Try www.budsbenz.com they are in GA and do restorations. It may depend on which model you have. I am restoring a 1978 450 SLC 5.0 Coupe as we speak. I am contracting out what work I cannot handle. I did buy some parts from Bud's in the past. They carry some of the hard to get sheet metal. I would check them out, maybe they cover your model. Bud's Benz in Douglasville, GA. It is near Atlanta. Never been there, just have a catalog here in front of me.Seems like they cover just SL's dating back to the 190SL. They might have expanded their line.
2007-06-07 02:33:30
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answered by pro-diesel 5
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The new place in Irvine, California is definitely a good choice.
Also you can look through some old (and not so old) issues of a Star magazine, which is published by Mercedes. They had great articles on restoration and who did what. You will not believe the quality of work some of those places do. Amazing work! They have addresses of the best restoration places in that magazine.
2007-06-07 19:52:31
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answered by Anonymous
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Find a reputable restoration pro, I have done customs for over 15 years and I would not touch that car.
You have to be a Mercedes fan to want to do a restore on 1.
I would check there previous jobs also, see what the other cars look like. Look in person, pics are not worth crap.
Make sure you like what you see before committing.
2007-06-07 08:55:16
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answered by Anonymous
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I would have to say, it is a function of what model model you have. It may be much less to just sell what you have, and buy with research the same year model.
On that note, I believe in Irvine, CA, their is a MBZ Classic Center(Official MBZ), which does restoration. Just make sure to bring money...LOTS of it!!
I own a 83 911SC, and a 92 300CE Coupe, and neither would really classify as an investment, so consider wisely to see what your return will be.
Good Luck!
2007-06-07 20:30:44
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answered by Anonymous
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1. Join the MB Club.
2. Get on to one of more of the MB forums on the net
3. If it is a pre-war car it is worth a lot of work. If it is a 300SL it is worth a lot of work. 6.3's and 6.9 are great but are they really worth a full restoration yet? Don't know.
How much money are you prepared to spend? Any rust? That is the killer on most restorations. Fixing engines is cheap by comparison.
There are some suppliers in the USA who specialise in restoration and general MB parts, there is one in Georgia - BuyMB parts I think it's called. Also MB Spares and Service in Canberra Australia ships parts internationally and has been involved in maintenance and restoration of pontons (roundies), heckflosses (finnies) and even 300S limos (Adenauers.)
2007-06-09 10:15:28
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answered by Anonymous
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If it's really a valuable model you should use the new mbusa classic center in Irvine CA. It's a new facility in the old Saleen Mustang building.
Only they have a relationship with the German classic center in Fellbach. There is no better resource.
http://www.mbusa.com/heritage/classic-center-california.do
2007-06-07 10:56:51
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answered by Hans 4
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Do some research , check some auto dealers ...
2007-06-07 08:51:23
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answered by Anonymous
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http://search.yahoo.com/search?search=mercedes+restoration+shop&ei=UTF-8&fr=ks-ques&ico-yahoo-search-value=http%3A%2F%2Frds.yahoo.com%2F_ylt%3DAvBQeAWIxgEAz.LQkrH9KwQ5xgt.%2FSIG%3D11iaf7l6k%2FEXP%3D1181307357%2F*-http%253A%2F%2Fsearch.yahoo.com%2Fsearch&ico-wikipedia-search-value=http%3A%2F%2Frds.yahoo.com%2F_ylt%3DArd0EJ_yEsupgDI_VRDvya85xgt.%2FSIG%3D121uqvui3%2FEXP%3D1181307357%2F*-http%253A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSpecial%253aSearch&p=mercedes+restoration+shop
Check out a number of shops and ask lots of questions---see how you feel about the quality of their work and get references on past work they've done. Every car has it's quirks and a good restorer will know the in's and out's of your brand of car.
2007-06-07 09:00:52
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answered by paul h 7
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