Amazing video! A Couple of REAL classics !!!

Original Classic Car Owner

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Tempting you to violate your rule against marriage?

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

All I can say is WOW! There's a woman who nows how to take care of both herself and her car.

Thanks VERY much for posting it Jim.

I saw a similar video not long ago about a lady and her 57 Chevy. It was great, but this one is an order of magnitude greater for both the car and the owner.

This lady has come to attention quite some time ago as well. There was an overall picture of the car then presented .

It still looked pretty good. I at the time thought that even with the cost of extensive mechanical work to keep it up over the years it still would have good end point value.

I saw or read no indication that she had updated any systems either. Nor was the overall accumulated milage mentioned.

I read a story last year about Pebble Beach, where the car had a flat before the concours and they had to ship one out to California pretty fast.

Wonder if its original? The Packards of that era were very very well built.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Gotta love that "Ox-blood" colored interior!

According to this Hemings site, the Packard is a 1930 which she has owned since 1949. She is now 103 and still driving al be it not not the roadster.

Packard 740 | Hemmings Daily

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2014 C250 21,XXX my new DD ** 2013 GLK 350 18,000 Wife's new DD**

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- When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.

Wonderful lady with a charming sense of humor, beautiful car too. Kudos for her for keeping that car up and in beautiful condition, may they be together for many many more years!

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1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

Thanks for sharing.

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Jim

Very cool, now that's keeping a car a long time!

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

We had a guest Preacher at Church last Sunday that is 100 years old and still preaching and writing books. It was great to see a man of his age getting around as well as he was. Praise Jesus.

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She must be 102 at least by now - I saw this ages ago

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



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

And then there was the Packard....

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85' 300D No inspection, No registration fees, Cheap insurance
"If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're going to see some serious %$&^."

The glory of Detroit.

"There is Packard and Mercedes and then there is just everything else".
Quote from the former curator of the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum.

Last year at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum I worked on a project that had me under the hood of all museum owned cars. There were many that I fought the latch and hood to open them and close them. That includes 3 Model J Duesenbergs and a Pierce Arrow. The best hood to open and close was the V12 1936 Packard Victoria Convertible. The handles turned with little effort. Unlatched the hood mechanism did not catch on anything when raising the hood. Then in closing the hood it lowered into a very positive location. (the hoods on most can be moved all over) Then with the hood down just turn the handle to the latched position. No wrestling the hood to get the latch to engage. (Duesenbergs are the worst hoods that I have dealt with)

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Current:
1985 300D aka Miss Margaret
1991 300SE aka Alarice
1995 SL320 aka Samantha
1997 K1500 Silverado
Past:
1999 E300 ex-wife got it and let her son ruin it
1984 190 2.3 ex-wife got it and let her son destroy a great car
1985 300D (CA version) aka Maybelline lost to deer at high speed.
1981 300D aka Madeline (went to salvage at near 400k) rusty, yet best car I ever drove
Wishlist:
McFarlan TV6 (only a few privately owned)
ReVere with Rochester engine
1917 Premier (only one left)