1965 Mercedes-Benz 230SL

• silver paint is glossy and straight with mirror reflections on the hood and doors, so no paint money is needed on what the photos show
• chrome bumpers and grille are bright and unmarked, so no re-chroming bill is in sight
• the black soft top fits well but its rear window is wrinkled and crinkled, so allow for a rear window or top refresh
• red leather seats and door cards look fresh, plump and unmarked, so no retrim money is needed
• the dash looks clean and complete with tidy gauges and a period radio, so the cockpit needs no spending on what is shown
• the one engine detail photo shows a clean coolant tank and intake with only light rust on small fittings, so the bay reads as cared for, though no full bay view is in the sampled photos
• the one underside close-up shows floor pans buried under thick, lumpy black undercoat, so the metal itself can't be judged from the photos and needs a hands-on check
• the gallery photographs the car's German registration book, handwritten logbooks and a service book showing chassis 113042-12-009447, so the paperwork is present and photographed, a real plus that costs nothing to verify

Money: at $65,500 the visible car is a glossy, fresh-trimmed automatic Pagoda with its books photographed, and the only soft spots are the crinkled top window and an underside hidden under thick undercoat.