wet blanket time ?
Had a clutch so probably been sat for along time and the friction plate had stuck to the flywheel. A 240 GLE I bought a few years ago did this.
Been sat a long time with dirty oil in it -possibly- so bearing surfaces and cam lobes may have been affected by the acids that build up in dirty oil.
Seals will have dried up some may even have stuck to the shaft and will tear when moved.
It needs a cam belt and all othe belts replacing as well as brake discs and seals before it goes anywhere, unless you are going to sit and look at it rather than use it.
But these thigs are easy if time consuming and expensive if you pay someone else to do, and no welding or paintwork, hopefully, and a pristine interior is definitely a very good thing.
As ever its a balance.
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