1974 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia

• Orange paint is glossy and even over the nose, doors and rear quarters, panels straight all round — no paint budget from these photos.
• Chrome bumpers and hubcaps are bright in the close-ups — the front bumper top shows dull water-spot patches, a polish rather than re-chrome money.
• Tires show deep tread on clean slotted steels with full hubcaps — no tire spend.
• Black vinyl seats are shiny with light creasing and crazing but no splits showing, and the dash pad is uncracked — no big interior budget; the steering wheel wears an aftermarket wrap.
• One oddity: the glovebox lid is a mismatched yellow panel against the black dash — budget small money to repaint or replace it to match.
• The engine bay is tidy and dry-looking with an aftermarket air filter and heat-wrapped heater pipes — no obvious spend from this photo.
• The underside shot shows surface rust colouring on the exhaust, shocks and hardware with a coated floor and no holes visible — budget a lift inspection to confirm it is only surface.

Money: at $21,995 the glossy paint, chrome and tidy engine bay support the ask; the main checks are the underside surface rust and the mismatched glovebox lid, both small next to the price.