1979 Mercedes-Benz 450SEL

• The trunk badge reads 6.9 and the photographed data plate starts 116036, so this is the 6.9 version even though the listing title just says 450SEL.
• Brown metallic paint is glossy and straight with bright chrome and clean Bundt wheels, no paint or chrome bill showing.
• Tan leather seats front and rear look very good, smooth with light creasing only, no need to reupholster.
• Dash and wood look clean, but the footwell carpets and mats look stained and grubby, so a deep clean or carpet work belongs in the budget.
• The odometer photo reads 66,700 miles, consistent with the tidy leather, though photos cannot verify the history.
• Engine bay is clean and complete with the big air cleaner in place and no corrosion showing on the inner wings.
• The whole gallery is only 11 photos, all studio shots, so large areas of the car simply never get shown.
• Can't judge the underside — no undercarriage photo appears in this gallery, and on a hydropneumatic-suspension 6.9 that is the expensive view to miss.

Money: at $50,000 a genuine 6.9 in this visible condition is not expensive, but the 11-photo gallery never shows the underside or suspension, and those are exactly where 6.9 money goes — inspect before buying.