Equipment
RHD. Black painted wire wheels, Michelin tires, radiator stoneguard, Bosch headlights, Motometer, folding windshield, dual rear-mounted spares.
Condition
Discovered in a Long Island, NY junk yard in the 1950''s, rebodied in the 70''s by Pettenella with this Zagato-style body. Tired old paint with numerous cracks and chips. Deeply surface cracked redyed old upholstery. Taped wiring joints and oily engine compartment with paint loss. Oily, greasy chassis. Generally used.
Market commentary
Generally used is entirely OK when dealing with an enthusiastically used 1750 like this. The catalog generously says, "the coachwork has mellowed wonderfully" which is a bit generous: this thing is used and not particularly looked after. It is, however a 1750 Gran Sport and delightfully used which makes using it more not much of a risk to its condition. Is it undervalued at this reported high bid? Probably not much; its eligibility for the events everyone wants to do is a strong inducement to bid more, although the near $1 million low estimate is optimistic.