What horrible luck... I'm sorry for your misfortune.
Apparently you escaped physical injury?

I'm sure there are some good bodies out there, but they aren't too easy to find. This is a great place to start your search though...

You might call around to the local shops. They may know of someone sitting on one that doesn't want to fix the drive train...

My 400E is still available at 3500. It needs motor mounts and has some sort of PS leak that I think is at the reservoir. If I fix these items before it sells I will raise the price accordingly...

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02 S500
92 500SL
92 400E (Sold)
87 300E (Sold)
83 300D Turbo (Sold)
75 300D (Sold)
74 240D (Sold after 20 years)