Way worse than a broken headlight... the core support is bent badly, radiator is in the fan (which is bent now), the grill poked holes in the a/c condensor. The list goes on. I have too many projects as it is, so the Merc is going to the scrap yard... I'll post the location if I don't get to keep the AMG goodies.

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1985 300CDT w/AMG goodies
1965 Chevrolet Chevelle
1966 Olds Toronado
1975 Triumph Spitfire
1971 MGB-GT
2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD
1985 Chevrolet Corvette
and one trailer to haul it all...

I didn't mean your car only has a bad headlight I meant the threshold for a total is very low. If the car wasn't in oregon I'd buy it from the insurance agency to repair it, its a very neat car. 310k mile totals just aren't worth a $900 shipping bill. I was the guy who sent you the message at the auction close asking what it took to the buy the car.

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68 280SL - 70 280SL - 70 300SEL 3.5 - 72 350SL - 72 280SEL 4.5 - 72 220 - 72 220D - 73 450SL - 84 230GE - 87 200TD - 90 190E 2.0 - 03 G500

Nissan GTR - Nissan Skyline GTS25T - Toyota GTFour - Rover Mini - Toyota Land Cruiser HJ60 - Cadillac Eldorado - BMW E30 - BMW 135i

An 85 CD mthis color alone would be enough reason to fix it--The damage does not look unsurmountable at all. There was another thread of a guy who loaned his D to kis kid and it got creamed in Plano tx last july or so-WiskyDan got a bodyman he knows to fix it-The crash parts came from my old 85 300D, That car was MUCH worse off.
Your car would need a new front support ( or a used one-) and some minor straightening of the RS front inner fender /unibody structure. it could be done so you would only know it was done--For the purpose of NOT ending up with a salvage title. Telling a potential new owner--I would do because I know I could fix this one perfectly-I got the parts here and this is only the 6th cd I have seen this color-mines one of them , $$ so what are you thinking $??