So, I just met this cool old gearhead

"luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!" (luvmesome142)
11/20/2014 at 10:30 • Filed to: None

I went to look at a '84 Mercedes 190E he was selling and found a treasure trove of cool stuff. The guy lives out in the boonies right off the Ohio-PA border on a dirt road. He's got this little house out there with a GIANT hangar next to it.

So, in the hangar he had all kinds of stuff. There was a plane. A small one with the wings and engine removed. He also has a gyrocopter tucked back in there. But the cool stuff was the cars and bikes. There was a '53 Mercedes with suicide front doors. Like this but not nearly as shiny:

He also had a Saab Sonett, a couple Fiats, and some '40s vintage American car. Then there were the bikes! Turns out he used to race motorcycles. He had two Ducati dirt track racers that were very cool. His daughter was storing an R1 in there too.

He also had some weird stuff like an open topped tracked vehicle. I don't know what it was.

Anyway, I plan on talking to him again. I'll see if he'll let me come back out and take some pictures of his stuff.

DISCUSSION (5)

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
11/20/2014 at 10:34

'40s vintage American car

GET PIC GET PIC GET PIC

BJ > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
11/20/2014 at 10:51

What we all want to know is did you buy the 190E? :)

luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln! > BJ
11/20/2014 at 11:03

Nope. It's actually a really nice car and it's tempting, but I'm going to pass. It's a silver 1984 with a 5 speed stick. Super clean blue leather interior. It came from the south somewhere and the paint was crazed on the roof and hood. There was one rust area in the rocker panel just in front of the right rear tire. I couldn't test drive it though because he didn't have a battery in it. He also said that it missed a little at idle, but once on the road it smoothed right out. So, just a bit more than I want to handle for a DD.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
11/20/2014 at 11:35

"He's got this little house out there with a GIANT hangar next to it." That sounds like my dream life.

Also, did you ask if R1-toting daughter was single?

luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln! > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
11/20/2014 at 11:51

I told him I want to be like him when I grow up.

And, no. I'm married, so I didn't think to ask. But, with the motorcycle and a dad like that, she's got to be cool though!