Production013
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Dear UK benz folks. I need your help! Yes this is my first post on here and im not a regular contributor but please hear me out.
This is a bit of a strange/unusual situation but i know benz enthusiasts are some of the nicest communities around. I posted this in general because its kind of a general question.
This is not a joke or a scam.
Im a production department manager currently working production on the next sequal of a particular feature film. Luckily for my team there is a gorgeous 60s s-class playing a significant part in it. The writers specifically wanted that car, and looking after the old lady is under my jurisdiction.
For some dumb paperwork reasons or something we suddenly ended up about 6 months behind schedule and now filming in the uk. Its a total logistics mess.
So anyways, now for my problem. The old lady is poweres by a OM616 turbo motor. It suffered a total engine failure because some idiot claimed to know how to fix these did some work on it. Then some other idiot shipped whats left of the engine to the us by slow container shipping to get overhauled. So its going to be weeks before its back.
We need that car operational like yesterday because the uk summer is like 3 days long right? Its all real outdoor work, not in a studio, so we are hemorrhaging usable filming days.
My question to you good benz people: how can i find a complete om616 turbo engine here in the uk?
Iv tried every specialist etc but nobody has any or is aware of any for sale.
I have no idea what to do so i thought id post here. If anyone would know its you guys.
I bet one of you guys knows someone who got one sitting in their back yard, right?
Any help/suggestions/opinions appreciated.
Thank you.
This is a bit of a strange/unusual situation but i know benz enthusiasts are some of the nicest communities around. I posted this in general because its kind of a general question.
This is not a joke or a scam.
Im a production department manager currently working production on the next sequal of a particular feature film. Luckily for my team there is a gorgeous 60s s-class playing a significant part in it. The writers specifically wanted that car, and looking after the old lady is under my jurisdiction.
For some dumb paperwork reasons or something we suddenly ended up about 6 months behind schedule and now filming in the uk. Its a total logistics mess.
So anyways, now for my problem. The old lady is poweres by a OM616 turbo motor. It suffered a total engine failure because some idiot claimed to know how to fix these did some work on it. Then some other idiot shipped whats left of the engine to the us by slow container shipping to get overhauled. So its going to be weeks before its back.
We need that car operational like yesterday because the uk summer is like 3 days long right? Its all real outdoor work, not in a studio, so we are hemorrhaging usable filming days.
My question to you good benz people: how can i find a complete om616 turbo engine here in the uk?
Iv tried every specialist etc but nobody has any or is aware of any for sale.
I have no idea what to do so i thought id post here. If anyone would know its you guys.
I bet one of you guys knows someone who got one sitting in their back yard, right?
Any help/suggestions/opinions appreciated.
Thank you.