1955 Chevrolet 210

• Bright red two-door sedan paint looks glossy, with chrome bumpers, grille and side trim bright in close-ups.
• Steel wheels with small hubcaps and blackwall tires look clean.
• The engine bay holds a V8 with a chrome air cleaner and gold brake booster; bay paint shows grime and surface wear around the edges.
• The white vinyl interior, front buckets and rear bench, looks clean with black lap belts fitted, and the headliner looks taut.
• The odometer photo shows 97,439 miles, and its instrument lens is heavily crazed and cracked.
• The dash glovebox carries a Bel Air script, and auxiliary gauges and a floor console shifter are fitted.
• The trunk holds a loose spare on a mat and a CD changer; the trunk-lid underside shows dark stained patches.
• Underside photos show widespread surface rust on the floors, rear axle, leaf springs and exhaust, with rusty patches on the fuel tank straps.

Money: At $36,000 the photos buy a shiny red sedan with a clean white interior and a 97,439-mile odometer reading, but budget for underside surface-rust treatment and a crazed instrument lens — the corrosion underneath is the main cost the top side hides.