Looks pretty bad to me, but are these just a few examples or is this pretty much all of it? There are still lots and lots of decent southern cars going for a song. The engine, gearbox and euro bits on Chase are worth saving and you can attach them to any W123 you can find.

Rick

__________________
80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)