Possumblog

Hmm, the moronitude runs deep with this one. It sounds like you have a brother from a different mother on the far side of the globe.

Oh, and that's just one of a whole heaping WAD of slow square iron he has around his place. I bow before his superior collecting skills.

Must I remind you of the classic Mercedes that has zero, nada, none, zip miles driven since 1987 that may be had for merely picking it up? Act now and show up that real Southerner by taking advantage of this limited time offer and we'll throw in absolutely free, our fine collection of used metric bolts, nuts and lockwashers a $2.95 value absolutely free. Did I mention all this can yours for free?

Yes, you DID mention that, and then you said someone was coming to get it! What happened!?

As is often the case, persons do not take advantage of really good deals. The person who was to take the Mercedes has let himself be distracted by selling his house, moving to a rental and building a new house. Some people just can't get their priorities straight.

I have asked this before, but because I can't remember anything, exactly what would be required to make the Free Mercedes driveable?

Hmmm...I never thought about it before, but I guess OZ is REALLY the "Deep South."

But although I'm not much of a car restorer, even *I* would think about that car our Aussie friend has found.

It does sound like a nifty find.

Thing is, it doesn't need restoring. It looks like it drove off the showroom floor. I bought it without even switching on the engine, because the last thing you do is switch on the engine of a car that has been standing. After careful analysis of fluids, changing the coolant and re-connecting the battery, I hazarded a turn of the key. Crank, crank, throaty 244 hum. On the way home, the suspension had that vibrato-like springiness that is lacking in older, more worn examples.

Apart from that, OK, I'm nuts.

You know we ARE all still waiting on the pictures!