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Post your inquiry on https://forums.190slgroup.com/ You may be lucky and get some information.

April, 1956, on the floor of the New York International Automobile Show and how it appears today:

1955 300 SL that I've had since 1964. A close second was the 1963 E-Type Coupe that got away.

If you blindly keep on changing components you'll never get to the root of your problem. The compression as tested will certainly allow it to start and run. Air supply is probably good, so that leaves spark and fuel. With a non-running engine, spark is easiest to check, so first verify that you have a good spark occurring at the proper time relative to engine rotation. When this is done, some fuel added through the carburetor should provide a short run time to allow diagnosis of the fuel delivery system. Only one system at a time or you'll always be chasing your own tail.

"Frunk," as used to describe the luggage compartment on a rear engine Porsche. "Frame-off" and "Matching Numbers" are right up there as well.

The willing suspension of disbelief for the moment.

In 1974, Automobile Quarterly was looking for a 300 SL for John Fitch to drive so as to reacquaint himself with the type in preparation for an article he was writing. One of my cars was chosen (perhaps because it was red), so on a fine Autumn day I drove to Lime Rock Park for a spirited driving/photo session. The track was closed and there were only 3 or 4 of us present for most of the day. John drove for his "reacquaintance," I drove for a number of the photographs, and I was fortunate enough to ride with him for several laps that showed he had forgotten nothing about handling the 300 SL at speed. The car itself had been the Mercedes-Benz Standwagen at the 1956 New York International Automobile Show and provided the connection for me to a most memorable day that I would never have experienced otherwise.

Speaking of things made in the GDR, here's one most have never seen:

If its stuff that you're interested in, that person is a collector. If you have no interest, he's a hoarder.

Most enjoyable picture thread. Too bad we took several years off, but perhaps it can be restarted with some new posts. Here's a Hinsdale 1/2" socket set that came to me via my maternal grandfather who was a mounted NYPD sergeant in the early 1900s.

Whatever job he is supposed to be doing would never get done if it were up to me to do it.

Many more regrets about items I've failed to purchase than about things I've sold. Even so, I'd like to have my '63 E-Type back in my garage.

Remove and sell all the lifts. You'll still have room for 25 cars which should be enough for most of us.

Change fluids sometime between "fairly recently" and "a while back."

I'm as interested in the backgrounds as I am in the cars themselves. It would be nice if the posters would include location information, if known, so that we could all check the accuracy of our guesses. Keep up the good work.

Get out the dead horse, it’s time to start beating him her again.

Mercedes-Benz 1972 280 SE 4.5 (green bag) and 1985 380 SL (red bag).

Some pictures taken at the 1956 New York International Automobile Show held at the then new New York Coliseum showing my 1956 300 SL which was especially prepared by Mercedes-Benz to serve as a Standwagen for the Show. The person I bought the car from in 1971 purchased it from M-B at the Show. Also attached is a picture of the car as it appears presently.

1969 Porsche 912 and BMW 507 tool kits:

As this is an automotive site, I'm surprised no one has mentioned the clutch head screw

Why be negative. Production companies can easily provide appropriate coverage for anything that is used in their work.

YGBSM

Simply to allay some fears about New York DMV. I have a 1956 Mercedes that had been registered to its original owner using its engine number. I continued with this registration for some 40 years until I thought it wise, and to forestall any future problems, to change the registration to the chassis number. One or two forms, a quick trip to a regional inspection office, payment of a nominal fee, and a new transferrable registration was issued under the chassis number.

Pictures taken in 1953 on Ocean Road, near the starting point of the Bridgehampton Road Race. Car is the W 194 Mercedes-Benz (00004/52) which had placed second in the Mille Miglia under the stewardship of Kling and Klenk. Having been repainted from its green racing livery, it was brought to Bridgehampton by Max Hoffman as a demonstration item for promotional purposes.