.  I supposed that the rim 
store had come and repoed them when the guy couldn't keep up with 
payments (you can get them on credit, just make a monthly payment, rent 
to "own").  So I asked him why he thought this particular trend was 
popular in a certain demographic, if it was a personal satisfaction 
thing, to show off to his buddies, or to appear to be more attractive to 
the ladies.


He believed quite sincerely that it was to be more attractive to the 
ladies.  A car with big rims was the key, not a job, education, nice 
house, etc.  I don't know but it sorta made sense, and he is probably 
more in tune with it than I am.


--JC


On 7/12/16 2:10 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote:

On Tue, 12 Jul 2016 13:39:46 -0400 Joel Cairo via Mercedes
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https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5679243582.html



 From the posting: "Wow 28" rims 1200 dollars"

Wow is right. Why would anyone spend that kind of money on rims which
require tires so thin they and the rim will be damaged going over common
bumps in the road?


Craig

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Re: [MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

2016-07-12 Thread Craig via Mercedes 
On Tue, 12 Jul 2016 13:39:46 -0400 Joel Cairo via Mercedes
 wrote:

> https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5679243582.html
> 


>From the posting: "Wow 28" rims 1200 dollars"

Wow is right. Why would anyone spend that kind of money on rims which
require tires so thin they and the rim will be damaged going over common
bumps in the road?


Craig

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[MBZ] Wilton needs this for his new ride

2016-07-12 Thread Joel Cairo via Mercedes 

https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5679243582.html


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