... which was ... $0.00.

I share these pictures for no other reason than perhaps to make people feel good about the rust on their own cars. I warn you, these are graphic and gorey, not for the weak-of-stomach MB lover.

This was my dad's 1975 240D, which he said is all mine now if I want it. I can't get the straight story on it, except that my mother ran it into something and wrecked the bumper, and my dad never got around to fixing it. So he just left it. I believe it was around the time my first sister was born, so he was understandably preoccupied. But the car has been sitting there for at least 20 years, and has been run at some point in that interim. According to my dad, it'll still go under the hood (obviously, the body would literally drop off like a shell if I tried to drive it ). I don't have the guts to try turning it over. Or the keys.

As to the car's future, I haven't decided whether to part out, or whether there's even anything partable on it. For now, it's my big lab rat, and I will have a POR15 party with it when the sun comes out.

So here's "Stubby," MB #2. So do I win the "worst condition" prize now or what?

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)