This old Merc still had the original Stereo-Sonic AM/8 track unit
sitting in the dash! And I haven't even started to mention the condition
of the Charcoal Black Levant vinyl interior with leather appointments.
Or the original owner's manual and owner data plate in the glovebox.
This was too much!So, anyway, I took the car out for a spin and everything seemed in order. I couldn't find rust anywhere on the car, and although I came across a couple areas that obviously had some body filler, the work was competent and the quality of the paint job was good enough to cover it up. I was ready to hit the road! Of course, the first thing I did was pull out one of the few working 8-tracks I still have just to see how lucky I got. And I'll be gol-darned if McCartney's "Back To The Egg" wasn't coming through loud and clear on the original stereo speakers mounted so far back in the kick panels that are actually against the firewall. I was cruising down Glendale Blvd. in Atwater Village, headed toward my local AAA office to get her registered, when I hit the gas and nothing happened. Well, not nothing, but not much. I coasted the car in for a landing and started her up again, which she was more than willing to do. I think I got another 10 feet down the road and she conked out again.  continued...
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"McCartney's "Back To The Egg" was coming through loud and clear on the
original stereo speakers..." |
