Got a reply back from MB Vintage Group today and this car does in fact have the original engine. Soooo... Considering over 10 degrees of timing chain stretch, beer-bottle brown chain guides, and totally grease encrusted differential, it would be safe to assume this critter has well over 100k, 200k on the clock?

This mess is not totally my bro-in-law's fault, he is often too trusting of what people he knows tell him. He bought this from his neighbor who swore the car had only 30k miles but had sat the better part of 20 years due to estate problems, etc... My main mission at this point is to "prove" to him that this person cannot be trusted.

Regards,

Justin B.