1967 Mercedes-Benz 300SE Cabriolet

• grey paint looks deep, glossy and even in showroom light, no repaint money needed on what is shown
• chrome bumpers, grille and wheel trims look mirror-bright, no re-chroming bill here
• tan leather seats front and rear look fresh and unmarked, no retrim money needed
• dash wood looks rich and glossy with the Behr air-conditioning unit tidy below, no dash work needed
• the tan top boot fits well, but the soft top itself is never shown raised in the sample, so I can't judge the top's condition or its replacement cost
• underside photos on the lift show clean painted floors, fresh-looking exhaust and no rust breaking through, no floor money in view
• the data card photographed in the gallery lists Papyrus White paint and black leather as built, so the grey paint and tan trim are a colour change, which costs originality value even though the work looks good
• books and the data card are photographed with the car, which supports the identity the money is paid for
• no engine bay photos in the sample, so I can't judge the engine or its detailing costs

Money: at the $300,000 sold price, the visible work is finished and clean underneath, but part of that money bought a colour-changed car, not the white-over-black car on its data card.