Re: [MBZ] OT - Old, But I Love This!

2023-12-04 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
The problem is that the nostalgia factor is almost nonexistent since hardly anyone is still alive who remembers these as a child. On Mon, Dec 4, 2023 at 12:49 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > That looks to be in good condition and the price is not outrageous. No

Re: [MBZ] OT - Old, But I Love This!

2023-12-04 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
That looks to be in good condition and the price is not outrageous. Not a fan of the color but it is what it is, original? When I was in high school my dad found a 36? LaSalle that was in fairly good condition, looked quite similar to this car. I recall it was silver or gray. He had always wan

Re: [MBZ] OT - Old, But I Love This!

2023-12-04 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 02/12/2023 12:09 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: I would love to have a car from this time period. They were so, well, massive, very limo-like. And just think of how many moles or naugas had to die to make that interior!

Re: [MBZ] OT - Old, But I Love This!

2023-12-02 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
That seems like a pretty good deal to me. I don't love the color but it otherwise seems nice. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sat, Dec 2, 2023 at 1:10 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: I would love to have a car from this time period. They were so, well, massive, very limo-l

Re: [MBZ] OT - Old, But I Love This!

2023-12-02 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
It had scads of room back there. AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 2, 2023, at 11:26 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yes, Craig, the dash even could be said to resemble that of a (modern) Mini! > > A Business Coupe? > > Good buddy of mine in high school had one of those,

Re: [MBZ] OT - Old, But I Love This!

2023-12-02 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Yes, Craig, the dash even could be said to resemble that of a (modern) Mini! A Business Coupe? Good buddy of mine in high school had one of those, he set up a mattress in the back of it for trips to the drive-in. I was stunned at the amount of space in that thing when I first saw it. -D > On

Re: [MBZ] OT - Old, But I Love This!

2023-12-02 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
Nothing in the world smells like the interior of a car from that era. My friend Danny Greuter’s father had matching 1941 Buick Roadmasters; one convertible, one sedan. In the mid 60’s we’d sit in one or the other and read his dad’s Hot Rod magazines. The smell of those seats became indelibly etc

Re: [MBZ] OT - Old, But I Love This!

2023-12-02 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Sat, 2 Dec 2023 18:09:57 + "dan penoff.com via Mercedes" wrote: > I would love to have a car from this time period. They were so, well, > massive, very limo-like. And just think of how many moles or naugas had > to die to make that interior! > > https://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/cto/d/semi

[MBZ] OT - Old, But I Love This!

2023-12-02 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
I would love to have a car from this time period. They were so, well, massive, very limo-like. And just think of how many moles or naugas had to die to make that interior! [01212_eb2wWGqB0Zg_0CI0t2_600x450.jpg] 1936 Plymo