Recent content by OzBenzHead

Indeed it is so, Styria. I can't stand Byron the town; it's full of 'Beautiful People' whose faeces has no odour (according to them). I've spent the past decade+ living in those hinterland hills at Federal. The nearest I get to Byron itself is the industrial estate to see my Benz mechanic...

I just might do that, Brian, if I can find no suitable abode here in my home turf. I have very good friends – graziers – about 40 km northwest of Orange, and they've invited me to be a long-term guest while possibly building a dwelling there in Big Sky Country. I've been visiting them for...

G'day, Brian :) All well here (now), thanks. Life and health were a tad wobbly a while ago, but those issues appear to have resolved. At 72, bits do occasionally fall off, so I'm not complaining. Given the hard times I gave my body when younger, I'm amazed it's kept going this long. lol The...

Thanks for that link, Bryce. I've forwarded it to my friend in need. :)

Thank you, Michael :-) My health issue eventually righted itself, despite many doctors' attempts to keep me dependent on them and their largely useless interventions. It's amazing what one can achieve on one's own with the right information. I do indeed remember our meeting in Ballina, where...

Folks: My friend is seeking a sound parcel shelf for his W116 280 SE. The one he has turned to crumbs when he removed it for re-covering. It matters less the condition of the covering fabric, as that can be replaced (although a good parchment one would be great), but the actual panel (and its...

Oh, I can smell that English leather (and perhaps a little mustiness – lol). :-) Although quite different in style, I found the (front) seats in my Mk II and Mk III both superb travelling armchairs. While I deliberately sought and bought my first Rover (P5 Mk Ia), at least half the others...

Am delighted to find that Topklasse now includes the venerable "poor man's Rolls-Royce", of which I've owned 16 – one less than I've owned Benzes. (Having also owned an S3 Bentley during that time I can attest to the Royce-like qualities of the "real" Rovers, those series made before Leyland...

G'day, folks. :-) I hope you and your Benzes are all thriving! Yes, I'm still breathing; just getting on with life while I can. Meanwhile ... Der Rolfwagen seeks a new owner who'll restore him. This is one of very few remaining unrestored / off-the-road W116 Crayford Estates -- a rare...

Which media organs, Brian? I've spent more than an hour searching -- online and hard copy (where I have the latter) -- and the only mention of the rock-throwing's non-occurrence is in a letter to the editor of the Northern Rivers Echo, Lismore's local weekly freebie (traditionally left of...

Latest ... http://www.northernstar.com.au/story/2009/09/07/missile-shatters-rally-car/

Day 1 From ABC News Online, reports of some (not unexpected) stupidity from extreme green NIMBYs: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/04/2676817.htm (accompanied by a good photo of Jari Matti Latvala doing a dirt corner.

Does anyone have experience with this mob? http://www.powerbrakes.com.au/Restoinfo.html

Oh, I wasn't complaining at all -- I was quite happy to get those highway figures. As it's not used as a town car / runabout, I don't care about the city cycle thirst. If you got 17 mpg on a trip in your 300, then my 19 mpg (approx.) on the up trip was most satisfactory. In no particular order...

The MBCQ Concours d'Elegance was the first time I had ventured so far from home in my 300SE coupé in my five years of custodianship. I seem to have finally sorted the fuel blockage issues (rust in tank - :( ) and have not had a starvation in more than 900 km. (I've only just clocked up 1000...