1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SL

• Silver paint is glossy and even on every panel shown, with straight reflections in the close-ups, so no paint money here.
• Chrome bumpers and mirror are bright and clean, so no rechrome spend shows.
• Black soft top looks clean and taut with a clear rear window, so no top replacement cost shows.
• Matching silver hardtop is shown fitted and looks clean, so that is included value, not spend.
• Grey leather seats look excellent, smooth and unmarked from every angle, so no reupholstery cost here.
• Grey door cards and carpets look clean and fresh, so interior money is detailing only.
• Dash, wheel and console wood look tidy and original in the sampled views, so no dash restoration bill shows.
• Flat-face alloy wheels are clean and the Pirelli tires look fresh, though the wheels are a later style than a 1980 car left the factory with, so originality hunters should price that in.
• No engine bay photos in the sampled set, so engine condition can't be judged from these photos.
• No underside or trunk photos in the sampled set, so underside and trunk condition can't be judged.

Money: at $29,900 the visible car is a sharp, both-tops driver with a near-perfect interior — the only visible deductions are the later-style wheels and the unphotographed engine bay and underside.