Re: [MBZ] Dan...Want Seed for an OkieAcres - NoAZ Location?

2024-07-05 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Geez Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 5, 2024, at 12:07 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > Cheap at twice the price: > > https://www.facebook.com/share/uRZJJ1GeRf2V2qnh/ > > AZBob > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives

[MBZ] Dan...Want Seed for an OkieAcres - NoAZ Location?

2024-07-05 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
Cheap at twice the price: https://www.facebook.com/share/uRZJJ1GeRf2V2qnh/ AZBob ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Non MB Related Crack Fueled Hallucinations

2024-07-05 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
How many times has it done a 360? On Fri, Jul 5, 2024 at 12:52 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > "A great opportunity for someone that may have a vision" > > https://www.facebook.com/share/HDiieTuD3Fo4NEJ7/ > > > AZBob > ___ >

[MBZ] Is This a Good Deal for Anyone Needing Such Thing?

2024-07-05 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
Front strut for W164 https://www.facebook.com/share/wNARXXqSJyqPVNVE/ AZBob ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] Needs TLC, as they all do - 1983 380 SL - $7,500

2024-07-05 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Price seems rather hopeful. https://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/d/louisville-1983-mercedes-380-sl/7763303911.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] O.T. Non MB Related Crack Fueled Hallucinations

2024-07-05 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
"A great opportunity for someone that may have a vision" https://www.facebook.com/share/HDiieTuD3Fo4NEJ7/ AZBob ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Clean Tittle!! 2009 Mercedes-Benz m-class ML 550 Sport Utility 4D, $3, 500

2024-07-05 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
What is behind the near universal misspelling of "tittle"? On Thu, Jul 4, 2024 at 11:49 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Depends. On a trip from FL to AZ towing a car trailer with a fully loaded > W211 in tow running around 75 mph I got in the high teens. Same

Re: [MBZ] Not sure what this is but interesting grapics

2024-07-05 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> Is it a cow or a dalmation? Moof! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] huh. OOOOO KKKKK -- I'm sick and tired of window shoppers playing around in my inbox.

2024-07-05 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
Jeans are not dungarees because they're not dun. They're indigo. My grandmother used Davenport. Chesterfields are cigarettes, and it's "Chaise Longue". Always was. Family Guy usually uses "couch". As in: totally taking this. -- Jim ___

Re: [MBZ] (Blue unimog is an example of what it could look like other than the turd that it is) 1962 Mercedes Unimog, $9, 000

2024-07-05 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
A 404 will never look like a 406, any more than a ML will look like a GL. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] With my profits I want to buy a better camera -- 2007 Mercedes-Benz s-class S 65 AMG Sedan 4D, $22, 000

2024-07-05 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Laws hep me I'm gonna go look at this thing, it's near Costco where I am going later...  No particular interest in it but a S65 is intriguing. --FT On 7/5/24 7:50 AM, Buggered Benzmail wrote: Oh yeah with all the beeps and screeches, a solid reliable 300 baud to transmit my photos to CL. I

[MBZ] (Blue unimog is an example of what it could look like other than the turd that it is) 1962 Mercedes Unimog, $9, 000

2024-07-05 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
And I could look like Arnold Schwarzenegger too! https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1027944815368853 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] Seriously inquire only 1999 Mercedes-Benz s600 coupe w140 cl600, $5, 000

2024-07-05 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Maybe a wash and a vac and a general cleanup wouldn't be asking too much. Could be fairly decent but hard to tell.  Not $5k decent though. Needs suspension adjustment Come with stock wheels, not ones in pictures Climate control works and blows but not cold Drivers seat not working

Re: [MBZ] With my profits I want to buy a better camera -- 2007 Mercedes-Benz s-class S 65 AMG Sedan 4D, $22, 000

2024-07-05 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Oh yeah with all the beeps and screeches, a solid reliable 300 baud to transmit my photos to CL. I am liking the car though, generically as I can’t make out any details, that’s about a 90% depreciation —FT Sent from my iPad > On Jul 4, 2024, at 1:36 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes >

Re: [MBZ] Kleb needs this -- Boeing 727 Cockpit through First Class Section

2024-07-04 Thread Clay via Mercedes
I had a dear friend lose her father on a “got away” that failed the approach to Cali in 1994. Copa seems to have failed to switch that one to cargo. May have been other than Pilot Error, as he was flag officer and milint … probably not normal wear issue. I see all manner of Jumbo bodies

Re: [MBZ] Not sure what this is but interesting grapics

2024-07-04 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
I think almost all that kind of stuff is vinyl now. You can do it on a computer with software that has surface maps of any vehicle and does all the layout for you, and feeds it to a CNC vinyl cutter. Masking all that off and painting it by hand would be a ton of work. On Thu, Jul 4, 2024, at

Re: [MBZ] Not sure what this is but interesting grapics

2024-07-04 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
For the asking price, I would hope that horrible paint job is a wrap graphic that can be removed, rather than the cost of a complete respray paint job, which on that size vehicle could run north of 10K easily, in today's market. IMHO, the paint detracts from value, enough to walk away, regardless

Re: [MBZ] Clean Tittle!! 2009 Mercedes-Benz m-class ML 550 Sport Utility 4D, $3, 500

2024-07-04 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Depends. On a trip from FL to AZ towing a car trailer with a fully loaded W211 in tow running around 75 mph I got in the high teens. Same when I towed the W215 from Floyd’s to Florida. Around town I get 15 mph. Consider a long trip around town to be a few miles at best, and a tank of fuel lasts

Re: [MBZ] Not sure what this is but interesting grapics

2024-07-04 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
On Thu, Jul 4, 2024, at 22:50, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > >> Is it a cow or a dalmation? >> >> https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/d/indianapolis-2018-mercedes-3500/7762941373.html > > Dalmatian. I never had the makings of a varsity spelling bee contestant.

Re: [MBZ] Clean Tittle!! 2009 Mercedes-Benz m-class ML 550 Sport Utility 4D, $3, 500

2024-07-04 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Are you getting only 15mpg on the highway? On Thu, Jul 4, 2024 at 1:23 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Definitely love my ML550, would seriously consider another if I wanted a > second AWD vehicle. > > -D > > > On Jul 4, 2024, at 8:01 AM, Floyd Thursby via

Re: [MBZ] Not sure what this is but interesting grapics

2024-07-04 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Thu, 04 Jul 2024 16:27:50 -0400 Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: > Is it a cow or a dalmation? > > https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/d/indianapolis-2018-mercedes-3500/7762941373.html Dalmatian. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] Kleb needs this -- Boeing 727 Cockpit through First Class Section

2024-07-04 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
All of this old stuff ends up as freighters, not passenger-carrying aircraft, at least a lot of what I saw was. In fact, you would see a lot of them on the tarmac in Miami, coming and going. -D > On Jul 4, 2024, at 7:15 PM, Clay via Mercedes wrote: > > Not so sure that airframe or any of

Re: [MBZ] Kleb needs this -- Boeing 727 Cockpit through First Class Section

2024-07-04 Thread Clay via Mercedes
Not so sure that airframe or any of that vintage fly south of the border anymore. Fifty years ago, while residing in Ibero America there were a few too many time/cycle excess examples that experienced metal fatigue and had unscheduled ground encounters with mass passenger terminations such

Re: [MBZ] huh. OOOOO KKKKK -- I'm sick and tired of window shoppers playing around in my inbox.

2024-07-04 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Methinks we are showing our age… Happy 4th, everyone! -D > On Jul 4, 2024, at 5:07 PM, Allan Streib wrote: > > When I was a kid a friend's mom called jeans "dungarees" and the living room > sofa was a "davenport" > > >> On Thu, Jul 4, 2024, at 19:49, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >>

Re: [MBZ] huh. OOOOO KKKKK -- I'm sick and tired of window shoppers playing around in my inbox.

2024-07-04 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
When I was a kid a friend's mom called jeans "dungarees" and the living room sofa was a "davenport" On Thu, Jul 4, 2024, at 19:49, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: > Divan? Chesterfield? Chaise lounge? > > Love those old furniture adjectives. Family Guy did an episode where > Brian dated an

Re: [MBZ] huh. OOOOO KKKKK -- I'm sick and tired of window shoppers playing around in my inbox.

2024-07-04 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Divan? Chesterfield? Chaise lounge? Love those old furniture adjectives. Family Guy did an episode where Brian dated an older woman, and she used terms like this. -D > On Jul 4, 2024, at 2:23 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > Maybe they were going for the modern version of The

Re: [MBZ] huh. OOOOO KKKKK -- I'm sick and tired of window shoppers playing around in my inbox.

2024-07-04 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Oh my, I laughed so hard Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 4, 2024, at 4:09 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > There is so much wrong here I don't know where to start > > > 2000 Mercedes-Benz clk-class CLK 430 Cabriolet 2D > > $1,000 > >

Re: [MBZ] huh. OOOOO KKKKK -- I'm sick and tired of window shoppers playing around in my inbox.

2024-07-04 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
Maybe they were going for the modern version of The Beverly Hillbillies with the duvet or davenport taking the place of the rockers that Granny and Ellie Mae sat in. AZBob Sent from my iPad > On Jul 4, 2024, at 2:20 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > Well, ya gotta give them an

Re: [MBZ] huh. OOOOO KKKKK -- I'm sick and tired of window shoppers playing around in my inbox.

2024-07-04 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Well, ya gotta give them an “A” for effort! -D > On Jul 4, 2024, at 2:09 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > There is so much wrong here I don't know where to start > > > 2000 Mercedes-Benz clk-class CLK 430 Cabriolet 2D > > $1,000 > >

[MBZ] huh. OOOOO KKKKK -- I'm sick and tired of window shoppers playing around in my inbox.

2024-07-04 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
There is so much wrong here I don't know where to start 2000 Mercedes-Benz clk-class CLK 430 Cabriolet 2D $1,000 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1238540404186239 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Not sure what this is but interesting grapics

2024-07-04 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Do either have fangs? -D > On Jul 4, 2024, at 1:29 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Is it a cow or a dalmation? > > https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/d/indianapolis-2018-mercedes-3500/7762941373.html > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To

Re: [MBZ] 2002 ML320 - 244k miles - $2,800

2024-07-04 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Coming from Racine, right in the neighborhood of the former AMC (Kenosha), that would be about right. Can’t get any more Rust Belt than that. -D > On Jul 4, 2024, at 1:17 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Has some miles and rust appearing around the edges, I'd say maybe closer to

[MBZ] Not sure what this is but interesting grapics

2024-07-04 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Is it a cow or a dalmation? https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/d/indianapolis-2018-mercedes-3500/7762941373.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Kleb needs this -- Boeing 727 Cockpit through First Class Section

2024-07-04 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
> Attach it to the back wall of the shop and make it your man cave / bar / > lounge. > > Perfect for an OkieQ. It would make a cool cave if it still had the interior. Put a big screen on the forward bulkhead and watch a game from the first-class seats. Food and drinks in the galley or on the

[MBZ] 2002 ML320 - 244k miles - $2,800

2024-07-04 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Has some miles and rust appearing around the edges, I'd say maybe closer to $2k if you needed a beater SUV? https://racine.craigslist.org/cto/d/benet-lake-2002-mercedes-ml320/7763115512.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Kleb needs this -- Boeing 727 Cockpit through First Class Section

2024-07-04 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
I owned and operated an aircraft component parts supply business for about 20 years. During that time, many 727's were put into "stand down" status in storage yards here in the USA and warehouses full of component parts were being sold off [which I bought with documentation]. The majority of sales

Re: [MBZ] Kleb needs this -- Boeing 727 Cockpit through First Class Section

2024-07-04 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
I’ll bet there are still a bunch in South and Central America? That seems to be where all of the spent airframes go when they’re taken out of commercial service. I can recall seeing DC-3s when I worked in that part of the world, but i never got to fly on one, darn it! -D > On Jul 4, 2024, at

Re: [MBZ] Kleb needs this -- Boeing 727 Cockpit through First Class Section

2024-07-04 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
I like that idea, Grant! I flew a lot of miles on 727s over the years. Great solid aircraft, definitely noisy in the rear, but otherwise a great ride for the time. I flew on one of the last Eastern Airlines 727 flights out of Atlanta in December of 1990. There had been some outbound delays,

Re: [MBZ] Kleb needs this -- Boeing 727 Cockpit through First Class Section

2024-07-04 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
The 727 fleet worldwide reached the point where all time and cycle limited components were life cycled out, and replacement parts became NLA, much like we are having with our much loved Mercedes, older units. The new aircraft that replaced them were faster, hauled more passengers for less money,

Re: [MBZ] With my profits I want to buy a better camera -- 2007 Mercedes-Benz s-class S 65 AMG Sedan 4D, $22, 000

2024-07-04 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
No modem, acoustic coupler! -D > On Jul 4, 2024, at 8:11 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > and get rid of my AOL dial-up internet account > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/366695059455120 > > -- > --FT > ___ >

Re: [MBZ] Kleb needs this -- Boeing 727 Cockpit through First Class Section

2024-07-04 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Yea. It’s too bad the 727 is not still used. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 4, 2024, at 12:25 PM, G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > At last international count there are zero 727's in fleet service hauling > passengers. The remaining few in use are shown as cargo, or "special use" > [whatever

Re: [MBZ] Kleb needs this -- Boeing 727 Cockpit through First Class Section

2024-07-04 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
At last international count there are zero 727's in fleet service hauling passengers. The remaining few in use are shown as cargo, or "special use" [whatever that may be]. So, the market for 727 qualified maintenance techs is pretty dry. I have an aviation friend that built a large new

Re: [MBZ] Clean Tittle!! 2009 Mercedes-Benz m-class ML 550 Sport Utility 4D, $3, 500

2024-07-04 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Definitely love my ML550, would seriously consider another if I wanted a second AWD vehicle. -D > On Jul 4, 2024, at 8:01 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > Looks like interior might be a little rough but it has a hitch and could be a > reasonably-priced tow vehicle if it runs well

Re: [MBZ] Kleb needs this -- Boeing 727 Cockpit through First Class Section

2024-07-04 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Looks like something that would be a Spartan. Yep, that’s where it is. I guess they don’t train on the 27 anymore. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 4, 2024, at 12:08 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Q: Is the stand included in the Sale or just the Cock pit > > A: Yes > >> On Thu,

Re: [MBZ] Kleb needs this -- Boeing 727 Cockpit through First Class Section

2024-07-04 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Q: Is the stand included in the Sale or just the Cock pit A: Yes On Thu, Jul 4, 2024, at 12:02, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: > and it's local > > https://www.govdeals.com/asset/21/24030 > > -- > --FT > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list

Re: [MBZ] Kleb needs this -- Boeing 727 Cockpit through First Class Section

2024-07-04 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 04/07/2024 11:02 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: and it's local https://www.govdeals.com/asset/21/24030 Attach it to the back wall of the shop and make it your man cave / bar / lounge. Perfect for an OkieQ. Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Gummint Auction -- 2015 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E350 Luxury 4MATIC Sedan

2024-07-04 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
156 k miles NOT accurate? On Thu, Jul 4, 2024 at 11:57 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > This could go for reasonable money > > https://www.govdeals.com/asset/218/25370 > > -- > --FT > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search

[MBZ] Kleb needs this -- Boeing 727 Cockpit through First Class Section

2024-07-04 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
and it's local https://www.govdeals.com/asset/21/24030 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

[MBZ] Gummint Auction -- 2015 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E350 Luxury 4MATIC Sedan

2024-07-04 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
This could go for reasonable money https://www.govdeals.com/asset/218/25370 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] PLEASE READ AND COMPREHEND what I’m saying 2008 Mercedes-Benz e-class E 350 4MATIC Sedan 4D,$2,500

2024-07-04 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Don't mess with Keiosha! Needs minor repairs I AM NOT A MECHANIC but I know a $2500 dollar car a mile away with that being said Yes it’s dependable ,yes you can drive home today, yes it’s firm and please motivated buyers only for crying out loud!If you want it come get it NOW..Only Message

[MBZ] With my profits I want to buy a better camera -- 2007 Mercedes-Benz s-class S 65 AMG Sedan 4D, $22, 000

2024-07-04 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
and get rid of my AOL dial-up internet account https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/366695059455120 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] No issues 2008 Mercedes-Benz s-class S 550 4MATIC Sedan 4D, $3, 800

2024-07-04 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I wonder how bad this one is, doesn't look TOO bad https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1395407297803305 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] Clean Tittle!! 2009 Mercedes-Benz m-class ML 550 Sport Utility 4D, $3, 500

2024-07-04 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Looks like interior might be a little rough but it has a hitch and could be a reasonably-priced tow vehicle if it runs well and the AC BLOWS ICE COLD If you see the ad , yes it’s available!!! Stop asking if available!!! https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1128156448268269 -- --FT

[MBZ] 2004 E320 - 170k miles - $2,500

2024-07-03 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Not a bad price if it's halfway decent. Photos aren't great but interior looks OK. https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/d/chicago-mercedes-benz-car-for-sale/7762926986.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

Re: [MBZ] OT 1/2 scale f4u corsair Orderment

2024-07-03 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
As an Orderment --FT Sent from iFōn > On Jul 3, 2024, at 9:53 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > First question is, why? > > -D > >> On Jul 3, 2024, at 6:13 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> This is a 1/2 scale f4u corsair this is a yard Orderment only does

Re: [MBZ] Geez

2024-07-03 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
I’m sure it is probably epoxy of some sort. I was using “Bakelite” as something descriptive. The POR-15 people make a two-part epoxy to restore steering wheels. I’ve got some of it on the shelf, but I’ve never used it. -D > On Jul 3, 2024, at 8:06 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes > wrote: > > 

Re: [MBZ] Geez

2024-07-03 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
[while] ... White... autocorrect wins again.. my bad.. On Wed, Jul 3, 2024 at 8:37 PM G Mann wrote: > Has anyone , over the years, ever made a set of master molds and made > replacements that are recast on the original steel frame bits that make the > original wheel? > It seems that there

Re: [MBZ] Geez

2024-07-03 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Has anyone , over the years, ever made a set of master molds and made replacements that are recast on the original steel frame bits that make the original wheel? It seems that there would be a solid market, since the cracked and often nearly destroyed while wheels are one item that can't be

Re: [MBZ] Geez

2024-07-03 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> The ... Bakelite steering wheel ... was a thing of beauty. I don't believe it's Bakelite. That is fairly brittle stuff, and not very strong. Honestly it looks more like some sort of epoxy to me. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] OT 1/2 scale f4u corsair Orderment

2024-07-03 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
My first thought is to buy it and mount it on a stand [enclose the engine bay and make a canopy for it]... then use it as a wind sock on a private airport. The canopy could be aluminium, just paint it white. Hang a prop in the nose hooked to a wind generator and a battery bank to run runway lights

Re: [MBZ] Geez

2024-07-03 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Wed, 3 Jul 2024 23:41:50 + "dan penoff.com via Mercedes" wrote: > Agreed. The off-white Bakelite steering wheel that was on the > W110/111/112 models was a thing of beauty. I don’t recall the same on > the W114/115, but there could very well have been the same on early > models, I guess?

Re: [MBZ] OT 1/2 scale f4u corsair Orderment

2024-07-03 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
First question is, why? -D > On Jul 3, 2024, at 6:13 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > This is a 1/2 scale f4u corsair this is a yard Orderment only does not have > motor can not be mad to fly yard Decoration only 2000 obo > >

Re: [MBZ] Geez

2024-07-03 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
I have one on a shelf in my garage. It needs some crack repair though. On Wed, Jul 3, 2024, at 19:41, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: > Agreed. The off-white Bakelite steering wheel that was on the > W110/111/112 models was a thing of beauty. I don’t recall the same on > the W114/115, but

[MBZ] OT 1/2 scale f4u corsair Orderment

2024-07-03 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
This is a 1/2 scale f4u corsair this is a yard Orderment only does not have motor can not be mad to fly yard Decoration only 2000 obo https://www.facebook.com/share/yvytDiWfamoj94y8/?mibextid=79PoIi --FT Sent from iFōn ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] Geez

2024-07-03 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
The wheels are like a rhetorical question. It’s a given they are incorrect and icky. AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 3, 2024, at 5:28 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > Alloys are not right on these. They need the aluminum color-keyed wheel > covers. > > -D > > On Jul 3,

Re: [MBZ] Geez

2024-07-03 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Alloys are not right on these. They need the aluminum color-keyed wheel covers. -D On Jul 3, 2024, at 4:52 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: I agree Sent from my iPhone On Jul 3, 2024, at 6:52 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:  Alloy wheels on this car is an abomination. On Wed, Jul 3,

Re: [MBZ] Geez

2024-07-03 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I agree Sent from my iPhoneOn Jul 3, 2024, at 6:52 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:Alloy wheels on this car is an abomination.On Wed, Jul 3, 2024 at 7:50 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:The 115 has the black plastic wheel with the chrome center ring and small center horn

Re: [MBZ] Geez

2024-07-03 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Alloy wheels on this car is an abomination. On Wed, Jul 3, 2024 at 7:50 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The 115 has the black plastic wheel with the chrome center ring and small > center horn pad. I’m not sure how I feel about them, I prefer the 74 and up >

Re: [MBZ] Geez

2024-07-03 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
The 115 has the black plastic wheel with the chrome center ring and small center horn pad. I’m not sure how I feel about them, I prefer the 74 and up wheel. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 3, 2024, at 6:42 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > Agreed. The off-white Bakelite steering

Re: [MBZ] Geez

2024-07-03 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Agreed. The off-white Bakelite steering wheel that was on the W110/111/112 models was a thing of beauty. I don’t recall the same on the W114/115, but there could very well have been the same on early models, I guess? I am pretty sure my 250C had a Bakelite wheel (1970) but it was black. Hmmm.

Re: [MBZ] Geez

2024-07-03 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
But there has always been something about the later steering wheel with the W115 dash that hasn’t sat well with me. AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 3, 2024, at 3:01 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > They no what they got. > > That said, it is a nice looking car. I think

Re: [MBZ] 1987 560SL - 55k miles - $28,000

2024-07-03 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
I’m struggling with doing an aftermarket retrofit on Mrs. Dan’s W211 sedan so she can have a backup camera. That’s the only thing she really wants on her car that it doesn’t have. There are a number of ways to do it and retain integration with things like steering wheel controls, but I’ve got

Re: [MBZ] Geez

2024-07-03 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
They no what they got. That said, it is a nice looking car. I think $8k, may $8.5k would be more in line, but I haven’t followed prices on these of late and the low miles make it a true Dean candidate. -D > On Jul 3, 2024, at 2:38 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > >

Re: [MBZ] Geez

2024-07-03 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Yep Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 3, 2024, at 4:50 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > What’s that, about two hours away? > > AZBob > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 3, 2024, at 2:46 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Well. That appears to be a hell of a nice car

Re: [MBZ] Geez

2024-07-03 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
What’s that, about two hours away? AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 3, 2024, at 2:46 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Well. That appears to be a hell of a nice car but overpriced IMO. Maybe not. > I might actually be interested at $8k or so. Or it could be a polished turd. >

Re: [MBZ] Geez

2024-07-03 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Well. That appears to be a hell of a nice car but overpriced IMO. Maybe not. I might actually be interested at $8k or so. Or it could be a polished turd. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 3, 2024, at 4:44 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yikes. I want aware that Arkansas was a hotbed

Re: [MBZ] Geez

2024-07-03 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
Yikes. I want aware that Arkansas was a hotbed of vintage, pricey , German Iron. AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 3, 2024, at 2:38 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://www.facebook.com/share/X4JQZJgScUTgdCvi/?mibextid=79PoIi > > Sent from my iPhone > >

[MBZ] Geez

2024-07-03 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
https://www.facebook.com/share/X4JQZJgScUTgdCvi/?mibextid=79PoIi Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] 1987 560SL - 55k miles - $28,000

2024-07-03 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 03/07/2024 10:26 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: That screen on the center of the dash is an abomination. https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/d/indianapolis-1987-mercedes-560sl/7762543089.html ___ Yes, an after market add on like that is a bit

[MBZ] Did someone want one of these?

2024-07-03 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Rabbit diesel PU truck. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1982-volkswagen-rabbit-pickup ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] 1987 560SL - 55k miles - $28,000

2024-07-03 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
That screen on the center of the dash is an abomination. https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/d/indianapolis-1987-mercedes-560sl/7762543089.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Rusty

2024-07-02 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Yes, I get one from him every now and then.  Just got one as well. On 7/1/2024 11:23 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: Rusty just sent me a friend request on FB. Where ever he is must have good wifi. AZBob Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

[MBZ] OT - Car Spotting

2024-07-02 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Saw this car on a Perry Mason episode last night. Did some digging and found out it was a George Barris creation: George Barris' 1963 Buick Riviera - The Villa Riviera -

[MBZ] Milage is,244,400

2024-07-02 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
It is a project car meaning It needs a convertible soft or hard top. What an abomination. https://www.facebook.com/share/iQ8eNsxPxwLTPbAE/ AZBob ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Rusty

2024-07-02 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Never seen a cello strummed in a pool before. On Tue, Jul 2, 2024 at 12:38 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://youtu.be/B9FzVhw8_bY > --FT > Sent from iFōn > > > On Jul 1, 2024, at 11:24 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > >

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Rusty

2024-07-02 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
https://youtu.be/B9FzVhw8_bY --FT Sent from iFōn > On Jul 1, 2024, at 11:24 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > Rusty just sent me a friend request on FB. > Where ever he is must have good wifi. > > AZBob > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ >

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Rusty

2024-07-01 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Mon, 1 Jul 2024 21:23:30 -0700 Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: > Rusty just sent me a friend request on FB. > Where ever he is must have good wifi. Uh, yeah. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

[MBZ] O.T. Rusty

2024-07-01 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
Rusty just sent me a friend request on FB. Where ever he is must have good wifi. AZBob Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] 1979 450 SEL - 85k miles - $5,000

2024-07-01 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
It's practically begging for a repaint/color change. On Mon, Jul 1, 2024 at 10:34 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Green, euro lights. Interior looks complete and original. Rust is > concerning but hard to tell how bad it is. > > >

Re: [MBZ] The Midas touch

2024-07-01 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Good grief. Sold for $17,500 on 12/6/18. People are crazy. On Mon, Jul 1, 2024, at 22:55, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > Dean reels in another impulsive buyer. > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1983-mercedes-benz-300d-turbo-51 > ___ >

[MBZ] The Midas touch

2024-07-01 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Dean reels in another impulsive buyer. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1983-mercedes-benz-300d-turbo-51 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Currently sitting in storage - 1968 250 SL - $73,000

2024-07-01 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
More or less. This would be a “less desirable” model, as the 280s are preferred, but the ask isn’t unreasonable based on what I’ve seen for these. -D > On Jul 1, 2024, at 7:35 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Hm. Are these worth that kind of money? > >

[MBZ] Currently sitting in storage - 1968 250 SL - $73,000

2024-07-01 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Hm. Are these worth that kind of money? https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/cto/d/mason-1968-mercedes-250-sl/7762128454.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go

[MBZ] 1979 450 SEL - 85k miles - $5,000

2024-07-01 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Green, euro lights. Interior looks complete and original. Rust is concerning but hard to tell how bad it is. https://dayton.craigslist.org/cto/d/dayton-1979-mercedes-450-sel/7762180102.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] Except for drive shaft and A/C, everything works - 2001 S500 AMG - $1, 250

2024-07-01 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Looks slammed as well, but could be worth something for parts or repairs. https://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/d/brentwood-2001-mercedes-benz-s500amg/7762204642.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] No Low Balls

2024-07-01 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Not to mention there are different versions of the CLK - which one is it? -D > On Jul 1, 2024, at 10:53 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > Only leaks when I drive to fast > > https://offerup.co/4pqOLuLNSKb > > AZBob > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Mint condition. Mint condition. Mint condition

2024-07-01 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
That’s a really BIG “other than.” Not to mention it’s a first year W210, which I would probably avoid for a number of reasons. -D > On Jul 1, 2024, at 10:39 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > Mint condition, other than the swipe on the drivers side!! > Mint condition must see. > Car

Re: [MBZ] Mint condition. Mint condition. Mint condition

2024-07-01 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
That will buff right out. On Mon, Jul 1, 2024 at 1:40 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Mint condition, other than the swipe on the drivers side!! > Mint condition must see. > Car came all the way from San Francisco driving perfect with the accident. > >

[MBZ] No Low Balls

2024-07-01 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
Only leaks when I drive to fast https://offerup.co/4pqOLuLNSKb AZBob ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] Mint condition. Mint condition. Mint condition

2024-07-01 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
Mint condition, other than the swipe on the drivers side!! Mint condition must see. Car came all the way from San Francisco driving perfect with the accident. https://www.facebook.com/share/GV2EV951oKuMSPJk/ AZBob ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

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