A (HOPEFULLY) SHORT TRIP...

So, as any who are actually out there know, i am in the middle (i say middle, but have no idea how long this will take, so perhaps i should say at the start) of a total restoration of my 1968 Porsche.

here, thought i would post some pics of another restoration i did years (*gasp*) i mean over a DECADE ago.

the year was 1999 and much like the Prince song went, we were all preparing for a global meltdown when the "Y2K BUG" hit. remember that one?...

anyway, i always had a thing for that old pagoda style Mercedes SL. so after looking the better part of 3 yrs i found one located in RI through an auto broker from Germany who specialized in classic German autos.

Once again all the paperwork checked out and she wasn't too rusty, so after some haggling, i bought her. she came complete with her metal top as well. small snag was she was a direct import from Germany (had a really cool history about a woman who had her shipped over from her estate and had the vehicle in Palm Beach FLA. after she passed away all her vehicles were auctioned off by her estate and above named broker found her. she was at that time in RI) so i had to spend a lot of time in Weathersfield CT at CT DMV HQ getting all the paperwork together. -for those of you who have never had the pleasure... it's like flipping the switch on a flux capacitor and traveling back to Mayberry RFD. - i think even Goober was there... i remember now i actually had to FLATBED it up there. eeks. NOT for the faint of heart.

unfortunately these are some of the only pics i have of her when she was done. -this was of course before digital photography was the norm, so please excuse the poor photos. i'll pst more if i can locate them.

had a great mech in Southport CT named Ward Jennings do all the work. those guys really knew their stuff! then had Gregg at Fairfield Auto do all the interior. got all the new hides from Worlwide -as per norm.

took about 1 year to complete. and was a blast to drive. i think max HP was like 90. -but she wasn't about getting there fast!

sold her to a good friend whose wife fell in love with it. nice to see her again...