Well. I bought 'Darcy' my 1967 230SL about 5 years ago (below) and I have to say that I have loved having her. She needed some attention, like most good ladies, but she was in pretty fine fettle to start with. Recently I gave her a new coat for her 50th birthday and I have to say she is now pretty much pefect. So, just when I had run out of things to on her my wife comes home and tells me that she has seen another poor little lady.
So, it starts again, from Monday, if all goes well I will be the owner of two 230 SLs! The new one is a sad looking white body with a good blue interior, she has wrong wheel trims, wrong floor panels, a deteriorating hard top, a very dirty and unloved engine bay and she wont currently start, I havent seen the soft-top yet but am assuming it needs replacing, so it looks like I may be busy. I got her cheap though.
I am planning on doing as much on her myself as I can, but will rely on experts for some of the jobs, such as a re-spray, which in this case will result in a new colour of possibly a pale metalic blue, that choice is a long way off though. I also plan on bringing her back to a top quality standard, whether I keep her or sell her will be decided when she is done.
I will post some pictures when I get them as I know that you all love a good story.
