George:

The photo we sent was made at home from a digital image. We have a lot of pics of the car and all the receipts on the restoration. The actual owner of the car had insurance and they are being held responsible for damages. Most likely, they will try to offer us a couple hundred bucks for the "funny old car". We should be able to find enough similar condition PVs that sold in the $5K range but that will be a fraction of the effort and expense that went into the guy.

We still have our '66 122 and plan on saving the transferrable parts for spares. This is the second nice PV in the family that was totalled in a rear end collision. Your experience with the 122 being able to take a bit more of a beating has us thinking to be on the lookout for a nice four door 122 sedan. Although the 544 brought more smiles and interest from others, we are having a hard time bearing the thought of going through this again. A four door will make it a lot easier for our Saint Bernard to get in and out of the car.

The 544 specific parts that are not damaged will be available to anyone in need. We are probably going to keep the M41 for the 122 but I believe the shortened drive shaft will be specific to the PV.

Thanks again for the tremendous support,

Joe Menacker