[rollei_list] Re: was NASA & Rollei & mb 600
- From: Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 22:11:04 -0500
Not me!
Eric Goldstein
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On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 2:43 AM, Frank Dernie
<Frank.Dernie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have done laps of Brands Hatch with Keke Rosberg at the wheel of his
> 300SEL-6.9, much more impressive than anybody would guess...
> Frank D
>
> On 1 Nov, 2009, at 07:27, Binjassim wrote:
>
>> Yes, the 6.9 I had was a marvellous car, except the repair bills made your
>> eyes water! John Saldanha
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Goldstein" <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 3:34 PM
>> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: was NASA & Rollei
>>
>>
>> The MB 600s were really beautiful cars. Then there was the 300 SEL
>> 6.3... a more practical/reliable rocket.
>>
>>
>> Eric Goldstein
>>
>> --
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 9:27 AM, Austin Franklin
>> <austin.franklin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Eric,
>>>
>>> You're welcome. I've still got boxes of 6.3 and 600 parts...and all the
>>> service manuals. The 6.3 was (and still is) one of my favorite cars.
>>>
>>> I'll have to look up that BMC suspension...never heard of it.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Austin
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Eric Goldstein
>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 7:10 AM
>>>> To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: was NASA & Rollei
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yup. Absolutely right. Thanks for jogging my memory.
>>>>
>>>> Then there was the BMC "Hydrolastic Suspension"... yet another tale
>>>> of woe and intrigue...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Eric Goldstein
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 9:05 AM, Austin Franklin
>>>> <austin.franklin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> > Hi Eric,
>>>> >
>>>> >> American mechanics never got Citroens. The hydraulics were not a
>>>> >> problem for French and other European mechanics. Complex, yes.
>>>> >> Daunting, no. MB 600s of the time also had hydraulic suspensions.
>>>> >
>>>> > The 600 (and 300/109 series) suspensions were air, not
>>>> hydraulic. These air
>>>> > suspensions worked fine when they worked, but being rubber for
>>>> the airbags,
>>>> > they deteriorated easily, and the rest of the system required
>>>> maintenance
>>>> > above and beyond typical regular maintenance. When they
>>>> failed, well, they
>>>> > failed...and you rode home on the bump stops. Lots of the 300
>>>> series were
>>>> > converted to coil spring, unfortunately, when the air suspension >
>>>> > failed.
>>>> > The 600s weren't typically...at least I've never seen a
>>>> converted 600. But
>>>> > those are typically owned by a much wealthier crowd.
>>>> >
>>>> > Regards,
>>>> >
>>>> > Austin
>>>> >
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