My father passed away suddenly last week. Thank you all for your kind words and warm thoughts.
My father was many things, a carrer military man, Korea and Nam. In his second carreer he was a Director of 2 hospitals. And a bit of a womanizer, married 5 times, twice to my mother. He finally figured out that marraige was not for him and actually managed to make it 18 years with his current girlfriend.
Above all else he had a passion for cars. He restored them his entire life. He was into MB's. Had 15 at one time till wife number 4 took him to the cleaners.
He managed to hang onto the 2 special ones. a 190 SL and a 220 SE sunroof coupe. The 220 has been in the family since 65 and the 190 since 67, my father was the second owner.
190's started production in 1955 and this car is the 7th one off the line and the 1st sold to the public. Numbers 1-6 were kept by the factory.
He left the 190 to me and the 220 to my brother. My brother is 6'4 so he can only drive the 190 with the top down.
I grew up in the jumpseat of this car and both my brother and I learned how to drive in it.
I hope I can care for it for 30 years and pass it onto my son.
