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Today I got to fondle a 1970 Mercedes Benz, ooohhhh. That is one beautiful car. I remember my dad had two 1976 Benz's; driving them is like cotton candy on a marshmallow road! I felt like I was going 10mph when I was really going 75! Wow!

sigh. :) swoon.

I did some basic script lettering on the back, in quotes it reads now "Klasse Ratte"
I love the German feel of it, hahah Ivory letters, with a red drop shadow. The owner loved it, and the striping I did on his wood glove box. There was a channel, with black in it, so I used black, and for a second color went with a bronze to pick up the tan leather interior color. Just a nice small design in the lower right corner of the glove box door - less is MORE! It had a nice 70's feel to it, appropriate for the car. I felt like I was in a 1970's era conference room with wood paneling and a big maple conference table, heh.

ok, time for me to rub my hand and relax for the rest of the day!

Tomorrow I'm going to Milford, I was told there's an impromptu bike show every Tuesday at a bar, I'll let you know how that turns out.

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