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There was a time when you could buy a good one for less than 10K, now, of course they are all worth millions. Ask anyone who bought one to flip it and has kept it a while.

I also liked the old Armstrong Siddeley cars, which were similar. Saw one on Ebay a while back that would have been a beautifyl dream to redo, but I didn't have the space (I say that as I prepare to get rid of several more cars, plus I have a potential deal to buy 55 MBs and Citroens from a storage facility in Montana, and move them to my business partner's location, if we can float this. he has the cash but not the health).

whunter repair RRs periodically, maybe he can help you.

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Strelnik
Invest in America: Buy a Congressman!

1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

Don't forget GM air conditioning compressors in W123 and W126 until they changed to Denso. Weren't the first ACC units in the W116 a Chrysler unit?
All of the manufacturers have been using globally sourced parts for years. You would not believe how many Czech parts on my son's 2000 BMW 328i!

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John
1986 300sdl
1985 380se

Shhhhh!!!!! I have the ACC servo thinking I am a God!

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Did you just pass my 740 at 200 kmh in a 300SD?????

1978 300SD 'Phil' - 1,315,853 Miles And Counting - 1, 317,885 as of 12/27/2012 - 1,333,000 as of 05/10/2013, 1,337,850 as of July 15, 2013, 1,339,000 as of August 13, 2013



100,000 miles since June 2005 Overhaul - Sold January 25th, 2014 After 1,344,246 Miles & 20 Years of Ownership

Bentley's are covered with VW/Audi parts and VOLVO electronics, same with the new Astons....

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Did you just pass my 740 at 200 kmh in a 300SD?????

1978 300SD 'Phil' - 1,315,853 Miles And Counting - 1, 317,885 as of 12/27/2012 - 1,333,000 as of 05/10/2013, 1,337,850 as of July 15, 2013, 1,339,000 as of August 13, 2013



100,000 miles since June 2005 Overhaul - Sold January 25th, 2014 After 1,344,246 Miles & 20 Years of Ownership

Saw this Rolls on my drive home the other day.

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Joe

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1980 300SD - 495k miles - 'The Ambassador'
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Former Family Members
95 C280
73 280SEL
90 300D
87 300SDL (X2)
86 560SEL
84 300D
80 300SD

Here is one of my lengthy projects at the shop. This 1965 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II came to us in need of a lot of care and attention. The car had been repainted along the way, but the bodywork was horrific to say the least. Every panel on the car had to be smoothed and shrunken to restore flatness.

A previous owner added ugly, incorrect fog lamps up front and butchered the front bumper filler panels. These had to be welded up and refinished. The rear bumper filler panel was also badly damaged and had much of the original body lines from the stamping were lost.

I had to restore the body lines with a set of steel drifts and 1/8" steel rod had to be brazed to the back of the edge roll to strengthen the part and minimize the amount of filler used.

The twin carburetors were horribly out of sync and the engine needed a complete and extensive tuning session.

The final photo shows the car as it is being offered for sale...

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Did you just pass my 740 at 200 kmh in a 300SD?????

1978 300SD 'Phil' - 1,315,853 Miles And Counting - 1, 317,885 as of 12/27/2012 - 1,333,000 as of 05/10/2013, 1,337,850 as of July 15, 2013, 1,339,000 as of August 13, 2013



100,000 miles since June 2005 Overhaul - Sold January 25th, 2014 After 1,344,246 Miles & 20 Years of Ownership

Here is another Rolls that I recently received for minor service. Quite a lot has changed in 46 years. The car has a lot of neat little details. The RR logo in the center caps is weighted and floats in a fluid, so the RR is always visible as the car is moving, because the weight keeps the logo from rotating...

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Did you just pass my 740 at 200 kmh in a 300SD?????

1978 300SD 'Phil' - 1,315,853 Miles And Counting - 1, 317,885 as of 12/27/2012 - 1,333,000 as of 05/10/2013, 1,337,850 as of July 15, 2013, 1,339,000 as of August 13, 2013



100,000 miles since June 2005 Overhaul - Sold January 25th, 2014 After 1,344,246 Miles & 20 Years of Ownership

I have seen the logo in the wheels in action. Neat but hokey to me. Beautiful car though. Loved the umbrella.


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That's a beautiful car. Is that you in the first pic?

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

Yes, that's me...

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Did you just pass my 740 at 200 kmh in a 300SD?????

1978 300SD 'Phil' - 1,315,853 Miles And Counting - 1, 317,885 as of 12/27/2012 - 1,333,000 as of 05/10/2013, 1,337,850 as of July 15, 2013, 1,339,000 as of August 13, 2013



100,000 miles since June 2005 Overhaul - Sold January 25th, 2014 After 1,344,246 Miles & 20 Years of Ownership

Before Jurgen Schremp, 90% of what went into a Mercedes-Benz either came from Daimler-Benz AG or a subsidiary. With Schremp in charge costs had to be cut and so more parts were outsourced causing Mercedes to have less control over quality and of course we all know the nosedive that Mercedes quality took at that time.

If you look at the sticker on a new Mercedes it says usually "75% German content", however that doesn't mean made in Germany it just means German COMPANIES not German made. I've heard that less than 65% of a Mercedes is really made in Germany.

I told a German friend of mine a few years back that I was contemplating buying a new Mercedes but I wanted one made in Germany by Germans (the local dealer had about 20 C classes but all were made in either Brazil or South Africa). He replied, "Then you need buy a time machine because Germans haven't built Mercedes since the 60's. They are all Gastarbeiter (Guest workers)".

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1993 S 500 (Wolfgang)
1992 500 SL(Jurgen)
1995 E 300 Diesel (Dieter)

Interesting!!!!!

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Did you just pass my 740 at 200 kmh in a 300SD?????

1978 300SD 'Phil' - 1,315,853 Miles And Counting - 1, 317,885 as of 12/27/2012 - 1,333,000 as of 05/10/2013, 1,337,850 as of July 15, 2013, 1,339,000 as of August 13, 2013



100,000 miles since June 2005 Overhaul - Sold January 25th, 2014 After 1,344,246 Miles & 20 Years of Ownership

Synchronized carbs make a world of a difference, don't they?

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$60 OM617 Blank Exhaust Flanges
$110 OM606 Blank Exhaust Flanges
No merc at the moment

this, exactly. funny how many are oblivious to this fact, protesting the loss of domestic manufacturing jobs, while simultaneously spending their entire pay check on china-made goods at wal mart, "because it's cheaper".

YES!

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Did you just pass my 740 at 200 kmh in a 300SD?????

1978 300SD 'Phil' - 1,315,853 Miles And Counting - 1, 317,885 as of 12/27/2012 - 1,333,000 as of 05/10/2013, 1,337,850 as of July 15, 2013, 1,339,000 as of August 13, 2013



100,000 miles since June 2005 Overhaul - Sold January 25th, 2014 After 1,344,246 Miles & 20 Years of Ownership