Or should I say "what WE did"... a buddy of mine directed me to a 1968 280SL last April supposedly rust free but in need of a "cosmetic" restoration. Over a Saturday morning coffee with my dad, he urged me to buy it to "fix up". We actually bought it together and worked on it together...mostly after work and on weekends along with some invaluable help from friends including another forum member here, Urban Janssen. In the end, it was a California car with all original body panels and yes...never, ever rusted. For those who know me, they know I'm not much of a mechanic (my brother has owned a transmission shop since 1974...go figure) so I guess I ended up as the General Contractor in this instance. Some work we did ourselves, and some was left to the specialists (including paint). My Light Ivory 230SL did not need as much work as this one so a great deal of the effort was new to me and in turn, many members of the Forum (John-49'er, Alfred, George Des, Michael, Naj and others) really came through for me on this project.
Aside from the photos below of my dad at work (he'll be 92 in January) and the car in Urban's garage...check out the link to the finished photos ...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/103831946@N07/sets/72157636369515235/Since these were taken, we have replaced the heat-defrost levers and the steering wheel with a new one from MB. CONSTRUCTIVE criticism is welcomed!
Kevin
