Zelienople? Damn! With a name like Zelienople, I think I'm going to have to go there just to see what a place with such a funky-sounding name looks like . . . .

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OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 25,000 miles

Zelienople is a Sour name in my book.....Never want to go back to that hell hole again... EVER.

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1987 300TD 300,000 miles Official 2/28/10 <Ip shot; Out of service>
1999 E300D 292,827 30.2MPG
2000 Ford Ranger sisters now
Past
74,80 450SL
84 300SD
86 300E
94 E320 Wagon
All a man looks for in life, A good body and nice suspension.

Ladies and gents, Take my advice. Take off your pants and slide on the ice.

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@speednjay: Thank you very much! I will definitely let you know.

@Dee8go: I am very, very interested on urban exploration, as long as it is done safely. One of my teachers made a movie about an asylum in Massachusetts, called Metropolitan State. I will see if I can visit Bethlehem Steel, I heard it is truly monumental. Pictures are definitely in order!

@AquaticEdge: Hey, hey, what is wrong with Zelinople? In one of my road trips I passed next to a place called Griggstown and another one called Krumsville. How about that, eh?

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I talked to my instructors and they will allow me to leave early. I would estimate my date of departure to be May 15th. From then on, I will just start messaging people (message me too!) to see if they would be interested on meeting, so the route can be planned accordingly.

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End of the PanAm route, ready to open my car export business! Still ready and willing to meet any Mercedes fans anywhere!

There I fixed it...

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Current Fleet
1987 300TD 300,000 miles Official 2/28/10 <Ip shot; Out of service>
1999 E300D 292,827 30.2MPG
2000 Ford Ranger sisters now
Past
74,80 450SL
84 300SD
86 300E
94 E320 Wagon
All a man looks for in life, A good body and nice suspension.

Ladies and gents, Take my advice. Take off your pants and slide on the ice.

www.fineartAE.com check out my pictures

Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia is like that, but it's pretty well-visited, and so not so much of a novelty anymore. I have a book of photographs taken in abandoned subway tunnels, power plants, and bridges in New York that is pretty interesting.

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" The market, like the Lord, helps those who help themselves. But, unlike the Lord, the market does not forgive those who know not what they do."- Warren Buffett

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 25,000 miles

abandoned places actually do make good photos, I've gotten some fantastic shots from those types of properties. though the owners think I'm nuts when I ask to go in and photograph.

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Current Fleet
1987 300TD 300,000 miles Official 2/28/10 <Ip shot; Out of service>
1999 E300D 292,827 30.2MPG
2000 Ford Ranger sisters now
Past
74,80 450SL
84 300SD
86 300E
94 E320 Wagon
All a man looks for in life, A good body and nice suspension.

Ladies and gents, Take my advice. Take off your pants and slide on the ice.

www.fineartAE.com check out my pictures

There are some cool sites on the Internet for urban exploration. Some have some pretty nice photography. I saw one once that had everything shot on 4 x 5 B&W film. Some also have video, if you're interested.

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" The market, like the Lord, helps those who help themselves. But, unlike the Lord, the market does not forgive those who know not what they do."- Warren Buffett

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 25,000 miles

I am interested, Sounds Fascinating, I watched a "then and now" of british Rail Depots that had pictures when they were busy and when they are abandoned

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Current Fleet
1987 300TD 300,000 miles Official 2/28/10 <Ip shot; Out of service>
1999 E300D 292,827 30.2MPG
2000 Ford Ranger sisters now
Past
74,80 450SL
84 300SD
86 300E
94 E320 Wagon
All a man looks for in life, A good body and nice suspension.

Ladies and gents, Take my advice. Take off your pants and slide on the ice.

www.fineartAE.com check out my pictures

I am so disappointed. If you came down I-75 thru Kentucky, you could stop over at our little bit of heaven. Plenty of spare rooms and we are trailer friendly! (we have a rather large one of our own). Sorry to hear Bree is not making the trip with you. Charming young lady. At least you will have plenty of forum members along the route to help you if any issues crop up.

That was a cool film. Thanks.

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" The market, like the Lord, helps those who help themselves. But, unlike the Lord, the market does not forgive those who know not what they do."- Warren Buffett

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 25,000 miles

My instructor, Bryan Papciak, is a very cool guy; I am proud to have him teach me. We talked yesterday and he told me the Bethlehem Steel complex had been bought by the Sands corporation and turned into a casino! He jokingly gave me 25 cents to try my luck in it!

Update: departure date will be May 15th!
I will start contacting people soon.

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"OLIVO" - 1985 SWB 300GD. Bought with 107k kilometers. For sale soon.
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End of the PanAm route, ready to open my car export business! Still ready and willing to meet any Mercedes fans anywhere!

Sweet

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Current Fleet
1987 300TD 300,000 miles Official 2/28/10 <Ip shot; Out of service>
1999 E300D 292,827 30.2MPG
2000 Ford Ranger sisters now
Past
74,80 450SL
84 300SD
86 300E
94 E320 Wagon
All a man looks for in life, A good body and nice suspension.

Ladies and gents, Take my advice. Take off your pants and slide on the ice.

www.fineartAE.com check out my pictures

Departure date pushed to May 20th! Need to say goodbye to a bunch of friends in the area and get some cosmetics done in the car.

Added to the PA road trip is a Cape Cod day trip to say goodbye to BillyBob and Rick Macara (Mercedes TaxiCab).

Like I said, if anyone offers me lodging/food/advice along the way, I would love to help do whatever is needed! Art classes, drawings, small mechanicals, home or garden stuff... even Spanish lessons, you name it!

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"OLIVO" - 1985 SWB 300GD. Bought with 107k kilometers. For sale soon.
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End of the PanAm route, ready to open my car export business! Still ready and willing to meet any Mercedes fans anywhere!

Great stuff - don't forget the camera!

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1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone

Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

What time are you leaving that Friday? We meet up for lunch or dinner on the CT shoreline somewhere.

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."