part of the problem is that dealers got a tax rebate on NOS parts that were scrapped, I used to buy from two dealers in Germany, modern and classic parts, one day I saw that one dealer in Duisburg had cleared the shelves of all the slow moving old parts, they were waiting for the scrap guy to collect, Factory rebuilt M10 and M30 engines, gearboxes, etc. etc. and none of it could be bought as the tax rebate paperwork had been processed.............. what happened to the dealer in Altena? went there 30 years ago for parts for my 3200cs V8 Bertone, Pat