1967 Mercedes-Benz 250SL

• Red paint is tired and peeling with rust bubbling through the doors, sills and rear valance, budget a full body restoration and repaint
• Front fender has rust holes by the headlight and wheel arch, budget fender metal repair, not filler
• Grille star is missing and the rear valance is rusted through under the bumper, budget trim and valance work
• Black soft top has a torn hole and a yellowed rear window, budget a new top
• Matching red hardtop is shown fitted, a plus, but its paint is as tired as the body, budget paint for it too
• Blue seats are complete and presentable with honest wear, the best part of the car, budget a deep clean before any retrim decision
• Red dash is complete with its radio and gauges, no dash parts hunt needed
• Trunk floor is rusty across the pan with heavy scale on the right side, budget trunk floor treatment or repair
• Engine bay is corroded with rust on the firewall, inner fenders and slam panel, budget a full bay restoration
• Lift photos show a rusty underside with a crusty exhaust and surface rust on floors and subframe, budget underside and exhaust work
• Body-color hubcaps are present and tires hold air, but plan on a fresh tire set in any restoration
• The gallery's last photo is an exact duplicate of the first photo, so the count is padded by one

Money: At $26,500 this is project money for a real Pagoda with both tops, and the complete interior helps, but the rust in the fender, trunk, bay and underside means the true cost is the restoration, not the ask.