Equipment
A real 1950s California hot rod with steel wheels, hubcaps, trim rings, whitewalls, flathead V 8 with Edelbrock heads, Offenhauser intake with triple Stromberg 97s, a Borg Warner T10 4 speed, Buick drum brakes, beehive oil filter, tube shocks, Auburn dashboard, Duesenberg tachometer, Wood Lites, folding windshield, Deuce radiator shell. Professiolly restored five years ago and very attractive. Same owner for half a century. No Reserve.
Market commentary
Period rods are in vogue these days, but this one carries little premium for the age of its build or the quality of its restoration. This is barely more than a modern built Tupperware body kit rod assembled from a catalog would bring, and is a good buy for the new owner.