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Landed today in Frankfurt! Nice and musty!
E31 from Marseille is the worst condition car I got thus far but this takes the cake. That said, it was given to me so that's quite alright.
Let's start with the positive side:
- complete and original, nothing is missing and has a bunch of spares in the trunk
- ignoring the mold, the interior/leather is in great shape
- all Highline equipment present
- engine complete, nothing is disassembled
- paperwork in order
Negative:
- front left fender damaged
- rust so far on the rear doors, rear right bottom quarter, trunk lid
- front and rear windshield kaput
- exhaust, it's down
- heavy mold in the interior
- will need a complete overhaul in every way
That's just after a quick walkaround. The previous owner just told me he gave up on it due to rust on too many important places and I'm yet to look underneath it, but that will likely stop me from restoring it too. If a lot of cutting and welding needs to be done, that's just a nightmare for me. I hate that and it never ends.
Anyway, we'll see once I have a nice look at the underside. I think I'll make a short video about it soon. At some point, I'll get it running and driving and check the condition of the engine and gearbox.
This was such a nice car back in the day, this color combo with Highline equipment... I don't want to scrap it or part it out so I'll just sit on it for some time and eventually come up with a plan.