[W126 Coupe] MBCOUPES Digest, Vol 28, Issue 7

[Doug Gavin]

jflyer2 at aim.com wrote:


>  IIRC '85 gen 1 and your '90 gen 2  car don't share all body parts. 

> The most obvious would be the lower cladding, and headlights. But I 

> thought I read somewhere that the front fenders are different with the 

> gen 2 being flared a little more. Not sure if this holds true for the 

> rear as well. Can you find out what this person who has the parts car 

> would want for the grill if the chrome on it is OK?

> Jay

> '91 560 SEC

> 3 pc. AMG wheels, clear corners, no cats

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>I drive a '90 560 SEC daily and I have been looking for a donor car in 

>the event of an accident. I have found (but have not seen, will see next 

>week) a 1985 500 SEC that has some rear body damage so the deck lid may 

>not be of value but I believe that the engine, interior, front fenders, 

>hood, grill, front bumper, doors, glass, windshields front and rear are 

>good. The question is; are /*_body parts_*/ I may need from the '85 500 

>compatible and will fit with no modification on my '90 560. The guy 

>wants very little for the car and considering I've seen hoods for almost 

>$1000  I believe this is a pretty good insurance policy to have as a 

>back up parts donor if the parts are compatible.

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> Lastly, are any or all '85s European with the lateral supports in the 

>doors and other body mods to meet U.S. standards? Any comments would be 

>appreciated. Thanks again.

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>Doug Gavin

>Houston, TX

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Hi  Jay, Thanks for the response. He is not parting it out. I am 
thinking of buying the entire car strictly as back up parts car in the 
event of a mishap with my car and keeping everything that could be used 
in the way of body parts and selling off interior parts engine parts, 
etc the stuff I could not use. If I don't buy it, I'll pass along the 
web site to this guy so he can let other 500 owners know what he has. He 
is an airline pilot with very limited time and I don't think he has the 
time or inclination to part it out.

Doug