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Thread: New Toy: 1972 Mercedes 0 309 Omnibus

  1. #71
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    Ryan's van made it to Northwest Mogfest this weekend, where it got many an envious perusal.

    Ryan himself was pretty busy as he had to honcho the incredibly death-defying Haflinger slalom race--

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    that's Ryan throwing personal safety to the wind by standing in front of Jim Molloy's ground-shaking Haffie--

    while still saving enough energy to constantly run up to collect the suspiciously huge number of items he won in the Saturday night raffle.

    Seriously, Ryan, congratulations on the skill shown on the 309--it looked great--and thanks, as always, for the contribution you make to keeping NWMF such a super event.
    Mike Hiscox

    2007/2012 custom Jeep Rubicon expedition motorhome
    2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee
    2006 Honda PS250 Big Ruckus Expedition Scooter
    1996/2002 Honda XR600R highly-modded


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    Thanks Mike! We had a great time at NWMF as usual! The Haflinger trials were quite fun!

    Here are some event pics of the bus, including loading my Haflinger into it:











    More pics here:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbgerri...n/photostream/

    Thanks!

    Also, I'd sell it if someone offered me $4k.
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    1956 Chevrolet Nomad
    1963 Steyr Puch Haflinger 700AP
    1966 Mercedes 200D
    1967 Mercedes Unimog 404.1 Doka
    1978 Land Cruiser FJ40

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    I have bled the clutch, and it works great now! I also found out that the tranny is a 5 speed- it has a Krawler gear I wasnt aware of! Makes getting it onto the trailer much nicer. I had a chance to get it out on a long stretch of road, and got it up to 55mph GPS certified. Video coming soon.
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    1956 Chevrolet Nomad
    1963 Steyr Puch Haflinger 700AP
    1966 Mercedes 200D
    1967 Mercedes Unimog 404.1 Doka
    1978 Land Cruiser FJ40

  4. #74
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    Here's that proof I promised! It might blow your minds, so hold on to something!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj5Mx...HGc5Xt2xG9SAig
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    1956 Chevrolet Nomad
    1963 Steyr Puch Haflinger 700AP
    1966 Mercedes 200D
    1967 Mercedes Unimog 404.1 Doka
    1978 Land Cruiser FJ40

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    Quote Originally Posted by rbgerrish View Post
    I had a chance to get it out on a long stretch of road, and got it up to 55mph GPS certified.
    It's a shame Camper Mog isn't mobile; we could have staged a "speed contest" . . . and no one would ever know.
    Mike Hiscox

    2007/2012 custom Jeep Rubicon expedition motorhome
    2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee
    2006 Honda PS250 Big Ruckus Expedition Scooter
    1996/2002 Honda XR600R highly-modded


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    Quote Originally Posted by mhiscox View Post
    It's a shame Camper Mog isn't mobile; we could have staged a "speed contest" . . . and no one would ever know.

    I was staring at the turbo motor last night Mike...

    CamperMog WILL be up for a race one of these days. It won't have a cool Pinz inside however. (It will have an R80 G/S hanging off the back for good measure!)

    Cheers

    CB

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    Quote Originally Posted by squeezer View Post
    I was staring at the turbo motor last night Mike...
    And I was staring at our trailer yesterday afternoon, Chris.

    As I always say, it's a total bummer you have to work for a living. We sure could fill the time up easy.

    Good to hear from you. Keep calm and carry on.
    Mike Hiscox

    2007/2012 custom Jeep Rubicon expedition motorhome
    2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee
    2006 Honda PS250 Big Ruckus Expedition Scooter
    1996/2002 Honda XR600R highly-modded


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    Quote Originally Posted by mhiscox View Post
    And I was staring at our trailer yesterday afternoon, Chris.

    As I always say, it's a total bummer you have to work for a living. We sure could fill the time up easy.

    Good to hear from you. Keep calm and carry on.
    Words of wisdom right there...

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    Sold to a gent from Corvalis!
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    1956 Chevrolet Nomad
    1963 Steyr Puch Haflinger 700AP
    1966 Mercedes 200D
    1967 Mercedes Unimog 404.1 Doka
    1978 Land Cruiser FJ40

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