OK ready to hop on the bandwagon again. Been MB-less for best part of the year and an opportunity has come up. Its a '65 230 non runner, oddly not much different from my last one, a 69 230 and both are floor shift manuals.

Heres what I know, doesn't run and hasn't in 8 years, needs clutch master cyl, owner indicates some surface rust, (yeah right) owner indicates some exhaust and brake work has been done as well as older body work, I assume before he got it. He also says its a 230S though I don't see that in the rear badge. Engine I'm told turns free.

So what don't I know? Well how best to determine the condition inside the block ? Have compression gauge but it likely doesn't have a battery. I think this model has the Solexes and not the Zeniths if so is that an asset or liability? Are the problem bosy spots basically the same as the W114 (which is ultimately what doomed the last one) Is parts availability still good for these? How do I tell whether its a 230 or 230S?

Thats what I can think of off the top of my head. Any comments?