Have a chance to pick up a project car that has been sitting for 3+ years:
'87 M491 Cab
91K miles
White Paint that can be rescued but has a few places where spot repair will be needed.
Black Interior needs a lot of help (I'll know how bad tonight)
The awesome 7 and 9x16" Fuchs are gone with non-name junk bolted up instead
Has space saver spare and jack but no tool kit
Engine turns over by hand, clutch slave works and trans shifts into all gears fine
No apparent accident damage (examined all frame areas underneath and in the frunk)
Did not get driven over curbing - underside looks great
Trans is dry and engine is filthy, greasy and wet
Brake calipers look great and are all from 1986
Looks unmolested or modified other than:
non-stock wheels
front fender lips were rolled and cracked the paint around them and the rear fender lips were cut, I guess they got "smart" and decided the rolling them would've cracked the paint
dreaded undeserved "turbo" badge
No early radio (what is in there is junk)
Clear Title (not salvage or theft recovered)
"Broken Throttle Cable" caused it to get parked and indeed the throttle linkage is very stiff at the motor.
I'm buying from a friend of a friend who picked it up to flip it. I trust the friend and his friend, but who knows about the last owner.