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So, all painted?
mechanicals all sorted?
interior back in?

is it a custom interior?

we need details!



Des

I'm honoured to have my own thread Des 

Mechanicals sorted... (as sorted as a 6.9 can be )

Interior all in.... (original in  beige leather)

New dash installed

New wood fitted

Console repainted.

Pics will come later

any non standard mods?
AMG spoilers?

you know I reckon Ian could make a few bob getting that rear boot spoiler moulded and reproduced,

Tomorrow I assume, first thing

How did you go with the fan/ac plastic part?

Yeah, right 


Ended up buying a new one (on Styria's recommendations)...

The only serious mod is the paint: straight red tinter with white pearl and gold xyrallics

 

where did you get the new dash from, is it the complete assembley or a cap ?

more details young man, you cant be so vague with us....

It is a dash that Styria supplied and fitted.. 
He had it recovered in black (I hate the brown..... yuk)

The new 690SEL will be unveiled at Eastern Creek - champagne and sandwiches (beer and BBQ for the rest of us).
There will be dancing bears and cheer leaders with enough pneumatic tension to burst open the barrier as the 690SEL races out of the pits and into the straight.
There will be rides for sale and a drive around the track will be auctioned for charity by the Federal Minister for Transport (if we have one?)
For the committed, there are scale models to buy, tea towels featuring Michel and his 690SEL and key rings dangling a red 690SEL logo.
Pieces of burnt rubber will command as high a price as a relic of the true cross.
I got my invite and replied straight away. I assume the rest of you folk received your invite and will be there?
The event is to be covered by Channels 2,7 and 9. It will also be shown on a large screen at selected points; Martin Place, Champs Elysees, Trafalgar Square, Tienneman Square and a private viewing will be offered at the Classic Centre.
Be there and witness this famous event.
Regards,
BC

Recovered ?

This sounds like an interesting prospect... does it come up looking fantastic ? does the colour match the rest of the interior or does it get painted to match when recovered.

The dash was brown (top)
The new one is black and the console matches...

Have just posted on another thread the availability of the licence plate 690SEL on a red background. As this is Michel's personal thread, what do we think about this plate gracing the beast? Of course, it is available in a number of other colours, should the mood take...

It's 6.00am in Sydney.

The 690SEL will be picked up in 3 hours by a glamorous flat bed/slide bed tow truck and be brought back to its rightful; home after a few months sojourn at the Godfather (Styria) and the son's (parks) premises for new upholstery/dash/carpet and a few other things etc...

Watch this space 

me can't wait 

It arrived....... at around midday. 

Boy, I have missed the sound of it, the looks of it.....

Jerry is working on it already......

PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!
PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!
PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!
PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!
PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!