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What are the current best practice spark plugs for the 170S engine? I realize the factory book recommends Bosch W175 T1 spark plugs. What are your experiences and recommendations for other spark plugs? Thank you for your replies and responses. jim

Not lovely but no problem: It is made from good German steel and can be repaired as new. Happy Easter. Thank you for the pictures.

Georges, I have Ausgabe B Repatur-Handbuch 1943. I have Ersatzteilliste 136 Ausgabe A from 20.6.36 if that is interesting for you. Jim

Happy New Year. I am planning to attend this year. I will come without my Mercedes 170S as I travel from Seattle, WA, USA. I may bring my friend from Frankfurt, but I am only in the early planning stage for the trip. For Sure, place James C. Allen on the list of those attending. I would like to part...

From an outsider's view, one must ask this question. Who in Germany had 10,000 DM in 1949, 1950, or 1951 for a 170 S sedan? Do not forget the cold reality: --- this was only two to three years after the currency reform. Not to mention a Cabriolet A for 15,800 DM or a Cabriolet B for 12,500 DM. Who h...

Georges, I sent an email with the drawing of the frame attached. It is a 17 MB file size, so it might not go through. If not, I will mail the USB drive and send a paper copy. I might be able to get my wife to compress the file. However, at the moment, she is busy cooking. I also have several—factory...

Georges, Merry Christmas. I have a detailed factory drawing from 1936 of the 170v Fahrgestell. It has more dimensions than the frame drawings in the referenced books of this discussion. I believe I have other copies of this drawing in my drawing tubes, which I am currently going through. I will let ...

I can certainly make this for you if you need the part labeled Left wiper arm: I will need an original part for a pattern or a proper drawing. The drawing can be in German with mm dimensions. Not everything is in inches on this side of the great pond. I believe we can also handle the German.

Harold, thank you for the attempt. Try this: allen.james.craig@gmail.com. If that does not work, try this one for my Dear wife, hugie@mac.com. Today, I am off to the machine shop to have the 170S block line honed. I have a small error in the first crankshaft bearing that needs to be corrected. Then ...

Harold, Good Morning from Seattle. If possible, I would like to have the 1950 tool document and perhaps the Bosch 1939 catalog. I may have the bosch catalog, so I will have to compare. Let me know the price, and if we are able to complete the transaction quickly my wife is going to visit her mother ...