1959 Mercedes-Benz 300SL

• Red paint is bright and glossy on every panel in the outdoor photos, doors and fenders line up straight — no paint or body budget from these photos.
• Chrome on the front grille and bumper is bright, but the centre of the rear bumper looks dull compared with its ends in the rear photos — budget for polishing or re-chroming that one section.
• Wheels with red centres and chrome trim look clean and the tires show tread in the side views — no wheel or tire budget from these photos.
• Dark brown soft top is shown up in one rear photo, taut with a clear rear window, and down in the others — no top replacement money from that one view.
• Tan leather is only partly visible at the edges of the dash photo, where it looks clean and ribbed with no tears — can't judge full seat wear, hold back a small leather budget.
• Dash in tan and red is clean, gauges are clear and the white steering wheel looks unmarked — no dash budget from these photos.
• Engine bay is clean and tidy, silver intake pipes and black cam cover look well kept — no cosmetic engine-bay budget from this photo.
• No underside photos in the sample — can't judge the underside, hold back money for that inspection.

Money: At $1,150,000 the red paint and tidy engine need no cosmetic money in these photos, but budget for the dull rear bumper centre and hold money back for the seats in full and the unseen underside.