[W126 Coupe] Pinstripes on an SEC

[shinzbox at aol.com]

 Indeed Ronny, that was my point. Although pinstriping started here I have only seen one SEC with pinstriping. In fact the car also had chrome fender covers and gold plated badging and blacked out windows. When we obtained our '94 E320, the dealer had already put pinstriping on the brand new car.? I took it to my painter and had it removed for $200. He used a buffer and carefully removed it. Personally I do not like pinstriping unless it is a real hot rod or a '65 Pontiac GTO which I believe came from the factory that way.

Shin Takei
'91 W126
'94 W124
'56 W198


 


 

-----Original Message-----
From: RONNY GEENEN <ronny.geenen at verizon.net>
To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
Sent: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:01 pm
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Pinstripes on an SEC
















Funny. I live in SoCal and I see 
on a regular basis sec's, but never one with pin striping. In my home town 
Glendora alone are 5 sec in good shape.


?


Ronny
Glendora, Ca 
91740
1987 560 SEC
1984 300 SD



  
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Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 4:52 
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Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Pinstripes on 
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I believe pinstriping is a total SoCal phenom started by the likes of 
  Dean Jeffries and Von Dutch. The reality was that you had no money left to 
  paint your hot rod after all the modifications were done so you left it in 
  primer. To make it "cool" you pinstriped your car. The dealers try to "add" 
  everything they could get away with and add to what they are already making. 
  Pinstriping was and is not that popular outside of the USA so it was never 
  offered by the foreign manufacturers except when it was part of the graphics 
  incorporated from new. On some cars pinstriping makes it look good. I 
  always ask myself before I invest "does it make it look better? Or does it 
  make it go faster". We all have different tastes but enjoy the love for the 
  same great SEC.

Shin 
  Takei
'91 W126
'94 W124
'56 W198


  



  


-----Original Message-----
From: Gerry Van Zandt 
  <gerryvz at mac.com>
To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
Sent: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 
  4:08 pm
Subject: [W126 Coupe] Pinstripes on an SEC


  
I 
  have a 1989 SEC, black (040) over parchment leather. My car has gold 
  pinstripes that were applied by an aftermarket pinstriper of national 
  acclaim..?
?
You can see some photos of the striping 
  at:?
?
http://homepage.mac.com/gerryvz/stripe1.jpg?
?
http://homepage.mac.com/gerryvz/stripe2.jpg?
?
in 
  the photo album at:?
?
http://homepage.mac.com/gerryvz/PhotoAlbum52.html?
?
I 
  think it looks fine. I would never (personally) have pinstriping applied to 
  one of my cars, but I have never minded the fact that my SEC has it, and it 
  was not a "make or break" factor in purchasing my car as it was done very 
  nicely.?
?
Cheers,?
Gerry?
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