[W126 Coupe] Collection must be sold

[jralex at ix.netcom.com]

How about contacting Mercedes new museum in California. MBCA website likely has their address. JALEX

-----Original Message-----

>From: Dan Landiss <dan at landiss.com>

>Sent: Feb 14, 2008 6:45 AM

>To: MBCoupes <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>, StlBenchRacing at googlegroups.com

>Subject: [W126 Coupe] Collection must be sold

>

>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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