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JCM

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Home again!
« on: October 29, 2018, 15:08:22 »
After 20 months of restoration, my 1970 280 SL is home for a shakeout/break-in visit.  In 28 years of ownership, it has never looked this good.  It will go back to Gus for final tuning and to retrieve the hard top which is still being re-done.

For anyone who is having a car restored, the wait is worth it!

John
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Re: Home again!
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2018, 15:19:33 »
Congratulations and welcome home to your beautiful SL! Must be a great feeling to get behind the wheel again.

John
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Re: Home again!
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2018, 15:40:08 »
Congratulations John!

We have a local C&C on Sunday, November 4th at Brookshire Bros.  8 - 11 am.  Hopefully you can bring it out.  If not, bring it by the house when you are out "exercising" the car and have a few minutes.  I would love to see it "up close and personal".

Norm
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Re: Home again!
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2018, 15:52:54 »
Thanks Norm,

Will do.  John
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Re: Home again!
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2018, 16:30:11 »
Congrats John she looks grand! Enjoy and make up for lost time. I can see you smiling now :)

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Re: Home again!
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2018, 18:27:35 »
Very nice John.  Hopefully you will have a mild winter and will be able to exercise it well over the next few months.👏 ;)
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Re: Home again!
« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2018, 20:48:28 »
Looks very nice!   Looks like you have black hub caps?  So your hard top is black?   Maybe those are dark blue? 

What color white is that.  I assume 717 or 050?

Enjoy!
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Re: Home again!
« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2018, 14:19:55 »
Kampala,

Yes they are black and the hardtop will be black also.  The car did not originally come with a hard top, it was acquired by a previous owner.  The color is 050.  I've attached a "before" picture from February 2017, the day before it went to the restorer.  Big difference.

John
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Re: Home again!
« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2018, 17:11:31 »
what a beautiful improvement!
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