Re: [MBZ] if anybody is interested, this car is 2 doors down from me

2009-03-17 Thread andrew strasfogel
When the lady bought the 57 new, she traded in her 1952 Chevy. The original bill of sale shows the trade in allowance she received. This car and its accompanying documentation is a museum piece, a genuine article of Americana. On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 8:04 PM, Wilton Strickland

Re: [MBZ] if anybody is interested, this car is 2 doors down from me

2009-03-17 Thread Wilton Strickland
So, she traded a 52 for the 57 - that's what I thought it must be. ;)) Wilton - Original Message - From: andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 8:36 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] if anybody is interested, this

Re: [MBZ] if anybody is interested, this car is 2 doors down from me

2009-03-16 Thread andrew strasfogel
Speaking of cherry, a 1957 plain Chevy Belair 4 door SEDAN manual transmission with 3 on the column sold for $150,000 at Barrett Jackson recently. Why? It had serial number 1, all the records, and 57 k documented miles. The original owner traded it in on a 1952 Chevy. She was born in 1888 and

Re: [MBZ] if anybody is interested, this car is 2 doors down from me

2009-03-16 Thread Wilton Strickland
Wow! Amazing! A little question, though - traded it in on/for a 52 Chevy? Wilton - Original Message - From: andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 2:17 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] if anybody is interested, this

[MBZ] if anybody is interested, this car is 2 doors down from me

2009-03-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300-SDL-Great-Condition-300-SDL-A-Must-See_W0QQitemZ160321848109QQihZ006QQcategoryZ6330QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem These people moved in a year or 2 ago. Have never stopped by to chat about their SDL. You would think they would

Re: [MBZ] if anybody is interested, this car is 2 doors down from me

2009-03-15 Thread Gary Hurst
might they be a tad optimistic on price? On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 8:37 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote:

Re: [MBZ] if anybody is interested, this car is 2 doors down from me

2009-03-15 Thread Allan Streib
Well? Is it worth $5K??? Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net writes: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300-SDL-Great-Condition-300-SDL-A-Must-See_W0QQitemZ160321848109QQihZ006QQcategoryZ6330QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem These people moved in a year or 2 ago.

Re: [MBZ] if anybody is interested, this car is 2 doors down from me

2009-03-15 Thread Gary Hurst
reserve is not met at 5k. they could want 10k or 15k On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 8:42 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: Well? Is it worth $5K??? Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net writes:

Re: [MBZ] if anybody is interested, this car is 2 doors down from me

2009-03-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
maybe, no more than that though. Allan Streib wrote: Well? Is it worth $5K??? Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net writes:

Re: [MBZ] if anybody is interested, this car is 2 doors down from me

2009-03-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I would say. Its got low miles, and looks nice from the pics, but I have never seen it up close although I have seen it go by on the street. Yes, 5k reserve not met, very high price Gary Hurst wrote: might they be a tad optimistic on price? On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 8:37 PM, Kaleb C.

Re: [MBZ] if anybody is interested, this car is 2 doors down from me

2009-03-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
yea, no telling Gary Hurst wrote: reserve is not met at 5k. they could want 10k or 15k On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 8:42 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: Well? Is it worth $5K??? Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net writes:

Re: [MBZ] if anybody is interested, this car is 2 doors down from me

2009-03-15 Thread Gary Hurst
i'd encourage them to get real or stfu. nobody is going to pay what they want for the car unless it is really cherry. and maybe not even then On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 8:46 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote: yea, no telling Gary Hurst wrote: reserve is not met at 5k. they could

Re: [MBZ] if anybody is interested, this car is 2 doors down from me

2009-03-15 Thread Allan Streib
Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com writes: reserve is not met at 5k. they could want 10k or 15k I'd love a 300 SDL but that price is a no-go. Allan -- 1983 300D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list

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2009-03-15 Thread Allan Streib
That rug on the driver's seat is at odds with the claim of perfect seats Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com writes: might they be a tad optimistic on price? On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 8:37 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote:

Re: [MBZ] if anybody is interested, this car is 2 doors down from me

2009-03-15 Thread Mitch Haley
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: These people moved in a year or 2 ago. Have never stopped by to chat about their SDL. You would think they would seeing all the MB's I have sitting around. Question to seller: Aren't you the guy with about 50 of those crappy old Mercedes in your back yard? How