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Ok - here's the new thread I sure as heck have been waiting for - the trip home and the next chapter in this car's life.

After a year of mechanical restoration at Jonathan's shop, the wife unit dropped me off at the shop this afternoon and home I drove! Below are pics 30 minutes after parking - no wash, detail or cosmetic work done.

I spent about 10 hours on the car today - washed it, dried it, removed the front US corners and US tails, removed the trunk emblems, taped off the car with painter's tape to get ready for tomorrow's long paint detail session (clay bar, light cut, wax, buff, interior, etc.).

I also did about half dozen little things - swapped out the passenger side visor with a near new one with a nicely working vanity mirror, put on my McGard wheel lock lugs, changed the exhaust hangers to R107 ones, put on the dual snorkel air cleaner, installed the new headlight wiper blades, installed new door sill lights (three of the four were missing).

I have also posted my Remus FS post. More pics tomorrow.

Al
 

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Long road... but surely paid off:thumbsup: Congrats Al... happy to hear/see the results you've been after!
 

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Looks good now! One major improvement I'd suggest - install a radar detector!! :)
 

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Beautiful Al - Hey is that color 172? +1 on the RD!
 

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I saw it over at Jonathan's.

What a great, original, AMG car. :thumbsup:
 

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I saw it over at Jonathan's.

What a great, original, AMG car. :thumbsup:
You were at the shop last week, Axel? Dang, would have liked to have met you. Axel's legendary white SEC with the M119 is at Jono's shop. When you come to get the car, let me know and we'll meet up with Jono for a beer or two.

Al
 

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It's great to see another original AMG brought back to better than new condition. It looks just brutal, Al. Glad you and Jonathan took the time, effort and bank roll to take a great example and make it perfect!
 

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You were at the shop last week, Axel? Dang, would have liked to have met you. Axel's legendary white SEC with the M119 is at Jono's shop. When you come to get the car, let me know and we'll meet up with Jono for a beer or two.

Al
Hey Al,

Jonathan has my car for some much needed surgery.

I plan to spend some more time over in Atlanta when I come to pick it up and hope to meet up with you then.

Not sure when the car will be done though.........:D
 

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very nice ! ! happy motoring for the future !
 
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