1960 Mercedes-Benz 300DT

• Paint is stripped to grey primer and bare patches over the whole body, so a full respray is unavoidable.
• Surface rust covers the roof, front fender, sills, door bottoms and trunk edge, so budget for metal work before paint.
• Chrome bumpers and grille are present and fairly bright, which saves some chrome money, but trim is missing from the doors.
• Red front seats are torn open with padding bursting out, so a full reupholstery is needed.
• Rear seat is dirty and loose at the edges and floors are rusty and bare, so the whole interior needs redoing.
• Dash wood is faded and peeling, gauges and radio area are incomplete and the steering wheel is cracked, so dash restoration will cost.
• Door cards are missing, one door is stripped to bare rusty metal inside, so interior panels must be sourced or remade.
• Engine is present and complete looking but dusty, corroded and long unused, so budget for a full recommission at least.
• Trunk floor and sides show rust and peeling, so trunk metal work adds to the bill.
• Whitewall tires look old, including the spare, so plan on a new set before driving.
• Underside is not shown in the sampled photos, so I can't judge frame or floor rust from photos beyond the rusty sills and floors already visible.

Money: At $14,750 this is a project price only — photos show paint, rust, interior, dash and mechanical recommission all still to pay for, many times the asking price to finish.