Sold Der Führerwagen is FINALLY sold - Suggestions for replacement invited - Caution: No Diesels!

[wuvvum]

Seth MacFarlane is surprisingly good at doing cars.  There's an episode of Family Guy with both a Saab 9-5 and a 205 GTI in it.

[steveo3002]

Seth MacFarlane is surprisingly good at doing cars.  There's an episode of Family Guy with both a Saab 9-5 and a 205 GTI in it.

think he has /had a delorean at one point too

[5speedracer]

AV is an area registration code for Aberdeen.

Fascinating fact.

 

1972 was pre oil-boom and Mercs were expensive. Possibly supplied new by Aberdeen's Mercedes main dealer who used to be on King Street. Called John Weir. A right shower of snooty fuckers.

By the bus depot. Don't look for it now. Flattened to make, erm, flats.

Sorry to piss in your punchbowl but you're wrong and wrong.

 

AV of that vintage is East Anglia, Ipswich area.

 

The MB dealer in Aberdeen of that era was Callanders who were exactly where you said. John Weir expanded out from Grangemouth, not arriving an Aberdeen until the late'90s/early '00s.

 

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[rantingYoof]

Seth MacFarlane is surprisingly good at doing cars. There's an episode of Family Guy with both a Saab 9-5 and a 205 GTI in it.

He did a marvellous XC70 for an American Dad episode too.

 

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[Felly Magic]

Seth MacFarlane is surprisingly good at doing cars.  There's an episode of Family Guy with both a Saab 9-5 and a 205 GTI in it.

There was even a dual door Northern Counties bodied Volvo Olympian in one where they hit London

[JeeExEll]

Sorry to piss in your punchbowl but you're wrong and wrong.

 

AV of that vintage is East Anglia, Ipswich area.

 

The MB dealer in Aberdeen of that era was Callanders who were exactly where you said. John Weir expanded out from Grangemouth, not arriving an Aberdeen until the late'90s/early '00s.

 

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No worries, piss away mate, I don't drink that shit.

 

My folks had newish 1970s Abdn-regd cars on AV plates, check AV reg out on Wiki. Orkney man goes to Aberdeen to buy a Merc probability? Maybe he did go to Ipswich.

[davocano]

I was about to add an hilarious* comment regarding Wednesday afternoon Mercedes-Benz production but it would have made even less sense than this post. Whatsoever.

 

My cat's breath smells like cat food.

 

In other news: GO ABERDEEN!

[JeeExEll]

^ Add it

[davocano]

Nah man, I don't want to make a mess on Junkman's nice and tidy thread.

 

Oh. I already have  

[treehugger]

Agreed. A classic car auction would make more sense, or just ringing a specialist Merc breaker.

 

But not the bridge. That's £150 and it'll be gone. 

 

These will be worth a bastard fortune before long, particularly as Mercedes follows BMW and Audi into the abyss of a Big Brother watching customer base.

 

'Do you remember when........'

£150? Bloody hell, some banger drivers will give you more than that! (sharp intake of breath)

[Junkman]

The car is going to Lake View Garage.

 

I'm a stupid man. What can I do?

[Jim Bell]

The car is going to Lake View Garage.

 

I'm a stupid man. What can I do?

At least the view will be noice. If you like lakes.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Yeah, that's fucked.

 

To be fair, it's probably the interior that's holding the car together.

[Junkman]

To be fair, it's a lot more than the interior that's holding it together.

A lot.

 

In all fairness, it's NOT FUCKED and very restorable.

The only thing I'm concerned with is that I, that's me personally in my personal life circumstances at this moment, can't stem it.

That's not the car's fault.

 

Is this now understood?

[drum]

This is a lovely old car.

If only it was diesel it would be perfect...

[eddyramrod]

This is a lovely old car.

If only it was an Oldsmobile it would be perfect...

EFA

[treehugger]

To be fair, it's a lot more than the interior that's holding it together.

A lot.

 

In all fairness, it's NOT FUCKED and very restorable.

The only thing I'm concerned with is that I, that's me personally in my personal life circumstances at this moment, can't stem it.

That's not the car's fault.

 

Is this now understood?

tbh I thought "What's wrong with it for an MOT apart from mega rust?"

but didnt want to betray my ignorance, so kept quiet.

[Junkman]

What's wrong with it...

 

As far as I can see:

 

- The outer sills are completely rotten away. However, the inner sills have still the shiny black factory coating on them.

 

- Those jacking thingies are completely gone.

 

- The floors appear to be solid enough, they might need some minor patching here and there.

 

- The chassis beams, which aren’t really made from chassis material, appear to be fairly good

and only need minor patching as far as I can see.

 

- The box sections behind the sills, inboard of the rear wheel houses, are rotten to bits.

 

- The left and right cavities of the boot floor, where they meet the tip ends, are completely gone.

 

- The front wings are complete rubbish, but I do have a pair of excellent used replacements.

 

- The exhaust is missing. I.e., there is none.

 

- The car was running until the front to back fuel pipes burst. Thus it hasn’t been running in three years.

I think getting it running again would be a game changer. If this isn’t possible, it’s merely going to be a parts car,

because forget about tinkering with that shit, everything drivetrain costs a bloody fortune.

 

 

So I am under no illusions, that this would be a major piece of work, not merely some prodding with a small hammer.

But it isn't a hopelessly rotten heap. I'd be happy to drive it to Lake View in two weeks time, if I could get it running

and sorted the brakes.

 

 

We haven’t spoken of paint yet. It will need a complete respray, not least because its original colour is hideous.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

It will need a complete respray, not least because its original colour is hideous.

 

 

A rare colour, but unfortunately not rare enough. 

[Junkman]

In fact, on the International Mercedes Register, there is only one other car in this colour known to exist - a Pagoda.

I'd be happy to send the owner a letter congratulating him to having the only one now.

[Guest Hooli]

Is this running yet?

[Junkman]

 

Must buy Junkman's Benz!

 

 

 

EFA

[eddyramrod]

Must buy Huggy as Aversion Theraphy!

EFA

[DodgeRover]

Excuse me for being thick (again) have Lake View Garage (sounds so much nicer than Pit Row Motors doesn't it) bought it or are they casting an estimating eye over it for you?

 

The injection system would probably be ok given that when it was laid up we still had proper fuel with no water or ethanol in it.

Are fuel lines an oddity or can you remake them in copper?

[Junkman]

Lake View Garage will have a proper look at it and provide a proper verdict.

 

The car was running three years ago, so plenty of unleaded went through the Bosch.

 

The fuel lines are standard steel piping. Hence they corrode with much enthusiasm.

Typically you'd replace them with aluminium piping.

[warren t claim]

The first Mercedes I ever drove back in 1990 was a 280SE automatic with a floor shift change like that one.

 

It still exists in a state of advanced decomposition behind the fence here...

 

[Junkman]

I CAN HAZ GLOD STAR!

 

IT'S POPLAR!

[warren t claim]

I CAN HAZ GLOD STAR!

 

IT'S POPLAR!

Don't get too excited. I got a gold star for threatening to kill a millennial snowflake with a spade. 

[Squire_Dawson]

If the GGG cannot get this old crate running I shall terminate my membership forthwith.

[D Spares & Tyres]

If the GGG cannot get this old crate running I shall terminate my membership forthwith.

It's a ancient Merc not a Stratovarius.