[W126 Coupe] Collection must be sold

[Dan Landiss]

I have, sadly, received this from a friend. Perhaps someone here is 
interested. You may reach Mark directly at <markweberracer at aol.com>:

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Hello from Florida,

  I am here helping some friends cope with the death grip of cancer.  My 
long-time car buddy, Chuck Fischer, has but weeks to go before cancer 
takes its deadly toll. 

  Chuck was a Mercedes guy for years, collecting 4 or 5 of the 
drive-around kind and many more of the display-case variety.  I am 
trying to get his extensive model collection inventoried and packed up.  
I think there are about 300-400 models.  Most are race cars.  Many, 
maybe half, are DTM touring cars.  There are a lot of Indy cars and a 
lot of McLaren F1 cars.  Most are 1:43 scale but they range from 1:87 to 
1:18th.  Most are in their original boxes.  There are also about 30 
unbuilt kits, all scales and descriptions.  There are several 
transporters  (haulers to the Nascar fans) as well.

  He also has about every book about Mercedes ever written, including 
some coffee-table ones, in German and English, that need to be lifted 
with a crane.  Sales brochures, MB club monthlies, service manuals, etc, 
etc. etc.

  All kinds of stuff!  So..... does anybody know a collector that can 
help us out?

  It would be great if one person wanted the full magilla but parting it 
out is OK too. 

  I have no idea what its worth but each one of the 73 DTM cars in the 
Paul's Model Art series probably sold for $125 new 10-15 years ago.  
There is a receipt for a glass enclosed  F-1 car for $250.

  This collection took years to build, I hope I can find it a new home.

  Please e-mail me if you know of somebody that might want to 
expand their collection.

Mark

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