Anybody know anything about that Mercedes Motoring Hippy dude out in LA with his restoration business? Seems to me that other than defacing all their cars with those awful pinstripes which I hate - they appear to do a wonderful job on these cars. I would think he's been around long enough now to have built up a reputation around the quality of his work or no? I don't mean the cosmetic aspects which are awesome but the mechanical/functional side. Does anybody on the forum know of any owners of his products and wether or not they hold up as well as one would think from the pictures? Not that I'm in the market for one. I'll probably never be but it would be nice to think that there is such a resource out there.

- Peter.

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Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

Two of my MBs bought used have had pinstripes on them. The painted-on ones are the ones you want. The pinstriped decals don't fare so well over time.

Yeah, the ones on my 300SD don't look so sharp anymore .

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

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See him all the time in my neighborhood in his green coupe. Seinfeld has two of his cars, that must tell you enough.

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

I knew Seinfeld was a Porsche enthusiast. I didn't know he likes Mercedes as well. Which models does he have?

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83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

Isn't he in some sort of SL in one of those "Men in cars" episodes?

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

Interesting info. Seems like he may have a quality operation then.

- Peter.

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2021 Chevrolet Spark
Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

Don't want any pinstripes on a Mercedes. They are hideous in my opinion.

- Peter.

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2021 Chevrolet Spark
Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

That was a red 1970 280SL, which was on loan from a NYC-area vintage car dealership for that episode.

At one time he had an AMG E60 that was in the MB Classic Center in Irvine, CA.

I've seen several of the Men in Cars episodes on YouTube.

He drives his 6.3 in one of them, and I think a Pagoda SL in another.

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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".

The 6.3 was from the Classic Center, but not his.

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.

No to pinstripes. My SEC has one that's molded into the metal.

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Hm. I like how my car has pinstripe on top of that body line... I think it sets it off. Sadly mine was done with tape and is getting rough in places, especially on the fuel filler door.

-J

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Tesla Model 3. 205,000 miles. Been to 48 states!
Past: A fleet of VW TDIs.... including a V10,a Dieselgate Passat, and 2 ECOdiesels.
2014 Cadillac ELR
2013 Fiat 500E.

That I did not know. He was with a comedian that I recognized, but couldn't remember the name. They were driving in the Beverly Hills area.

The one with the Pagoda SL was the episode in Manhattan with Alec Baldwin.

They're worth finding on YouTube and watching.

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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".