Robert Bowen
Robert Bowen
10/26/09 8:24 p.m.

Anybody else into 'fintail' mercedes? I'm talking the W111 6-cylinder sedans, not the sexier, and more expensive W112 coupes.

There are a TON of them on the road here in Los Angeles, and I've admired them for years.

Seems like a 230 with fuel injection would be the hot ticket.

At one point I almost bought one but every one that I looked at had rust in the floor. Maybe it's just one of those things you accept and move on...

Joe Gearin
Joe Gearin Associate Publisher
10/27/09 10:52 a.m.

Robert, keep your eyes peeled for a clean Fintail out there in the land of fruits and nuts. Per has a hankering for one. A bad hankering....

Robert Bowen
Robert Bowen
10/27/09 7:40 p.m.

Yeah me too, but I'll let him know.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
10/29/09 10:18 a.m.

You'd look good in a Benz. No disrespect meant to the Valiant, of course.

Robert Bowen
Robert Bowen
11/9/09 3:50 p.m.

Yeah the Valiant's not going anywhere, but I have a wandering eye for those '60s Merc sedans. One of these days I'll have the cash in hand and just the right car will appear on CL.

Karl La Follette
Karl La Follette HalfDork
11/10/09 9:50 a.m.

I have 2 pontoons stashed and a couple of older merc for parts in salvage yard will get some piks and post later this week . The one pontoon has the sunroof webasto type , I am thinking rat rod with spikes in holes for chrome trim on side . complete parts car showed up on CL .

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