The search is over! Through a member of this BB, I have aquired a 72 280SEL 4.5 from Schwob in Simi Valley CA. He was the second owner and took very good care of the car over the twenty some years he has had it. He was a very honest man, which was a pleasure since I live in Atlanta GA and considerable time on my part and patience on his part was required to actually close the deal. In fact, it is still in his car whil;e I arrange to get it back East. The car has a beatiful tabacco brown leather interior that was put in a few years ago and has a light gold/bronze paint job, very well done, about 6 years ago. Engine runs great and I had the timing chain replaced in Temecula in preparation for driving it back East. I have named her Suzanne, since she is oh so sexy! Suzanne conjurs up images of a movie star woman in an evening dress who needs to be taken out to the finest restaurant and then afterwards makes love in the surf of a moon lit beach! I just hope she doe not abandon me half way home for some flashy tow truck!

Besides Schwob (Peter), the seller, I would like to thank be459 (David) and MikeTangas (73 280SEL 4.5 owner) for their hospitality. Both are members who I have come to know through this BB and some private e-mails that I was lucky enough to actually meet while in LA for the purchase. be459 really saved me some trouble on my 300TD through this BB and Mike has given me great advice on the 280. It made for a much more enjoyable trip to sit down and have a cup with these guys (David in LA and then Mike & kids in Temecula). I am going to start a thread in the general section about the trip out their and the up and coming drive across country if any one is interested in following it. Aaron Greenburg's posts about going to a concert in his cabriolet is my inspiration and a breath of fresh air to all the nuts and bolts talk that goes on here! The thread is "40 hour work week"

Regards,

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Deezel
87 300TD, 160,000 miles
72 280SEL 4.5, 250,000 miles