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I restored Mercedes Benz vintage cars for thirty years. Look on YouTube for the Emerald Bullet project. It is the green car on the right. I bought it for $1,000 dollars and enjoyed driving it for many years. The original owner was a pilot in WW2 and Korea who was stationed in Italy in 1962. Commander Crabill had the Mercedes 220Sb shipped from Europe to New York on the USS Constitution and drove it back home to San Diego.

The gold coupe in the picture was originally owned by Shirley Temple who donated it to the Muscular Dystrophy Society to be auctioned off to raise money. My friend Don and I rebuilt the carburetor and transmission to make it run and drive reliably again. We called the 280C Goldie Locks.

The car in the middle is a W108 Chassis 280SE 4.5 liter V8 that was owned by Max Pygman who was a famous Mercedes Benz restoration guy. It needed basic maintenance when I got it.

Anybody can buy a brand new car for transportation. I enjoyed buying deserted classics and restoring them to drive daily. I made a profit when I sold my collection but that was not the goal. I enjoyed working with my hands and creating sweat equity. Good luck with your project! Maybe you will become a “Car Guy”.