I didn't buy the car but the worst I have seen was back in 2000 when I was shopping for a car in the San Diego area.

I found a 1967 Barracuda which I had longed to own. I went to check out the car and when I asked to open the trunk the owner said he didn't have the key to it and the ignition key didn't fit (back then we were warned to check trunks of cars before purchase because they were being used to mule around drugs by unwitting drivers.)

So I was feeling around the back end of the car and the "metal" just kept going underneath. I got on my back and found that the entire trunk area from the lid down was made of bondo and fiberglass. They even bondo'd in the tank so it was just smooth. It must have added over 100lbs to the rear of the car and was an absolutely ridiculous hack patch job.

When I asked the owner about it and if it was a salvage, he said it drove fine but never answered my question. Then I politely said thanks and left.

Phil Forrest

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1972 220D "Trudy," named by a friend.

"The 220D sounds good... I suspect it is the only car that you need a calendar for, rather than a stopwatch, when doing acceleration tests."
Tom Abrahamsson