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Brookie
Joined: 28 Sep 2009 Posts: 30 Location: Western Australia
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47p2
Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 2009 Location: Glasgow
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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 11:17 am Post subject: |
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As far as I know Mercedes will supply parts for all their previous models.
I have a mate who works for a Mercedes dealership and he had to send to Germany for a brakepipe for a Gullwing, at the same time a waterpump was ordered for a modern C-Class. You guessed it, the brake pipe arrived the next day and the waterpump arrived 4 days later _________________ ROVER
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Brookie
Joined: 28 Sep 2009 Posts: 30 Location: Western Australia
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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 11:20 am Post subject: |
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You are correct- MB will supply parts for any vehicle they ever made.
Pre 1950s not cheap but most parts are reasonable
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Dirty Habit
Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 398 Location: West Midlands, UK
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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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Brookie wrote: | You are correct- MB will supply parts for any vehicle they ever made.
Pre 1950s not cheap but most parts are reasonable
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It was some years ago, but I was able to buy a new door shell for my 170sv and it took three days to my front door _________________ 1964 International Harvester |
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22429 Location: UK
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Dirty Habit
Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 398 Location: West Midlands, UK
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Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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Looks as though it may be for sale on Ebay.......if it is the same one. _________________ 1964 International Harvester |
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BigHealey
Joined: 19 May 2008 Posts: 76
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victor 101
Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Posts: 446 Location: East Yorkshire
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Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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Seems like a lot of money for a pile of bits rescued from a scrap yard. |
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47p2
Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 2009 Location: Glasgow
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Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:19 am Post subject: |
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These projects always start with plenty of enthusiasm and soon fade....Shame really, I hope it gets restored _________________ ROVER
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scott_budds
Joined: 20 Nov 2008 Posts: 175 Location: Norwich
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Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:01 am Post subject: |
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Yes shame, I think its so much easier to strip a car down then to start to put back together. Its also hard to keep the momentum up when it takes such a long time to restore a car. Places like this are really good for helping each other to keep your chin up.
Respect to you all!!
Buddsy _________________ Im looking for an Elan plus 2 for my next resto project...if you see one think of me please!! |
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Nic Jarman
Joined: 05 Oct 2008 Posts: 1031 Location: Stoke by Clare, Suffolk
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Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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Time invested = end result.
I like to get one bit at a time done, after all if we break the job down into small bits we have little victories and satisfaction that it has been done right. I wonder how many restos get started and never finished? _________________ 1936 Morris 8 Series 1
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scott_budds
Joined: 20 Nov 2008 Posts: 175 Location: Norwich
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Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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Lots I bet (get started and never get finished). There are lots of Lotus Esprits like the one I am restoring that people start to do a V8 conversion. Its a really difficult conversion and you end up with a car thats financially worth less as its not original. Not as quick in most cases either!
Buddsy _________________ Im looking for an Elan plus 2 for my next resto project...if you see one think of me please!! |
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47p2
Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 2009 Location: Glasgow
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Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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Nothing in over a year, I wonder if this old Mercedes survived _________________ ROVER
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Nic Jarman
Joined: 05 Oct 2008 Posts: 1031 Location: Stoke by Clare, Suffolk
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Maybe the 3amigos have discovered girls and beer? _________________ 1936 Morris 8 Series 1
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47p2
Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 2009 Location: Glasgow
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Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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Nic Jarman wrote: | Maybe the 3amigos have discovered girls and beer? |
They'll grow out of that soon enough when they find running and old fintail is less expensive _________________ ROVER
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