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I just re-discovered this car having last watched your project thread waaaaay back in 2008! Amazed to see it's still going - so cool to see.
I just found myself back on this forum for the first time since then (I moved to Canada for a year and never came back!) and have had a couple of W115s of my own in the mean time.
Anyway, keep up the good work - looking forward to seeing this old gal be reborn!
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madmog
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 46
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Mar 25, 2021 12:34:00 GMT
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A nice /8 will get comments like, "Ah good old solid Mercedes they were made to last". The reality though, unless the car was kept submerged in a vat of oil, is that someone has spent years playing 'find yet another hidden rust trap', cutting out metal and welding in new to get/keep it on the road.
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Mar 25, 2021 14:04:44 GMT
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Brilliant to see progress on your project,
Really enjoy "metalwork" on any thread, the levels of skill on this forum can be fantastic,
Looking forward to seeing future updates again now,
Nigel
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BMW E39 525i Sport
BMW E46 320d Sport Touring (now sold on.)
BMW E30 325 Touring (now sold on.)
BMW E30 320 Cabriolet (Project car - currently for sale.)
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Mar 31, 2021 19:54:59 GMT
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I just re-discovered this car having last watched your project thread waaaaay back in 2008! Amazed to see it's still going - so cool to see. I just found myself back on this forum for the first time since then (I moved to Canada for a year and never came back!) and have had a couple of W115s of my own in the mean time. Anyway, keep up the good work - looking forward to seeing this old gal be reborn! Welcome back to RR! Hope it felt like coming home, this forum always does to me. Thanks for the positive words, it's a bit of a slow burner this project! Recently I've been thinking about what to do with it, whether I have the time to do such a massive project, and various difficult realities. My reaction has been to put it in a corner and think about it when I've finished the Patrol project. A nice /8 will get comments like, "Ah good old solid Mercedes they were made to last". The reality though, unless the car was kept submerged in a vat of oil, is that someone has spent years playing 'find yet another hidden rust trap', cutting out metal and welding in new to get/keep it on the road. Oh yes, they may have built old Mercedes out of nice thick steel but it still loves to rot like any other car! Brilliant to see progress on your project, Really enjoy "metalwork" on any thread, the levels of skill on this forum can be fantastic, Looking forward to seeing future updates again now, Nigel Cheers! I'm enjoying learning new skills. I can't promise an update any time soon as all my free time is taken by my Patrol OM606 conversion, but I'm looking forward to being able to focus on it next. |
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About due an update aren't we?  |
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stealthstylz
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 174
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I heard he's recreated the entire floorpan using structural leather sewn together with carbon fibre.
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