Buying a 1984 300CD that has been parked for over 20 years

[Graplr]

Hi all,
It's been awhile. I haven't had a running 123/126/116 diesel in almost 10 years. I've always regretted selling my 79 300TD. I really loved that car, but I was mid engine swap (and other stuff) when we decided to move cross country. It wasn't worth it to bring it with at the time. I've always wanted a coupe and stumbled across one.

Grandson is selling it on behalf of the family. Grandfather, parked it in the garage over 20 years ago and it hasn't ran since. No one knows why it was parked. Grandfather passed away 3 years ago after battling dementia. Grandson tried to get it running about 2 years ago. Drained fuel, put a gallon of fresh fuel in. New battery. No starter engagement. Explored ignition swith to make sure wires were hooked up then gave up.

Cosmetically, it is in brilliant shape. I couldn't find any rust. Some scratches on top near the sunroof and may be a bit starting. Couldn't tell if it was dust/dirt from sitting or starting rust. One tiny dent in front right fender.

Looks to be custom wheels. Owner was an engineer for Boeing. My guess is he fabricated the Mercedes emblems on these rims. They look cool from afar, but on closer inspection they are flaking. They will need to be refinished or replaced. I like the way they look, so will likely explore refinishing.

Oil cooler line was wrapped. Must have been leaking or possibly had a motor mount failure and rubbed on belt.

I'm setting up a time to tow it home with owner's family. Then will get to work.

First plan is to get it on jacks and pull the wheels and bring them somewhere to see if they are salvageable. Then get new tires mounted. Then explore power to starter. May be a bad solenoid as to why it was parked? Or that could have happened during storage. Then dive in to what needs replacing and get it road worthy again.

Everything is there. Has original first aid kit and full tools. 1 small crack in dash above side of gauge cluster. Orignal carpet pads inngood shape. 194,000 miles on odometer.