It goes without saying that some people are eternal optimists. It also goes without saying there’s a sucker born every minute. Put the two together and dangerous things can happen. Barn Finds reader Olaf E. spotted this very burnt and very much near gone 1967 Mercedes-Benz 230SL here on the Beverly Hills Car Club website. We’re told it has potential; what do you think?

Now, it goes without saying the boys at BHCC have a knack for finding some diamonds in the rough. However, they also find cars that are just plain rough. What are the possibilities for something like this burned-out hulk of a Pagoda? It does one thing for me, which is that it makes me feel like my projects and the price I paid are downright sensible in comparison to the $11,500 asking price here.

Now, whether it sells for anything close to that is unlikely, but I more want to know who held onto a car that otherwise should have met its demise via metal shredder years ago? The age of the corrosion indicates to me that this Mercedes was wrecked long ago, but that’s just a guess. No matter what the story, I would love to be a fly on the wall for some of the calls BHCC receives regarding dilapidated collector cars ready for retrieval.

The interior – if this is possible – is even worse than the rest of the car. There are few, if any, usable parts left, and for a car that can effectively be rebuilt with new, OEM parts directly from Mercedes, I see little value in a hulk like this. But the seller seems to keep finding these near-dead projects, which would indicate someone keeps buying them. What would you do with it?