Equipment
385/120hp inline eight, 4-speed, chrome wire wheels, wide whitewalls, dual enclosed sidemounts, Pilot Rays, luggage rack, dual spotlights, rumble seat, “donut-chaser”. Ex-Frank Buck, Dan Sargent and John Mozart.
Condition
#3 Good
Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passersby. Most common condition.
Unnumbered CCCA National First Prize. Restored in 1975 and winner of a laundry list of AACA and CCCA awards. Sound old paint beginning to dull out, with edge chips from use. Sound surface creased upholstery. Oily, dirty engine compartment and chassis. A quality old restoration that has been driven extensively and is holding up well but showing the miles.
Market commentary
Sold by Christie’s at Pebble Beach in 1998 for $162,000. In 2003 Christie’s offered it again at Pebble Beach, where its odometer showed 64,724 miles. The mileage today is 68,232, 3,508 miles in almost two decades. RM sold it at Hershey in 2018 for $148,500 and its condition has deteriorated despite adding only 117 miles since then. It is and always has been a special car with informed and caring owners who have treated it with the respect and deference it was due but this result is a triumph for its condition and the age of its restoration.