1960 Mercedes-Benz 220SE

• Front half in black paint is glossy, but both rear quarters and the trunk area are bare brown rusted metal, budget a full rear body repair and repaint
• Rocker panels are rusted with trim missing and holes showing along the sills, budget sill metal work, not just paint
• Chrome grille and bumpers are surprisingly bright, that saves some re-chrome money
• Black soft top is old and dusty with a cloudy look, budget a new top in any real restoration
• Red leather seats are dirty, faded and cracked with heavy patina, budget a full retrim or a deep leather restoration
• Trunk floor is heavily rusted across the whole pan, budget trunk floor metal work
• Engine bay is corroded and filthy with rust on the inner panels and radiator missing from its mount, budget a full mechanical and bay restoration
• Steel wheels have no hubcaps and the spare Pirelli whitewall is old and cracked, budget wheels, caps and a full tire set
• A loose period radio is shown with the car, a small plus, but it does not change the restoration bill
• No underside photo is shown in the sampled photos, can't judge the underside beyond the rust visible above

Money: At $27,500 this is a project price for a rare Ponton cabriolet, not a driver — the rusted rear body, trunk floor and engine bay mean the restoration will cost multiples of the ask.