The Country Club: 1960 Mercedes 220sb fin tail.

[foxtrot wagon]

Aww man this is awesome!! This is one country club I will be glad to join lol

haha thanks man!

[milano_red]

Car is awesome! Period correct FTW!

[foxtrot wagon]

Car is awesome! Period correct FTW!

thanks man!





I got her registered today, and took her for a little cruise.

I still haven't figured out my headlight/parking light issue yet, so it was a quick cruise into town to fuel up before the sun went down.

[lewda]

dude, this build is very sick, I wish i had the garage set up that you have to work on your car, I cant wait to see it bagged, check out my current project:

my 72 280SE 4.5 [heavy w108 content]

[foxtrot wagon]

dude, this build is very sick, I wish i had the garage set up that you have to work on your car, I cant wait to see it bagged, check out my current project:

my 72 280SE 4.5 [heavy w108 content]

Thanks a lot man!

and that's awesome! good luck with the project!

My last Mercedes was a w108 as well, a 69 280s, before they started doing headrests and seat belts haha.



I actually took a picture of the finny at that same spot today.
Looks a lot different being stock height haha.





I took a good chrome polish to the hub caps and beauty rings today, got a lot of the surface rust out of them. Shined up well!







Also, we got the headlights working tonight and I took her for a real shake down drive.
about 40 mile round trip to a buddy's house. She ran flawlessly.

I really can't put into words the feeling you get when you've had a car torn completely apart, and busted your butt to get something done, then, after it's all been put back together, it runs smooth and does everything you hoped it'd do.

It's really such a rewarding feeling when your work pays off.

With that being said, I've been putting air things together
I've got everything I need, I think we're diving in head first Saturday morning!

[C-Hutch]

Cars are a rewarding hobby for sure! Hope I get to feel those feelings whenever I get the e21 back together haha.

[foxtrot wagon]

Cars are a rewarding hobby for sure! Hope I get to feel those feelings whenever I get the e21 back together haha.

You will man! You're in deeper than I thought you were going to go haha.

[lewda]

Thanks a lot man!

and that's awesome! good luck with the project!

My last Mercedes was a w108 as well, a 69 280s, before they started doing headrests and seat belts haha.



I actually took a picture of the finny at that same spot today.
Looks a lot different being stock height haha.
!

I remember seeing this on here, didnt actually realize that was yours!, did you cut your springs or bag it?

[foxtrot wagon]

I remember seeing this on here, didnt actually realize that was yours!, did you cut your springs or bag it?

haha yea man! Ive posted a couple of my old cars on here.

and the 69 was static.

[foxtrot wagon]

My buddy Bryan stopped by and shot some photos while we were in the shop.









Here are a couple random shots from the other day...

One with my rad, southern patina'd 79 C10 I moved home with from Nashville, she's a trooper.







A rolling shot with my buddy Eric in tow with his Studebaker Avanti. (which is an 82 Chevy powered Avanti, and may be next in line for bags)






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[tomshouse516]

This thing is so awesome, I can't wait to see it bagged!

Are you planning to cruise this down to H20? or better yet tow it with the old chevy.

[foxtrot wagon]

This thing is so awesome, I can't wait to see it bagged!

Are you planning to cruise this down to H20? or better yet tow it with the old chevy.

oh she's making the drive, every mile of it.

I may have turned to the dark side and built a car on bags, but as long as it runs, Im still driving it to any destination I might have for it haha.

[foxtrot wagon]

Tedious work getting the camera turned into the switch box...













and done,




not shown is the one line harness we had lying around that had a group of 5 wires encased in it.

So within that one wire, I have my power into the camera, spliced to all four switches, and my 4 lines back out of the camera for my switches.

No mess, no taped up separate wires, just one clean line out of the camera.
It worked out well and this is my favorite part of the entire car.

[Byron]

Coming along great John, cant wait to see and cruise with this thing

[foxtrot wagon]

Coming along great John, cant wait to see and cruise with this thing

I really appreciate it man, I too am also excited to see and cruise with you!
Going to be a good week for sure.