Andrew1983F100 Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Name is Andrew Nagle and we live in the mountains of North Carolina 28787 About a month ago bought a 1983 F100 2wd, base model, 302, 4 speed OD, 119,000 miles and have enjoyed tinkering and get it ready to be my daily driver to work, about 1/2 mile commute. Other vehicles we own are a 1993 F350 diesel, crew cab 4x4, 2007 Mustang SGT, 1976 grey market Mercedes 280SL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Welcome, Andrew! Glad you joined. Would you like to be on our map? It is at Bullnose Forum/Member's Map in the menu. Nice truck! And that's quite a fleet. But what's a "gray market" 280 SL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramttocs Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Yes, welcome! Great looking truck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew1983F100 Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 Welcome, Andrew! Glad you joined. Would you like to be on our map? It is at Bullnose Forum/Member's Map in the menu. Nice truck! And that's quite a fleet. But what's a "gray market" 280 SL? Thanks, being on the map sounds good. So this year and model Mercedes was never produced for the USA market and was imported in 1986 with minor modifications to make the US government happy. Not sure where the name grey market came from but that is what they call them. Makes getting parts and figuring things out interesting. So glad I found this forum, tons of great information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Welcome Andrew! That's a very beautiful part of the country. My stepmother imported an SL back in the '70's As I recall having all the glass and lamps changed, 5 MPH bumpers installed, etc.. cost a small fortune and took quite some time. I hope you get to enjoy cruising with the top off! 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew1983F100 Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 Welcome Andrew! That's a very beautiful part of the country. My stepmother imported an SL back in the '70's As I recall having all the glass and lamps changed, 5 MPH bumpers installed, etc.. cost a small fortune and took quite some time. I hope you get to enjoy cruising with the top off! 😊 Thanks, we love driving on the blue ridge parkway with the 280SL But my favorite pastime is going to Lowe’s hardware in one of the two trucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Thanks, being on the map sounds good. So this year and model Mercedes was never produced for the USA market and was imported in 1986 with minor modifications to make the US government happy. Not sure where the name grey market came from but that is what they call them. Makes getting parts and figuring things out interesting. So glad I found this forum, tons of great information. You are now on the map. Now I understand "gray market". Makes sense. I love the 280 SL's. Beautiful cars, and yours must be a hoot to drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway. We've driven it, but I think it was in my ML-320. Not nearly the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 You are now on the map. Now I understand "gray market". Makes sense. I love the 280 SL's. Beautiful cars, and yours must be a hoot to drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway. We've driven it, but I think it was in my ML-320. Not nearly the same. Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sac79 Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Welcome, nice looking truck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OleRed Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Welcome, Andrew. That's a gorgeous truck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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