Author Topic: New member introductions (Read 908505 times)

Mike Hughes · « **Reply #1100 on:** December 02, 2017, 23:02:21 »

"The chase is sometimes as much fun as the restoration or ownership."

How true! I first tried to buy my 230SL from the original owner in 1989. A friend and client with a faster draw and fatter checkbook beat me to it. Every time he came in to do business with me I would ask, "Hey Marvin, you ready to sell that Mercedes yet?" 14 years later he rang me up and asked, "Hey Mike, you ready to buy that Mercedes yet?"

wolfi · « **Reply #1101 on:** December 04, 2017, 17:53:18 »

Hello from germany,
my name is Wolfgang an I live in the nice town Münster , I 'm a fan of the Pagoda for many years, had some in the 80's and 90's, now i'am back as a owner of these beautiful cars again .
I bought my 280 SL, US import in holland a year ago, there some little things to fix, but overall a very nice and rustfree example .
Every other year I visit the states , mostly I visit california and Texas where my brother lives in the hill country near san antonio .
As another classic I drive a 86 300SL Typ 107 .
What I read here shows this is an exellent place to talk about the beautiful pagoda,

Best regards
Wolfgang

Jonny B · « **Reply #1102 on:** December 05, 2017, 04:02:46 »

Wolfgang,
Welcome to the group!

What part of California do you visit? There is a large group here in San Diego, and would be very glad to be able to meet you if you come to this area.

wolfi · « **Reply #1103 on:** December 05, 2017, 07:04:30 »

Jonny,
most of my visits go to the area south of LA, Danapoint, San Clemente Beach , Carlsbad, so I will be arround the corner, i would really appriciate to meet some Pagoda friends.
As soon as I know when my next visit will be I will let you know, right now we have typically grey ugly winter weather here in germany and the radio played " california dreaming " from the mamas and papas .

Best regards
Wolfgang

Jonny B · « **Reply #1104 on:** December 05, 2017, 16:36:00 »

Right around the corner indeed! I am in San Marcos, two towns to the east of Carlsbad.

Have a wonderful holiday season! And keep us posted.

Rolf-Dieter ✝︎ · « **Reply #1105 on:** December 20, 2017, 00:47:20 »

Welcome to our Group Wolfgang,

You live about 1/2 hour from my brother. Last July I visited my brother. Also perhaps you know Heinrich B. He lives in Georgsmarienhütte,and he is a member of the Pagodetreff.de site. I was fortunate last July to travel with Heinrich and his wife (with two Pagoda’s) to Enkirch to be part of the 2017 Mosel Tour and meet many fine Members of the Pagodetreff.de group.

Once again Welcome,

Dieter

Fröliche Weinachten und einen guten Rutsch ins Neue Jahr!

icebone · « **Reply #1106 on:** December 25, 2017, 04:45:49 »

Hello all,

icebone here, new member (just joined) in Menlo Park, CA (Bay Area / Silicon Valley). I'm hoping to get my first pagoda shortly -- I will post some questions about the one I'm looking at in the general discussions. Merry Christmas all!

Cheers
icebone

Jonny B · « **Reply #1107 on:** December 25, 2017, 16:18:57 »

Icebone

Merry Christmas to you! Welcome to the group.

Be sure to make sure of the search function, there is a wealth of information out here, and a friendly cadre of folks just waiting to answer questions.

And of course - post pictures, we just love pictures.

dwmartine · « **Reply #1108 on:** January 14, 2018, 15:26:26 »

Hi all,

I have been a member for some time while I researched my first Pagoda. I didn’t limit my search to 280’s but it is what I ultimately purchased. I was looking for a rust free, as original as possible but most importantly correct in any work done on the car. Obviously hard to find especially with a budget in mind. I looked at or had some one look at a dozen or two.

I found my car in Las Vegas his fall. It was consigned to a collector car dealer but I dealt directly with the owner. It is a 1969 280SL with 80,000 original miles. Color is blue (903H) with MB- Tex parchment (145) interior. The car had a bare metal repaint along with some other work (windshield, new body rubber seals, leather seats) back in 2007. The car is in very good shape but once I get it out of winter storage I have some things I want to work on and sort out. Overall very happy with my purchase and now being a “true” member of this fine group.

I will post a few photos.

Regards,

David Martine
Annandale, NJ
1969 280SL, 903H, 145
2014 CLS 550C

dwmartine · « **Reply #1109 on:** January 14, 2018, 15:33:10 »

Folks,

A few more pictures of my recent purchase. It is definitely a hard color to photograph.

David Martine
1969 280SL, 903H, 145
2014 CLS550C

Garry · « **Reply #1110 on:** January 14, 2018, 22:23:23 »

Welcome to the Group David,

It looks like a very nice Pagoda, congratulations on your buy.

Garry
Membership Administrator

neelyrc · « **Reply #1111 on:** January 14, 2018, 22:40:56 »

Congratulations on your recent purchase David and welcome to the group. The car looks great.

Jonny B · « **Reply #1112 on:** January 15, 2018, 02:13:55 »

Let me add my congratulations on finding what appears to be a very nice Pagoda. And, of course, welcome to the group! Keep us posted on your "things I want to sort out" process.

Arjun · « **Reply #1113 on:** January 21, 2018, 16:46:46 »

A few pictures

Rolf-Dieter ✝︎ · « **Reply #1114 on:** January 21, 2018, 17:38:07 »

Welcome back to our Group Aashish! Glad to see you managed to get your Full Membership Renewal set up again.

Looks like a nice car you found, good luck with everything.

Dieter

PS. If you like to update your Pagoda World Magazine collection (looks like you missed 1 or 2~ during your short absence) I give you the link below showing the ones we have Back issues of. We now issue 2 PW each year our last one was #21. As you know we not only have great stories in our magazine, also good tehnical information on our cars as shared by our members. You should get your next one around March.

Check here ---> https://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?topic=11537.0

j14860 · « **Reply #1115 on:** January 21, 2018, 22:50:49 »

Hello,
I have a 71 280 sl 4 speed w/ac, with hardtop. 82k original miles. I look forward to helpful tips. This car has been in my family since 1972 and was a California car till 5 years ago when it came to Texas and is tucked away.
David

Jonny B · « **Reply #1116 on:** January 22, 2018, 02:26:55 »

David,

Welcome! I am sure you will find what you are looking for regarding a Pagoda here.

I would highly recommend you get familiar with the main search function, just to the right of the "home" button, it will be you friend.

And of course, post some pictures, we just love to see pictures!
Good luck.

csjose · « **Reply #1117 on:** February 03, 2018, 21:46:59 »

Hello,
My name is Jose Altuve .....now I became FULL Member.
I used to have a 280SL 1971 when I was living in Venezuela....past century

Currently I don't have a Pagoda ....not yet ......looking for a 280SL 1971 gold,tan leather,ivory steering wheel and standard shift..........is not that much.
I live in Texas but currently in South Florida visiting grand children where I hope to meet some of the Pagoda owners.
I have not spotted a Pagoda on Miami streets...........but sure some of them will show up in a moment.

Best wishes for all the group and good luck in life !

Garry · « **Reply #1118 on:** February 03, 2018, 22:53:48 »

Welcome to the Group Jose,

As I think has been said to you before, don't necessarily limit your your search to the needle in the haystack and thus potentially miss on a really good vehicle because it is the wrong colour or wrong model of the Pagoda. Each has its own + and - and owner ship of any one of them is good.

Seek the help of the member here especially if you think you have one you are willing to buy, we will all point out its faults that helps in negotiation and a final decision to buy.

And last but definitely not least, we love photos here so post up photos for all to see when you find the one.

Garry
Membership Administrator

mrtzmd · « **Reply #1119 on:** February 13, 2018, 20:24:18 »

Hello everyone,
I have a 66' 250Sl back in my possession after several years (long story...) and I am grappling with the daunting task of undergoing a full refurbishment/restoration. I am in the San Diego (north county) area and wound really appreciate any help from the locals to begin my adventure. This site is fantastic as I visited here frequently around 15 yrs ago and now I am back!
Cheers
Mauricio

neelyrc · « **Reply #1120 on:** February 14, 2018, 00:18:42 »

Welcome back Mauricio. We are patient readers if you want to recount your "long story." All the best with your refurbishment/restoration. You will find a lot of help in the tech manual and from experts here on the forum....and, we love pictures!

Jonny B · « **Reply #1121 on:** February 14, 2018, 03:04:32 »

Mauricio,

There are a number of us crazy people here in North County SD. That would be very willing to pitch in a hand. Just contact me through the forum, and we can work from there.

csjose · « **Reply #1122 on:** February 14, 2018, 04:07:59 »

Thanks Garry.

mrtzmd · « **Reply #1123 on:** February 14, 2018, 07:19:12 »

Thank you for the kind welcome. Jonny, I will be reaching out to you soon!

tonytahl · « **Reply #1124 on:** February 16, 2018, 00:29:01 »

Hi All,

I am a new member as of January 2018 and live in San Diego. I have a 69 280SL automatic with a/c that I found next to a barn in Santee, CA 20 years ago. I have enjoyed driving it throughout the years and never expected the price to jump as much as it has in recent years. I am currently restoring the car completely but taking my time to do it right. I have had Hjeltness Restoration do the work to date, Eric has been very helpful and a wealth of knowledge. Hjeltness is located in Northern San Diego county and is very well known in the MB community. Always enjoy stopping by and talking shop. Here is a picture with 2 magnificent vehicles that Eric has worked on, maybe one day I can add one of these to my collection. Last thing is paint and interior and my 280 will be fully restored. The original color is 903H so I have been painting everything with 903 blue while restoring, engine bay, wheel wells, undercarriage, etc. Looking forward to getting to know everyone and sharing info.

Tony

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