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    Over 1,000 Vintage Mercedes-Benzes Await The Cruel Jaws Of The Crusher In Kentucky

    1973 Mercedes-Benz 220D
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/11/08

    In reply to Over 1,000 Vintage Mercedes-Benzes Await The Cruel Jaws Of The Crusher In Kentucky
    OK, it turns out that all this stuff is for sale. Call 800-395-8636 or email Rebecca for more info.
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    11/11/08

    @Murilee Martin: Wünderbar!
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    Image of Starlton Heston's Revenge Starlton Heston's Revenge
    11/11/08

    In reply to Over 1,000 Vintage Mercedes-Benzes Await The Cruel Jaws Of The Crusher In Kentucky
    So she has said she's not selling OR crushing them...


    Not selling???? What's the point then??? I'm guessing that means, just parting... but why don't these yards sell whole cars??


    Anyone?

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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/11/08

    In reply to Over 1,000 Vintage Mercedes-Benzes Await The Cruel Jaws Of The Crusher In Kentucky
    What kind of black hole/death star coordinates are these, that drag all these MBs to their deaths?


    It's like the LaBrea Benz tarpit! Hundreds of years from now, archeologists will be scratching their heads over these skeletons.

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    Image of mechimike mechimike
    11/11/08

    In reply to Over 1,000 Vintage Mercedes-Benzes Await The Cruel Jaws Of The Crusher In Kentucky
    Come on folks! When are we going to pool our resources for "Murilee's PCH Junkyard/ Auto Salvation Lot"? All we need is a few hundred acres in Wyoming, and volunteers around the country with stout tow rigs. Hell, Kentucky's not far from me; I'd have gladly paid a couple hundred for a 123.


    Some people are just....dumb.

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    Image of devilock138 devilock138
    11/11/08

    In reply to Over 1,000 Vintage Mercedes-Benzes Await The Cruel Jaws Of The Crusher In Kentucky
    A call placed to the yard indicates that there are some cars left. Lets not jump to any conclusions yet.
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    11/11/08

    @devilock138: I'd consider picking up a U-Haul truck's worth of W126 300 SD bits.
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    Image of KVHnik KVHnik
    11/11/08

    In reply to Over 1,000 Vintage Mercedes-Benzes Await The Cruel Jaws Of The Crusher In Kentucky
    I think Cruella DeVille DID drive a Merc.


    [www.animationalley.com]

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    11/11/08

    @KVHnik: I knew it was her!!!
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    Image of creigs9 creigs9
    11/11/08

    In reply to Over 1,000 Vintage Mercedes-Benzes Await The Cruel Jaws Of The Crusher In Kentucky
    Goodbye to some of the most overrated, overpriced, underwhelming cars in history.
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    11/11/08

    @creigs9: Excuse me, has your car been known to last over 300k miles with little more than routine maintenance? Hmm?
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    Image of Kraln Kraln
    11/11/08

    In reply to Over 1,000 Vintage Mercedes-Benzes Await The Cruel Jaws Of The Crusher In Kentucky
    Guess what - this forum thread dates from 2006. These cars are looonnnggg gone.
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    Image of domino domino
    11/11/08

    @lilwillie:
    nooooooooo! (runs away crying)
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    11/11/08

    apparently i cannot quote properly before my first cup of coffee. apologies.


    @Kraln:
    @lilwillie:

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    11/11/08

    In reply to Over 1,000 Vintage Mercedes-Benzes Await The Cruel Jaws Of The Crusher In Kentucky
    right now, i am more ashamed of my gender than when paris hilton stepped in a puddle and said "gross, i totally have AIDS now."


    isn't there an organization to rescue unwanted cars from the crusher? or maybe we could send the hottest single commenter to change her mind by gentle persuasion.

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    11/11/08

    @dominetta_vitali had Bond, and Bond had the most selfish ca...: I have a go just to save the cars,i can't see my gf going for it though.
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    11/11/08

    @dominetta_vitali had Bond, and Bond had the most selfish ca...: I can honestly say I'd be willing to "gently persuade" her if I could get my hands on a nice W111 coupe like the one in the picture. Later, every time I thought of the horrible things I did to get the car, I'd drown out the sound of my thoughts with the sound of that great inline-six at redline.
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    11/11/08

    In reply to Over 1,000 Vintage Mercedes-Benzes Await The Cruel Jaws Of The Crusher In Kentucky
    I want to type something snarky......but I think of that last picture of the forlorn Adenauer...and I.....I.....(commence uncontrollable weeping)
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    11/11/08

    In reply to Over 1,000 Vintage Mercedes-Benzes Await The Cruel Jaws Of The Crusher In Kentucky
    3, 2, 1, ....


    Cue the German Hillbilly music....

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    Image of Pete Gaines Pete Gaines
    11/11/08

    @jduffy13: Here ya go:
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    Image of B1663R B1663R
    11/11/08

    @Pete Gaines: seriously, fucking priceless!!
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    11/11/08

    @Pete Gaines: that was awesome... and i love those ovations... so pretty...
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    11/11/08

    In reply to Over 1,000 Vintage Mercedes-Benzes Await The Cruel Jaws Of The Crusher In Kentucky
    Special PCH edition?
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    11/11/08

    @Stoatmaster: Well lets run with that ball. What would you put up against it?


    1000 Mercedes in a junkyard or a 1949 Triumph Mayflower/1970 Honda 50 James May set?

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    11/11/08

    @fodder650: With a 1000 vehicles, would you say there were 1000 projects? Or one project with an awful lot of spares cars?


    1000 partial Mercs equals several useable vehicles, one would hope, so this would always be a lose in PCH terms.


    Storage might prove an issue, of course.


    Needs to go up against my neighbour with the 9 Rover P4s.

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    Image of Cognitive Friction Cognitive Friction
    11/11/08

    In reply to Over 1,000 Vintage Mercedes-Benzes Await The Cruel Jaws Of The Crusher In Kentucky
    Hell hath no fury like a Chrysler stockholder scorned...
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    Image of WheatKing WheatKing
    11/11/08

    @Cognitive_Friction: Yea.. i like your thinking.. I was thinking the same way..


    Grind em up.. send pics to germany, along with a pic of a compass, and remind them about the Jeep Curse.


    There's a boney finger attached to a 7 slot grill that's pointing at Daimler.. sayin.. your next..

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    11/11/08

    In reply to Over 1,000 Vintage Mercedes-Benzes Await The Cruel Jaws Of The Crusher In Kentucky
    Why why why? She must be the Cruella de Vil of the car world. This is all because she wants a coat made of Mercedes fur.
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    11/11/08

    @layabout: Pullmann coat..
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    11/11/08

    In reply to Over 1,000 Vintage Mercedes-Benzes Await The Cruel Jaws Of The Crusher In Kentucky
    Wow. Pretty heartwrenching stuff.


    But, I also remember feeling the same way about classic banger racing, wherein Austin Westminsters would go nose-to-nose with Coleman-Milne Granadas.


    When I asked one of the guys if he didn't feel bad about smashing something that somebody else would have gladly restored, his reply was "If they cared that bloody much I wouldn't have it now".

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    Image of Rust-MyEnemy Rust-MyEnemy
    11/11/08

    @Stoatmaster: It's also tragic when they race Coleman-Milne and similar hearses, as, owing to the massive amounts of GRP in the construction they really don't banger race very well and tend to fold up somewhat.


    It's all about who can smash up the most impressive car.


    I've not seen a Lagonda yet, though...

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    11/11/08

    @Rust-MyEnemyEnjoysPleasure!!!!: ... But they have smashed a Jaguar Xjs Eventer.




    A fucking shame.

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    Image of Rust-MyEnemy Rust-MyEnemy
    11/11/08

    @Elderly Douche: Shit!!!!!
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