1973 BMW 3.0 CSL

• Silver paint is deep and glossy on every panel in the outdoor photos, the full Batmobile kit — front air dam, roof spoiler and tall rear wing — sits straight and complete, and the M stripes run unbroken nose to tail — no paint, aero or stripe budget from these photos.
• Doors, bonnet and boot line up evenly in the front, side and three-quarter views, chrome wheel-arch trim is bright and tight to the wings, and no bubbles or scabs show along the sills or arches that are visible — at the $381,000 it made, the photos suggest the money went on presentation.
• Glass is clear all round, the kidney grilles and quad lamps are crisp and undamaged, and the chrome mirror and window surrounds shine — no trim or glass budget from these photos.
• Alpina-style multi-spoke wheels are clean with bright centres and the Dunlop tyres show deep tread and clean sidewalls in the close views — no wheel refurb or immediate tyre budget from these photos.
• Black bucket seats with cord inserts look taut and unworn in both interior photos, with no sagging, tears or shiny bolsters, and the carpets and door cards are equally clean — no retrim budget from these photos.
• Dash wood is rich and uncracked across the fascia, the wheel, console and BMW-knob shifter with its leather gaiter all present as freshly finished — no dash or console budget from these photos.
• Gauges are clear and legible in the close-up, but this 9-photo gallery has no engine bay, no underside and no close sill, arch or inner-wing shots — the E9 rust traps and the mechanicals cannot be judged from these photos at any price.

Money: At $381,000 the photos support a top-of-market result for looks alone — flawless Batmobile presentation outside and in — but a buyer paying this level still needs separate engine, underside and E9 rust proof, because none of it is in the gallery.