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  Some pics of mine 1973 280.
  (It was for a photo shoot - so cleaned. So no, normally i don't keep it THAT clean inside):
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

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  • Sent the picts to a friend in NYC who is obsessed over old mercs. He has a serious hard on for your column shifter (apparently rare)GM278
  • They build almost 20,000 of these specifically. Hard to say how rare the car is after 45 years but they do pop up for sale.pr2
  • thinking of buying a 70s porsche. a 911 or 912. how often do you drive this? did you buy it original/restored or do that after purchase?dirtydesign
  • I bought it for $6k more-or-less like this but put another $7k into it. So if i spent $13k in the first place to get prime example i would be in the same spot.pr2
  • But then I wouldn't know the car then like the back of my hand (i touch pretty much every component of this car at some point).pr2
  • wow! hell of a car dude!kona
  • Bottom line: great experience to learn about workings of a car but next time around i buy a prime example.pr2
  • Great parking!pango
  • she’s a beautIRNlun6
  • Pardon me...would you happened to have any Grey Poupon? But of course!utopian
  • Pango, when i attach the Nigerian side flags to the front sides of the car i park however i want!pr2
  • dirtydesign speaking as someone who has a classic as a daily driver (see above) it really boils down to the condition of the vehicle when you get it andGM278
  • how skilled you are at working on it. All classic cars need a bit of love and maintenance. You just have to be willing to deal with itGM278
  • (and definitely have a back up mode of transportation that's more reliable ;P)GM278
  • and be prepared to spend comically silly amount of $ for spare parts (because they are hard to find).pr2
  • Shes a beaut!instrmntl
  • wow, that's beautifulMilan
  • damn blast from the past, my family rode a similar but earlier model without the neck-protectorn thingy. Beautiful specimen!ArchitectofFate
  • Good job man! What did you use for cleaning the leather?mekk
  • we had wild times with such a car when I was around 18. a friend of mine got it from his grandfather...SimonFFM
  • Older guy in town has one of these in Brown. I always tell him to call me when he wants to sell it. So sick. I love these cars.section_014
  • mekk, 3M Marine Vinyl Cleaner for vinyl seats and 303 UV Protectant for dash.pr2
  • section, they pop up on craigslist quote often - unless it's one of the "muscle car" versions - they are quite cheap.pr2
  • Very nice but that rust around the wheel well is alarming. break out the grinder. Hows the undercarriage? It'd be a shame to have her sitting prettyMHDC
  • meanwhile rusting away underneathMHDC
  • Corrosion Free 3000 is a good undercarriage treatment. I think the Canadian army uses it. Anyway i liked how it worked and crept into all the creasesMHDC
  • MHDC, i would have to weld then repaint. Too much effort. Much easier to cover it with Fluid Film and just let it be.pr2
  • Its a very pretty car and you've done a good job cleaning it up. £6k to buy a car that needed £7k spent on it though... eeesh.Muncher
  • MHDC is right, you need to cut that rear wheel arch out and address what's underneath. The other arch looks like it has a bit of filler too in the one pic.Muncher
  • I had a 1960 Humber that came to me with a bubbled wheel arch like that. Left it alone. Two years later, it all had to be cut out and replaced.Muncher
  • Muncher, now that i had my "mechanic adventure" and touched every component of the car with my hands i would rather spend $12k on a car in great condition...pr2
  • ...rather than "save" money up front.pr2
  • That said if you are new to old cars and don't know much about mechanics, don't spend $12k! Do what i did and get one in good condition that still needs...pr2
  • ...little bit of work. You will learn a lot and when things do go wrong with your now $12k car you will fix it with blindfolds on your eyes.pr2
  • I go the other way: There's sometimes not much difference between a stock 12k car & a 6k car aside from cosmetics, more history, and a persuasive seller ...Muncher
  • So I buy at the bottom of the price range and fix up what's been neglected over the years.Muncher
  • You won!ShaneHolley

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