280SL in Laos

[Thierry du Laos]

Step by step...

[Mike K]

Well done, it's looking fantastic!

Best,

Mike

[Thierry du Laos]

Thanks, not yet finished!!!!!!!!!!

Still many bits missing....
And lots of time. But has to be well done, because its very important for the final look!

[Thierry du Laos]

Getting around details now....





And drove around the car for first time. But not too far, because I need to register now...

[neelyrc]

The car looks fantastic!  Congratulations on a great job.
Ralph

[mmizesko]

Thierry,

What a fantastic outcome for a difficult project.  You have my respect.

Mike Mizesko

[Thierry du Laos]

Hi all,
Just want to give you some feed back.
The car is 99% finished. Just needs the door handles and soft top.
I had a problem of hot engine for a long time, and when I drove her in the traffic jam at 35C in town, I got stuck.
In the end I found out that the timing was out by 20 degrees. Incredible. I think the previuos owner had adjusted the timing but took the wrong scale on the crankshaft. It is incredible that the engine was runing like that!!!!
However now the car is not hot and runs like a bullet!!!!!




Just need now to go and register the car.

[GGR]

What a fantastic job! You must feel quit relieved to have reached that point!. I really like the color combination, very classy!

Is that a Traction cabriolet in the background? If so is it a real one? What is its story?

[Thierry du Laos]

Now the car is registered and has a new soft top!

[star63]

Congratulations!

The car looks great and the top fits extremely well!

[peterm]

Hint  White shoe polish will clean up those sidewalls nicely! 

[Thierry du Laos]

Thanks for the hint, I will try!

[Shvegel]

I use Laquer thinner or Acetone on whitewalls.  Works great.

[cfm65@me.com]

Well done Thierry,
She is really looking great.
Regards
Chris
Cape Town