1972 Mercedes-Benz 280SE 4.5

• gold paint is shiny and mostly even, with a small rust scab at the bottom of the front door, so paint money is small but rust is starting
• the car sits on rusty bare steel wheels with no hubcaps, so budget correct wheels or caps
• photos are watermarked with stock number 19785 while the listing page number is 18806, so confirm which car is actually for sale
• blue rear seat and door cards look very good with no tears seen, so no rear interior money
• the front seats are not shown close in the set, so their condition can't be judged
• the trunk floor is heavily rusted across most of its surface, so budget a trunk floor repair or replacement
• the engine bay is complete but dirty with surface corrosion, so expect recommissioning costs
• the underside shows rust on the exhaust and surface rust on the floor edges, so budget exhaust work and a closer rust inspection
• the last two gallery entries are social media share links, not photos, so the real photo count is lower than listed

Money: at $8,950 the shiny paint and good rear interior carry it, but the rusted trunk floor is real metal money; the price only works if floors and sills check out solid in person.