Equipment
221/65hp, 3-speed, rear mounted spare, rumble seat, black wall tires, red wire wheels, wind wings.
Condition
An excellently restored Early Ford V8 that remains in great condition. The paint is excellent as is the interior and top. There is a minor blemish on the chrome windshield frame, otherwise all chrome is excellent. The engine bay detailed to perfection. A quintessential hot rod to be owned, and refreshing to see one in stock condition. Ron Thorne collection, owner reports it completed the Great Race in 1985.
Market commentary
Sold at Auburn Spring in 2015 for $86,000. That result and this one at only $1,000 less on the reported hammer bid, shows just how rare and desirable a Model 18 Roadster is. Fortunately those people who find a Model 18 frame rusting in a field can buy just about everything needed to make a complete, but not original, car and this relic is destined to be preserved as it should be. It is expensive, but so are any of its similarly situated counterparts.