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Re: Something's not right
« Reply #25 on: December 30, 2003, 12:41:47 »
Hello Cees,

please enjoy the half glass of wine. Next time we should have a glass together (or a couple of ...  ;) )

Doug is right, the brake pedal shows some wear at the lower right corner which is untypical for a car with that low milage.
Maybe it was driven short-distance only with lots of braking, accelerating and decelerating.[:0]
Whatever, other than that the car looks great. But Doug is right as well; the rear chrome strip behind the wheel arch is missing and I don't like that at all. All pagodas had that and if it is missing the holes have been filled with plaster and the car resprayed...
This should not be necessary on a car with 32000 miles (= 50000 km for the nonamericans among us).

This Geevers guy has very nice other pagodas, have you seen? How do you guys like the light-blue US-280 SL with dark blue interior? Very nice, or? And this car has the chrome strips. But the steering wheel ... oops?

All the best,

Achim
(shabby 230 W113,
 poor 230 W114  :( )
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Re: Something's not right
« Reply #26 on: December 30, 2003, 13:27:12 »
Achim,

The car has been re-sprayed.  However, I do believe the mileage to be approximately correct.  I examined that car for over an hour and thought it to be truly a low mileage car.

While the pictures will not likely detail this, the rocker panel covers were painted green instead of the original black semi gloss.

Best,

Tom

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Re: Something's not right
« Reply #27 on: January 20, 2004, 08:54:33 »
Cees,

Did you ever get a chance to see this car? Is it authentic? Inquiring minds want to know!

Douglas Kim
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Re: Something's not right
« Reply #28 on: January 25, 2004, 06:47:48 »
Hi Doug - no, I did not make the trip yet. Will do when my car is back on the road (soon I hope, sigh...)

Cees Klumper in Amsterdam
'69 white 280 SL automatic
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1969 Mercedes 280 SL automatic
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Re: Something's not right
« Reply #29 on: January 28, 2004, 10:26:46 »
quote:
Originally posted by cees klumper

In this picture something's not right for this car. Can you spot it?

http://www.geevers.nl/catalogue/images/04f.jpg

Cees Klumper in Amsterdam
'69 white 280 SL automatic


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Re: Something's not right
« Reply #30 on: January 28, 2004, 10:29:47 »
quote:
Originally posted by cees klumper

In this picture something's not right for this car. Can you spot it?
As you may notice from my last reply, I'm new here and don't have the formatting figured out yet. I'm excited to participate and share with my Pagoda comprades. To that point, what's up with the hood ornament, that's not right in the picture. ;)


http://www.geevers.nl/catalogue/images/04f.jpg

Cees Klumper in Amsterdam
'69 white 280 SL automatic