I'm so sorry to hear about the wreck. I really admired that car when you brought it to the get-together, stuffed full of parts. That was so generous of you. I wish I had a spare W123 front end I could give to you, so you could get Stella back on the road.

The damage is another demonstration of how safe these cars are. Unfortunately, while the crumple zones protect the driver & passengers very nicely, they really do crumple....a lot....

Hopefully at the least, the transmission can be saved, and you can build another awesome 300TD. Having a manual transmission in a wagon is just the coolest thing. I've only seen one other wagon in the Seattle area with Euro lights, bumpers & a stick shift (and IIRC, one of those cool Euro hitches).....it was black, and I seem to remember it had been debadged, as well. If I ever see it for sale....

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1976 240D "Katja"