Congrats... wow... such a premium.

I heard MB would take our cars back to Germany... strip it down and rebuild
the whole car for $15,000... all done by MB themself.

On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 23:58:29 GMT, "Memphis10c" wrote:

Sounds great! It's fantastic when you get something you have been
hanging on for isn't it. As for how she runs; I just pray that she
doesn't start doing zig-zag )
Mike
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W115 220/8

On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 09:30:38 -0500, "Tiger" wrote:

I'm not sure I would trust M-B to re-build my cars these days Tiger!
Mike
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W126 300SE
W115 220/8

Are you sure about that price and that location? I thought the restoration
shop in Germany was for pre-WWII cars, and the on in California (which I
think they have finished building) is for post-WWII cars. Either way, I'd
think it'd be a lot more than 15 grand, probably more like 60 grand.
Richard
"Tiger" <tiger0002 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

I hope someone who is in a position to know would verify if this is correct.
Getting a rebuilt SD (including paint and interior?) for 15 grand would be a
steal. I'd go out and start buying all the $2000 SD I could find, ship them
off and sell them as new when returned.
"Tiger" <tiger0002 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

"marlinspike" <rishayegan (AT) davidson (DOT) edu> haute in die Tasten:

Mercedes runs a big classic car center in Stuttgart, where they gather
spare parts for old cars. AFAIK they also do every sort of restoration you
can afford. Besides that they buy cars which are regarded as the classics
of the future and restore them. The last car I have heard of was the
Mercedes R107 roadster. As a rule of thumb Mercedes regards their cars
"classic" three decades after their introduction. Actually I do not know if
they also will care for the W123 (introduced in 1976)

Frank

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I heard this from my friend who has a friend who worked for MB dealer... so
I assume the answer is real deal. However, I am not sure the price... I
believe it is $15,000 maybe it is $20,000... and I am positive the car will
be shipped back to MB in Germany.

Tiger wrote:
No way!!!

Besides the fact a fixed price makes no sense a full
restoration is _much_ more expensive if you have to
pay for it - a painting alone can cost more than 15.000.

Juergen

Tiger wrote:
No way!!!

Besides the fact a fixed price makes no sense a full
restoration is _much_ more expensive if you have to
pay for it.


Juergen