Author Topic: Grease pencil marks behind headlights  (Read 2965 times)

badali

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Grease pencil marks behind headlights
« on: July 05, 2015, 23:53:30 »
While changing my head lights I took a picture of the grease pencil marks still present after nearly 50 years.  A neat little artifact left behind at the factory...
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Jonny B

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Re: Grease pencil marks behind headlights
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2015, 01:56:59 »
Automotive archeology! Cool stuff.
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Re: Grease pencil marks behind headlights
« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2015, 11:20:44 »
I noticed when I stripped down my seats (Dark Red Leather) they had matching numbers ( 3 digits) probably Grease Pencil on each piece of leather. (Which I saved for posterity).
Also when stripping down the Dashboard the same numbers appeared on the backside of each piece also the door panels.
this way I know it is all original from the factory.
they could be elsewhere but I have not seen any as of yet.

just for information for those who never stripped out major parts of there SL's.
Mine is a 1971 280Sl (Mfg 2/71)

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