I bought my Merc from the original owner with only 65,000 original miles on her. It had been totally restored to bone stock buy the owner and his two sons during 1988 to 1990 and then she sat in his garage with only 5 miles on her speedometer for the next 16 years never seeing the light of day. I purchased her in Aug of 2007.I drove her 1200 miles and then the changes started. 1968 Ford 302/w Windsor heads-Edebrock Intake-650 Demon Carb-Comp Cam-C4 Trans-8" Rear-5" Dropped Front Suspension with 3" Blocks in the rear. She is a real nice ride!!!