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I'm sure it did. It was actually a pretty cool car for its time. And brother had moved up from a Ford Pinto to the Fairmont. I totally forgot about that car until someone mentioned one in the thread. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Aug 24, 2016, at 10:34 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: >

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I believe it had a rich Corinthian red leather interior. FIFY --FT On 8/24/16 10:32 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: My Dad had a first year Córdoba that was silver with a red landau top. I believe it had a red leather interior. Not long after that my brother was driving a green Ford Fairm

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My Dad had a first year Córdoba that was silver with a red landau top. I believe it had a red leather interior. Not long after that my brother was driving a green Ford Fairmont. Those were dark days in our car world Dan Sent from my iPad > On Aug 22, 2016, at 10:31 AM, Floyd Thursby via M

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ng on what the crew navigator needs, within reason, for time control. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Cc: "Curt Raymond" Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 4:12 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Volare Google

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How 'bout airliners with 50+ khrs? Wilton - Original Message - From: "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Cc: "Curt Raymond" Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 4:12 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Volare Google says the cruising speed of

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The moon is right around the corner by comparison, like 285,000 miles or so... -Curt From: OK Don To: Curt Raymond ; Mercedes Discussion List Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 4:42 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Volare I was going to guess several trips to the moon - - On Mon, Aug 22, 2016

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d the whole time so figure that > number is probably minus 10 or 15%... > -Curt > > From: Curley McLain via Mercedes > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Cc: Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com> > Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 4:04 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Volare >

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...@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 4:04 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Volare Ha!  I wonder how many "miles" the B-52 fleet has on the average airframe? > OK Don via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > August 22, 2016 at 2:59 PM > The 1957 Cessna has the equival

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Easier to rack up miles at 150mph! -Curt From: OK Don To: Curt Raymond ; Mercedes Discussion List Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 3:59 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Volare The 1957 Cessna has the equivalent of over 375,000 miles - and it was grounded for 20 years for rebuilding. I think

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Ha! I wonder how many "miles" the B-52 fleet has on the average airframe? OK Don via Mercedes August 22, 2016 at 2:59 PM The 1957 Cessna has the equivalent of over 375,000 miles - and it was grounded for 20 years for rebuilding. I think of Cessna as roughly equiva

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The 1957 Cessna has the equivalent of over 375,000 miles - and it was grounded for 20 years for rebuilding. I think of Cessna as roughly equivalent to Chevy . . . On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 3:38 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The other day I was motoring along in my

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was pretty well worn out. -Curt From: Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com> To: Curt Raymond ; Mercedes Discussion List Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 2:53 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Volare Ja, that too.    Frod fairmont I think was the same as the zephyr.   Absolutely no comparison

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or quality components with poor QC. -Curt From: Curley McLain via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 2:31 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Volare They were Crypsler's answer to the ford _/mercuric Zephyr. They were supposed

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Don't forget the lack of production standards, poor QC and poor quality components with poor QC. -Curt From: Curley McLain via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 2:31 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Volare

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Until you drive over a water puddle and it drowns out. (ignition system on the underside. ) But they WERE a good engine up to about 1974, when the castings got bad. Mountain Man via Mercedes August 22, 2016 at 11:00 AM Is that perhaps 727 transmission? That sl

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22, 2016 at 9:33 AM Apparently the New Yorker did too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_HMIN0nGl0 What a horrible car... -Curt From: Floyd Thursby via Mercedes To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Floyd Thursby Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 10:31 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Volare It was the Cordoba

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> Andrew wrote: > > I bet you could get a pretty penny for an unmolested Yugo. If it was unmolested, I doubt it would run. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: h

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> Gerry wrote: > > It's slant six engine and 747 transmission were indestructible. When > > perfectly tuned up with new points and plugs, it would get 26 mpg. > > Is that perhaps 727 transmission? > That slant-six is as covetable as OM616. > mao I'm sure you're right. It was 7 something 7. Gerry

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On 22/08/2016 11:15 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: I bet you could get a pretty penny for an unmolested Yugo. Who would want to molest a Yugo? RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscri

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I bet you could get a pretty penny for an unmolested Yugo. On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 12:00 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Gerry wrote: > > It's slant six engine and 747 transmission were indestructible. When > perfectly tuned up with new points and plugs, it would g

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Gerry wrote: > It's slant six engine and 747 transmission were indestructible. When > perfectly tuned up with new points and plugs, it would get 26 mpg. Is that perhaps 727 transmission? That slant-six is as covetable as OM616. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

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ght though, theres a nice 1960 Beetle, probably 4-5x original price... -Curt From: Mitch Haley To: Curt Raymond ; Mercedes Discussion List Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 10:48 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Volare > On August 22, 2016 at 10:41 AM Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: >

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... > -Curt > >        From: Floyd Thursby via Mercedes >  To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Cc: Floyd Thursby >  Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 10:31 AM >  Subject: Re: [MBZ] Volare >    > It was the Cordoba that had the rich Corinthian leather > > --FT > > > On 8/22/16

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Thursby via Mercedes To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Floyd Thursby Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 10:31 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Volare It was the Cordoba that had the rich Corinthian leather --FT On 8/22/16 1:02 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: today I saw a real Plymie Volare in

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Apparently the New Yorker did too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_HMIN0nGl0 What a horrible car... -Curt From: Floyd Thursby via Mercedes To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Floyd Thursby Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 10:31 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Volare It was the Cordoba that had the

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It was the Cordoba that had the rich Corinthian leather --FT On 8/22/16 1:02 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: today I saw a real Plymie Volare in the flesh (tin) well preserved except a couple of peeling paint circles on the hood. Rich corinthian leather and all. __

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Curley McLain wrote: > today I saw a real Plymie Volare in the flesh (tin) well preserved > except a couple of peeling paint circles on the hood. Rich corinthian > leather and all. I once owned one. It's slant six engine and 747 transmission were indestructible. When perfectly tuned up with n

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today I saw a real Plymie Volare in the flesh (tin) well preserved except a couple of peeling paint circles on the hood. Rich corinthian leather and all. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe