1931 Minerva AL

VIN: 80105

$660,000

Sold

Seller details

  • Auction

    RM Auctions

  • Location

    New York, NY; US

  • Event date

    Nov 21, 2013

  • Lot

    129

Vehicle specs

  • Chassis/VIN

    80105

  • Body style

    Convertible Sedan

  • Transmission type

    Standard

  • Engine Type

    L8

  • Horsepower

    130

  • Induction

    1x1 bbl

  • Interior Color

    Tan

  • Exterior Color

    Green

Vehicle details

Notes and observations recorded by Hagerty staff.

Equipment

Body color wheel discs, dual side mounts with chrome bands and mirrors, rollup division, Supralux headlights, cloth top, cloth interior.

Condition

Built for Henry Walker Bagley (son-in-law of R.J. Reynolds), later owned by D. Cameron Peck. Restored by Steve Babinsky in 1998 for Charles Morse. First in class at Pebble Beach in 1999 and a later winner at Meadow Brook, Amelia Island and Louis Vuitton in New York. A quality older concours restoration still with excellent paint, bright chrome, crisp interior and top. Even the polished aluminum is consistently bright and satiny.

Market commentary

Sold by RM at Villa d'Este in 2011 for $746,014 and passed at Bonhams Scottsdale Auction in January of this year at a reported bid of $850,000, this result reflects its lack of attention and detail in an otherwise high quality, even glitzy, New York display. Lost in the crowd, it brought a reasonable price, a tidy discount to its Villa d'Este result.

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