Your car has only "minor" sheet metal damage. Frame is straight (the bumper is fine). Parts cost is about $650 from Bernard at Euorpean Connection in Falmouth, KY, see if you can find someone to fix it. Car is worth about $6000, so don't let the insurance total it for less!

My friends son wrecked his 85 300D this summer, looks remarkably like yours, just the other side! More damage, too. He is planning on fixing it this winter -- remove hood, etc, get replacement fender and hood, straighten inner fender, replace headlight, etc. Should be less than $3000 at a body shop.

Sorry to see that beautiful car look like that, though....

Peter

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1972 220D ?? miles
1988 300E 200,012
1987 300D Turbo killed 9/25/07, 275,000 miles
1985 Volvo 740 GLE Turobodiesel 218,000
1972 280 SE 4.5 165, 000 - It runs!