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Clean it up but don't renovate, put it on the market and see what happens. You can always spend the money later to renovate if it doesn't sell the first time around.
MCM is experiencing a revival but still sells at a big discount relative to new high-quality construction. So if you love MCM, you should buy it…treat it well, a 60 year old house is nearing its originally intended useful life.
I know of a middle-class neighborhood in Southern California that was built as high-end mid-century modern. The houses are now 60 years old and in high demand..... by Chinese. They are paying top dollar for the houses that were not re-modeled and have the original features. (Vaulted ceilings with exposed beams, floor-to-ceiling windows, flag stone fireplaces, block privacy walls with a kidney-shaped pool in the front yard.) Many of the Chinese owners are now restoring the houses that had changes made.
Tell mom not to do anything without talking to a couple of really good realtors. I suspect they will tell her to leave it as is. The facts that it is architect designed, and period perfect, will be selling points to a certain set of buyers. But get some local advice from people who know their market very well, before spending any serious money to update.
Actually *I'm* the one looking for a house that isn't remodeled... orange kitchens, pink bathrooms, bring it on! My mother is the one who wants to remodel and strip away my childhood home's mid century beauty
Nooooo!!!! Don't let her! I'm sure you can find an MCM buyer!
Leave the house as it is. You will come out better and the buyer will be happier.
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My mother is the one who wants to remodel and strip away my childhood home's mid century beauty 
