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Color combination and its effect on value

Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing/Roadster (W198) · cosmetic

Color is treated as a real value lever: sellers say red can hold a car back (one dealer planned a post-auction color change), yellowish or orange tints are blamed for soft results, and genuinely rare factory colors add desirability. Rarity claims like 'only 5 made in this color' recur.