FOUND: 1-Owner 17k Mile Mercedes 380 SL + How We Dry Ice Blast Cars!

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[@Vampirebear13]

You NEVER want to breathe in dry ice !!!!!!! It can cause immediate cardiac arrest & freeze & scar your lungs !!! In other words, it can kill you instantly .

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[@haileydiaz3830]

Where do I send you info on a car that’s for sale ?

[@josephbaker677]

That shit works! We use it in the mines in Minnesota to cut the heavy gear lubricant that seeps out over time. It`s thick as tar. Blasts it off with zero mess onto a tarp. It`s magic!

[@vettekid3326]

When I was a quality engineer for the world's largest earth moving equipment manufacturer we started using dry ice blasting for steel castings 20 years ago both to remove some toxic preservative coatings from the supplier foundries but also rust from improperly preserved castings being shipped oversea. The best thing about the process is there is nothing left over to dispose of beyond the dust of what was removed and that is huge when talking about possible hazardous material disposal with used blasting media. Steel and iron castings were also immediately ready for painting with no further prep because of the no residue process of dry ice blasting.

[@Far2hip]

A friend did Porsches “Buy Here, Drive Here, Ship It Home” program when he bought his 911 in the 1980’s and still says it was one of the best vacation experiences he’s ever had. Very cool way to buy a sports car. 👍🏻😎👍🏻

[@pat30185]

One of my neighbors has a 500sl from that era. She's a little old lady who had it imported back then. I think it's 1989 which I believe was the last year. It's garage kept and I see her drive it from time to time. Funny thing is I never see her wash it, but it's always super clean and I compliment her on it every time I see it. 👍👍

[@teds8747]

One of the longest episodes ever, and I was glued to the screen the whole time... cool stuff!

[@robertkettrick6463]

Dennis you were right. I could watch them blast dry ice all day. It's so relaxing. Thanks

[@boriskook8622]

So regarding the oval license plate, these are the old export license plates. They were issued for a certain period of time during which you could drive the car in Germany prior to exporting it. But you HAD to get it out of the country afterwards. We still have them today. Only they look more like a normal German plate with a red section on the right and the expiration date on it. These plates make sense if they made use of that program from MB and picked it up at the factory themselves. My father’s cousin from Washington did the same in the late 70s.

[@bkennedy8]

Dennis, I held my breath as Alex used the power steering to crank the factory front tires around before the car started moving (forward inside for the dry ice). He is young, he will learn, lol. Switching gears, the Mercedes story was cool, and dry ice procedure was fascinating. I read the comment that this video was boring. It just shows we all look at things through our own prism of life experiences. Keep finding those cars!

[@keithfarrell6219]

These were good cars. There are two probable failure areas. 1, the oil feed pipes over the tappet covers, most of the V8 single overhead cam, had little plastic clips. These go brittle. I used to buy from the agents. Lift the tappet cover off, replace them. The plastic goes brittle. 2, the timing gears. With the covers off, check condition of the teeth, especially the one in the V. For that you need a scope. (Snake camera) what happens over the years. The easy gears get replaced. Or just timing chain gets replaced. The tensioner only has an O ring, so it’s easy to replace. But the issue is when starting. That slight rattle. Should not be there. If you blip the throttle, it can jump one tooth on the gear in the V. Suddenly one bank will bend the valves.

[@johndavey72]

Well done to Steve for being the mediator Dennis . An of course no one does their homework better than you Dennis . And over here they were notorious for rust ! Thanks Dennis.

[@roncarrigan8258]

Amazing process thanks for showing it in person. You talked about it past videos, yeah I know I could have searched it but this video shows the appreciation you have

[@DietmarBartz-y3l]

The oval car plate is easy to explain. These plates were exclusively made for the German Customs (Z for Zoll; nowadays they are different). This meant there was no VAT to pay in Germany for the vehicle because you were obligued to export this piece within a certain time. German cars were allowed to be driven six months in the U.S. and than being taxed for U.S. VAT. If he still has the ovals may be the car was never imported regularly although prepared for the U.S.market. No wonder he had no U.S. title

[@dirkdee9751]

And I assume there was the option to have German documentation with the car and since Klaus was German he might’ve explicitly opted for that.

[@frankhilgers3811]

Exactly right. The oval shape was used until 1988, after that, they were regular size.

[@dermottbarrett764]

I thought the car was already immaculate, the dry ice process expensive no doubt but the results are amazing 😮

[@I_am_the_big_dipper]

Wow.....Dennis & his crew do fantastic work. Ive seen DI blasting before, this one has me hooked. Keep up the great work, love the term, "sympathetic restoration".

[@garystone9973]

A word comes to mind: “surgical.”

[@jangles1839]

Wow! What an amazing transformation the dry ice blasting makes on the undercarriage of a vehicle! That under belly on that 380 SL looks as good or better than the body!

[@bradhollinger2532]

The 81-83 380sl came with a single row timing chain that would brake along with the guide rails and would bend all the valves on the passenger side ,not the most desirable cars. 1984 on onward came with a double row chain and never a problem. The front and rear bumpers are US spec , the European cars had a smaller bumper assy.

[@simonpettersson9569]

I was going to comment on those bumpers being US spec, usually one chamber headlights on ours too, not entirely sure about that though, maybe earlier years had those headlights here in Europe as well, definitely looks better with the slim bumper imo too

[@johnroof2663]

That dry ice restoration is quite amazing. It looks like it brings everything back without damaging the Surface.

[@joebacarella2829]

Never seen the dry ice blasting Dennis, that`s insane, almost like steam but alot safer for rubber and things, i want a bigger nozzle, wow that`s labor intense, I know it`s not cheap, but the results speak for themselves, right back to the factory finish, it`s crazy, it acts as a medium, but doesn`t do any damage.

[@watermansilt2399]

This may be a dumb question. Where is all the debris going? It’s like vapoorize. Amazing. Does the floor end up brown?

[@knuckleheadunstoppable]

Yes. It's just removing it from the car. It winds up somewhere. No different than sandblasting, minus the sand. Much cleaner for that reason but whatever it removes still exists, it's just displaced. Very cool though.

[@paulgassler1021]

The debris ends up on the floor. That's why Dennis wanted booties for his $100 shoes.

[@subzerodetail5740]

The stuff coming off the car goes everywhere. It essentially gets frozen and pulverized into a powder, which does end up all over my floor, me, the walls, etc. It makes a truly epic mess, but it’s worth it.

[@FlyingStuff]

Yes, it’s a huge mess. It can do amazing things but setting it all up to be a “turnkey” solution is the hard part and it’s not as glamorous as it appears a lot of the time. Imagine a of of the shit flying around the room from the cars being blasted is like 30, sometimes 70/80, even 100 years worth of dirt, various mechanical fluids, etc.. it’s messy and tiresome a lot of the time.

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[@ADWLRB58]

Watch Dennis every week. Quality and education are really sliding. Last week watched 4 guys continually incessantly talk over each other trying to prove who knew more about Trans Am. This week spent a half hour discussing where and why a car was registered then spent a half hour talking about dry ice like it was something we just discovered yesterday, hardly a need to watch a guy spray the underside of a Benz like he was curing cancer. Time to take it up a notch guys.

[@GQ-wz5it]

I’ve heard you mention the dry ice process numerous time, thank you for finally showing what it’s all about.

[@cynandtom]

This was a great window into the ultra high end restoration process. It is something even most car folks will never experience. You don't need to reveal all your secrets but I hope you will have future episodes with similar content. Watching Alex wrench on a super car and talking about what he is doing would be fascinating. An expert doing body work and paint would be great. A whole episode of just the chrome process. An episode on sourcing parts, both new and old would be cool. I hope you will consider this for future episodes.

[@matthewstone1811]

I just bought a 1992 jeep YJ here in Tennessee and it has a Collins Brothers jeeps dealership sticker on it! Didn’t even realize it until I got home and washed it! I was more excited about the decal than the jeep lol.

[@anceratliff2230]

Dennis you meet your match when it comes to talking LOL.

[@andybasic1761]

Never heard a guy who claims he doesn't know anything about German Cars then never stop talking about a German car. LOL

[@erincost8981]

I hate watching the end of the walk my mouth waters with some of the best looking and enjoyed by Dennis food the corn killed me took 3 bites in row without coming up for air love it

[@cornishrider]

Stunning car. Personally I wouldn't of bothered removing the original factory coatings

[@heyrod59]

Dry Ice won't remove the original bodyshutz (undercoating) only the layers of grease/road crud from the decades. Plus the pressure being used is rather light as opposed to what's normally used .......

[@tomcole4736]

Smoke a turkey for $250, please. only around Dallas I guess. I loved this dry ice blasting and looking forward to seeing the car finished, especially after the tease at the end

[@evhleppard]

Amazing watching the dry ice clean everything without removing any markings.

[@bulltastik]

Dennis had me LOL w/the “best bite”/butter around his mouth scene😂🤣😂👍🏼 Oh yeah, pretty cool history of the car & watching the dry ice detailing…kind of hypnotic

[@willythewave]

@12:36 I hope I`m wrong but that sounds like a transmission pump. I`m not there so I can`t actually tell where that noise is coming from. But I`m a retired transmission mechanic, I`ve heard that noise before. Not that big of a deal if it is. But would require a transmission removal and repair. It`s rare but could happen just from sitting. Maybe some moisture and rust built up on the bushing and pump gears? IF thats what it is it`s usually just a pump bushing though, polish the torque convertor hub and pump gears. js I hope I`m wrong.

[@moyadapne968]

Sometimes a blocked filter will make that buzz. You know how those Mercs like to fret the reverse frictions away. Then eventually the piston comes out too far and cuts the seal. I'm a retired trans guy too. '74 until '2020. Cheers.

[@willythewave]

@@moyadapne968 Yes sir I remember. But that`s not a "buzz" it`s a chirp, a whirring chirp. It chirps at engine speed. A stuck govenor will buzz or as you said a pressure bypass on piston lip seals. It would have been nice if we could have heard it run while on the rack in the air so we could locate the sound. It could be something completely unrelated to the transmission. But I doubt it. Cheers to you bro. Have a happy weekend. :)

[@Country-Marshal]

Bring back some jeep walks, please. I love the channel but miss the jeeps. Best of luck.

[@larrygcrews7971]

Wow that is crazy how clean that turned out .... OUTSTANDING....... ✌️

[@GoodTimeTucker]

Awesome video as always Dennis and the Coffee Walk team! Love watching everything you all do and like how you show how everything you do is done vs others that don’t and only show a portion of their life and business.

[@PPD1911]

So where does all that material go? Is there a pile on the ground?

[@michaelvanwinkle7919]

I certainly enjoyed watching the dry ice process being used on the Mercedes. Thank You for the instructional. Would also like to see how Alex gets rid of the flash rust on cars.

[@granddad-mv5ef]

Alex said it: Very satisfying! I have seen dry ice used for mold abatement in homes but this is amazing.

[@dominickserignese8837]

That dry ice treatment that is amazing!

[@iancrawford2822]

Dry ice cleaning process leaving an awesome finish on that car, great to watch. That ugly copper fuel line stands out now though, hopefully Alex will get that removed and replaced with something more in keeping....

[@phillipcustance1618]

I think this is one of the best videos yet. The "how its made/process" type of videos are the best. In my opinion. Always enjoy your videos and learning new things like this. Thanks for sharing and having such an incredible crew. 🍻✌

[@jeraldsmith982]

OUTSTANDING! T quote a gentleman in the car bizness I follow. 😮

[@samuelalexander9048]

This is so satisfying to watch.... I would love to do this to the underside of my 70 Mach 1. The time I have spent already removing, cleaning and refinishing parts is crazy compared to this. Great job!

[@mickduffy]

Dennis and company raising the bar every episode. Big fan here. Love it.

[@kevinrowley2579]

Oval tags were for "European delivery" for US cars. Did the original owner have a dealer's license? If so, he may have kept the car on an open MSO. I knew a lot of car dealers who did that in the '80s and '90s.

[@georgkohlhas8131]

These were German "Zollkennzeichen" (customs tags) for cars to be exported from Germany

[@jeeaaenlourens1434]

Awesome find! Such few miles on that and been stored and taken care of really good. Interesting dry ice blasting process but i would have left the car in the condition where it was in. Thanks for an hour of pleasant time spending on the saturday evening weekend. Greetings from Jakarta Indonesia.

[@timkinley1779]

Except he didn't find anything. He was contacted by the owner. Self-grandizing in the title. Usually has a "rescued" in there as well.

[@savedin87ify]

Absolutely my favorite Mercedes of all time. Always thought it was class. I wanted one.

[@EdgarCruz-ms2pw]

This is the best channel on you tube, by far! Cars, great hosts that know what they are talking about! Valuable information, rare rare cars,. And they always keep everything transparent,.. I could watch this channel everyday if they were to come out with a vid every day,.. wish i could take a trip to Dennis’s company,. Hopefully in the near future, and i need one of those coffee walk T shirts! Just noticed they are made by New Era! By far hands down best channel on you tube!!

[@paulgassler1021]

And he always finds the best places to eat!

[@captlucky2320]

Did you try buying the old sewing machine looks pretty cool

[@kevinwright1551]

Awesome job on getting the coating off the beautiful Mercedes 380 SL. Sweet. Keep up the great work.

[@dan64740]

Love to watch coffee walk on a Friday, but would also love to see some shop action Alex working on some of the gems you find or something like that I understand that time is limited and there are a bazillion things of that Nat on KZbin but I think that the things you find and work on are that bit different and would garner a good following of viewers, just a thought from a fan over in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍👍

[@seventysevenfiji]

Old (before 90s) Zoll Kennzeichen (Customs Plate or tag). Most likely US Army personnel, American spec car, sort of an import, despite being manufactured there and duty/VAT wasn't paid in Germany

[@matthewwilson4465]

Excellent affect when you get to subzero. That’s new and very neat.

[@teaches2010]

When one of the top guys in the car world sings the praises of your work, you know you made the big leagues

[@NoClassic]

I am torn when it comes to the dry ice blasting. They look really nice after its done but there is a reason alot of the oil based under coatings are there from the factory. It seems weird to not apply a replacement coating but I guess if the cars stay out of the rain/snow it may be fine.

[@sullytx8120]

I was thinking the same thing. I guess if the car is garage kept and never gonna see rain it should be good.

[@Phuc_Yhou]

There are clear coats specifically for under chassis protection after dry ice cleaning,

[@rockkhound943]

​@@OverlandOrangemust be nice . I would pay the state highway to not spread salt

[@gdb5448]

A low mile survivor like this Mercedes isn't going to be driven, it will sit in some collectors heated garage and collect dust...so no worries about corrosion.

[@subzerodetail5740]

The primary purpose of the cosmoline applied on this car was shipping protection for its voyage across the ocean. It does provide good protection if it’s going to be driven in weather, but this car won’t see rain ever again, most likely. You can definitely apply a fresh undercoating layer after this is done to keep it protected, just depends on how it’s going to be used going forward.

[@joshhuffine4522]

The Dry-Ice is like a cheat code on restorations!!!! That was amazing

[@davidbcates3568]

Enjoyed watching the process. Does he have special nozzles to get up in small crevices like above the exhaust mufflers??

[@bjs1130]

Great Opening!! Great Idea!! OUTSTANDING AS ALWAYS!!

[@tiny-hj3xo]

That works amazing. Can't believe how well it cleans the paint and stuff ,,,doesn't damage chalk marks wow

[@carlrowe3507]

Wow ! That was my first and wildest introduction for this video I've ever seen . Have a great day today sir . Carl, Tenn .

[@kevbev1524]

My step father did this in 1989 with a 300D, Except he drove his in Germany around Europe for a certain amount of miles, Then shipped it back on a boat used, he "saved" some money??? The boat people lost one of the 2 keys they gave them to move the car, so he kept it locked up in the garage, he thought it was a car smuggling ring, a little paranoid? Or not.❤ Love Denniss knowledge

[@calvinh.8882]

Back then there were people who worked on the ships who would either take one of the keys or make a copy of the key with a portable key-cutting machine, and write down the address the vehicle's owner had on the paperwork, and once they unloaded the vehicles they sent the keys and addresses to a chop shop and the chop shop paid car thieves to go steal them, the guys on the ships and the car thieves would get paid so much per vehicle, the more expensive the vehicles were the more they would get paid. And at that time a lot of certain types of vehicles like the new Ford Bronco's were being stolen here in the U.S. and put in shipping containers and onto ships and taken somewhere overseas. It was a major issue back in the 80s and into the 90s. So I take it your stepdad had been told about it.

[@divyarajsingh97]

Super nice way to restore Sir thanks for showing how its all done.

[@nachat_brahim1]

How wonderful you are, my friend,Dennis Collins always creative in your videos, always a different car, a new car, a wonderful car that really amazes us, a car in the sky, a car in the depths.

[@ianmitchell1594]

Another great episode 👍 dry ice part was cool 😂 end result is fantastic

[@thesaint1800s]

These oval plates were export plates in the eighties. Meaning it wasn't titled in Germany either.

[@PongbyAtari]

That's crazy cool npi the before & after is astonishing.

[@mikefinney3480]

Great to watch and great to see all the original parts, but some if not all of what’s being removed is the original factory coatings to stop the rust.

[@williamlloyd3769]

One of the ultimate executive cars that were always cruising up and down the SoCal coast on Pacific Coast Highway (PCH)! What a find.

[@Steve.5]

Dennis that dry ice detail is so awesome! 😎 Outstanding sir!

[@johnkeller441]

Dry Ice, not just for seeding the clouds to produce rain or snow! Who would have thought it would work on vehicles and do such a superb job? This Mercedes will be a great one!

[@timshaw853]

Love me some coffee walk!All ready

[@olikat8]

He ordered a US-spec car. Likewise, lot of US service members would buy them at these booths/offices outside the bigger bases and get a factory p/u. In the '80's, you were also allowed to bring one "Grey market" car back (the military service members got an exemption nobody else got) so that's why sometimes you find really odd-ball cars in the middle of nowhere

[@Cartier_specialist]

It never ceases to amaze me on how many brand new or virtually new old things are stashed away at someone's property. I've bought a bunch of NOS wristwatches over the years and there still seems to be more out there waiting to be found or more accurately uncovered and brought to light.

[@Arnfast66]

I can't explain it, this is SO relaxing and satisfactory to watch. :D

[@Coltinmeister]

The dry ice is so satisfying to watch 😅

[@rickb8538]

Finally! The video I have been waiting for. Your dry ice method explained.

[@chipprice1174]

Of all the episodes of your show I have watched, all the facts about every car you ever look at, go to get, and buy, all that has come out of your mouth, has never been as much of an education as what you have finally answered in this video! I always wondered about the "dry Ice" that you have mentioned so many time. Now I have an understanding, at least, the basics. I have sand blasted, media blasted, and glass blasted, but never got this type of results. I do wonder though, This shop is clean, and other than the booties, no protective clothing is worn. With all the things I have used to "blast" it all gets in every nook and cranny of your body! It gets everywhere! So, how does this stuff not?

[@subzerodetail5740]

We didn’t put on all the PPE for this demonstration since the exposure was pretty limited. I wear a ton of stuff when I do a full cleaning because of the exposure to everything coming off the car. Eye and ear protection was all that was needed for the short stint.

[@ray31129]

Coffee Walk in my Hometown, Wallburg North Carolina! Love it!

[@billmcintosh2792]

Amazing,,99.9% of the world would never get to see and understand that process.Unbelievable,thank you for sharing.

[@besenzon1]

What a satisfying job. Looks strenuous though. Looking up and moving the nozzle around. Must be a better way ? Alex seemed to have a better technique. Amazing results 😍

[@DannyMorrison5i8yrd]

That's amazing how the dry ice works like that outstanding dennis❤😊

[@shawnbeck2303]

We used dry ice in removing old ink and grease from printing presses. It's loud and very cold. To much air pressue and you will cut through plastic lines and wiring on the printing units. The dry ice will clog up the ice sending unit. If you put to much dry ice in it. You must wear eye, ear, gloves and a mask protection When using the dry ice. The pressure from the hose can be 150 pounds of pressure. So don't play around and shoot someone with the dry ice from the machine. It can hurt you really bad. Dennis is right. Dry ice is hard to get. It's shipped in large plastic lined tubs. That you can move around with a fork lift or a floor jack. The dry ice really works cleaning dried ink and grime on the printing presses. Thanks! Dennis! Brought back memories from the glory days of printing packaging. Shawn.

[@Mach_One_Photos]

the car still has the oval customs export tags on it how cool is that

[@avmelidor]

Dry ice is the new standard. On a side note, I use dry ice daily for my medical specimens as a medical courier. Try to avoid inhaling the vapors. It gave me pneumonia years ago when I started this position

[@68houdini30]

Another great video from Coffee Walk team. I am a fan of everything y'all do. Btw, what brand of jeans are you sporting there, Mr. Collins?

[@timothyramponi6921]

Gas money was my favorite videos to watch but now im watching all dennis videos. He does an awesome job filming

[@davenelson8187]

Cosmoline! Haven’t heard that term since my time in the Air Force 😮

[@jroeger]

The Z on the plate designates Zoll or customs in German. Those are European Delivery plates used on Sindelfingen deliveries. I kept my Zoll plates on my 1981 factory delivery and drove it around Phoenix for two years. One of those plates is now garage art. In subsequent years the tourist delivery plates switched to rectangular shape, abandoning the unique "football" oval. The cars were transported on ships but not in crates. There was a one day shipment available through Lufthansa which was quite expensive , most buyers waited the 6 to 8 weeks for the car to arrive home to the U.S.

[@dennishicks8545]

Dennis this the most entertaining on hands video . I'm a big fan. Keep on keeping on.

[@charlielemmons5525]

Nice way to clean the underside of a car without all of the disassembly. Great find on a 1 owner car that was never registered in the states.

[@wyattoneable]

Amazing process.

[@amandahaj7608]

I don't see a big mess afterwards. If you were sand blasting it would take hours to clean up..and you would have to be suited up with a fresh air system..technology is amazing..expensive but amazing

[@subzerodetail5740]

From cleaning these small areas the mess was minimal. The mess from the whole car being done was considerable.

[@therustyduck5400]

That is Amazing! Dry ice is defiantly the way to go! If ya got Dennis Collins money haha! Very cool!

[@scottfrazier131]

This is so satisfying to watch!! We need another 45min video of just the blasting with no talking!

[@Curonianviking]

Love the Ed Bassmaster clips!😂

[@yardsausage]

my perfect job, i love attention to detail and give 100% in everything i do..i need to do dry ice work.

[@Forc08]

Turning back the clock, what an impressive job.

[@jonwood8282]

Is it possible to get 360 degrees of the part cold blasting? Nice work BTW

[@ejkrakowiak6905]

"Killian, here's your Subzero... now plain zero." Never miss a Coffee Walk Video . Dennis a true gentleman

[@jracer98]

I get that reference.

[@linovieira5260]

Get some European Spec bumpers on that SL

[@lewisratliff1484]

I see Alex learning how to do the dry icing