Author Topic: At Last-We are Pagoda Owners  (Read 3054 times)

miltnme

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At Last-We are Pagoda Owners
« on: October 19, 2006, 11:14:52 »
dear friends,

yes, it's true, my wife and i are finally the proud parents of alittle 1970 280sl (auto) PAGODA. she is currently having some major plastic surgery done, with a nip and tuck here and there, she won't be ready for her "coming out party" until early spring, yippee! 8)

we can hardly wait to join the Sunday Drives in the Bay Area! :oops:

we owe a big THANKS to Bill Childers (aka LONGTOOTH) and Tom Colitt, for all their assistance, along with thanking everyone else on this forum, we could not have done it without all of you. (we could, but we would have made some very bad mistakes along the way).

many thanks again!
jonathan and heidi  :oops:

1970 280sl (auto)
2006 ML350
2005 Mini CooperS
1999 C230 Kompressor

JamesL

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Re: At Last-We are Pagoda Owners
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2006, 11:49:21 »
oh, god. Whatever you do, don't buy a 1970 Auto

The guys in Sindelfingen knew they were moving on to make the Panzerwagen and all the 1970s are the equivalent of Friday afternoon cars, lemons, if you will. Avoid them like the plague, all the makers were drunk, bored or being retrained on the 107 in 1970


Did we not mention this earlier? ;)
James L
Oct69 RHD 280 in DB906 with cognac leather

Kenneth Gear

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Re: At Last-We are Pagoda Owners
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2006, 16:00:51 »
Congratulations! How about some pics?

Ken G
1971 280 SL
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Ken G
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miltnme

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Re: At Last-We are Pagoda Owners
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2006, 17:21:46 »
hi friends

once i have some pictures, i will gladly share them with you all!

once again, many thanks for your support and assistance with regards to our pagoda purchase, it really paid off for us!

jonathan

Longtooth

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Re: At Last-We are Pagoda Owners
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2006, 00:57:56 »
Jonathan (& Heidi of course)... glad I could be of a little help in your long endeavor.  Congrats... and I know you're car's now in the best hands possible.

Longtooth
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bsimaz

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Re: At Last-We are Pagoda Owners
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2006, 12:20:52 »
Way to go.  Hope to see it soon.


Bill Simaz
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