I found an '86 300e with 71,000 miles. The interior and exterior are in incredible shape. The owner died 6 years ago. He was in the process of replacing the A/C system, then got sick and passed away. The work was never completed.

Car sat in covered garage several years and then his widow sold the car to a friend and it sat a couple more years. All covered. The cooling system is all removed. So I would need to put all that back together, get the new AC components and probably convert to 134. The price would be $3,000. Then I would have to get it up and operational.

Has anyone revived a car like this in the past? Is it something you would consider with what I have described. I still have my 300SD Turbo Diesel, which I love, but would like to add a solid gasoline model to the garage as well.

Thoughts and recommendations appreciated.