Recent content by MikeInWimbledon

But then there's Nigel Mansell's C126 left hooker. Ordered so that he could drive himself to European F1 races. Oh dear, I think I need a Friday evening strengthener.

And almost the right pothole free roads to drive them on too. (Give or take the odd rural surprise)

And you're in the right place to enjoy it. (Weather, rain, and petrol price) Although a good C215 CL600 would be an even lovelier thing....

I didn't get precise numbers from the three souls that I've known "struggle" with how to go forward with this It's not the repairing the rusty bulkhead that seems to bring the tears, it seems to be more the pulling the wretched thing apart and putting it together bit. Fragile cable, pipes...

You mean the Heterosexuals ? I could, if you insist, identify as "Gay," to get service at Our NHS, but TBH, I've always found that the very idea makes my eyes water. And MrsMiW wouldn't be impressed.

Meanwhile, Our NHS has unfurled a 21 flag inclusion banner at the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Which is great. One doesn't want to exclude. Sadly it doesn't include "Heterosexual." (The closest is "Straight Ally.") Does this mean that "such people" should go to other regions...

Who wants to volunteer sons and daughters to play in the Middle East ? (Preferred age 20-30. Good pay, and prospects with potential to win medals in the next 2028 Paralympics) Everyone OK with Mr Starmer borrowing an extra £10 billion a year to upgrade Our NMS (National Military Service)...

Exactly. Arches and panels: easy. Removing all the fascia and cabling in a forty-five year old SL, renewing the usually rotten bulkhead of an R107: more than £10k BEFORE you start priming and painting. And once you've done that much, you're tempted to redo the whole engine bay, and then...

Wheel arches? Easily cut out and fixed. Bulkhead rust: horrendously complex. And then there’s the fragile 40 year old cabling and flexible hoses. Strictly a piece of sculpture for dry storage and very low mileage, unlike a C215 or C216 which could be used as a beautiful, but expensive, high...

Yes, well-travelled path. A bit of desk research and a chat with your local MB specialist will get it fixed for you. I didn’t have the problem with my two, but it’s a known, fixable issue.

Understood. My concern was whether the respray was done by Ahmed Motors of Slough in his booth, or to MB factory standard in a coach works. Think of all those lovely 190SL's that have come through from East Europe via Arthur Bechtel these last few years, with paintwork far, far better than...

Unintended consequences. Which reminds us of how the population got fatter after one of the most popular appetite suppressants started being elbowed out of offices and factories. (We can talk later about how US "gas guzzler taxes" on large cars brought about the rise of tax-exempt Trucks...

Exactly. More or less where we are with cannabis today. Although obviously cannabis will be legalised by then, in line with the new German model, which will have been standardised across Europe by then.

The repaint is a huge variable on this. There’s a perfect repaint and there’s a (much more likely) casual repaint to cover huge wear and tear. Without extraordinary provenance (Mansell / Sewell ownership), can’t imagine this going above £20k. But Sir Ranulph Fundanother !