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Equipment
Alternator, Thomas three carb intake with Stromberg 97s, Red's headers, Ivory wire wheels, blackwall tires, wood bed floor and side boards, chrome bed strips, dropped front axle, no top or side curtains.
Condition
Intentionally dulled paint, sanded through intentionally on the hood. Chipped and rusty at the lower rear corner of the right door. Orderly and usable, if a bit strange with the overall wet sand to create fake patina. Ralph Whitworth collection.
Market commentary
Best suited for use in the desert, like Winnemuca, Nevada, where Ralph Whitworth intended to create his hot rod museum, or in groves where most of the roadster pickups ended up sliding under low-hanging foliage. It is thoroughly done even if the bizarre wet-sanding takes away from its appeal and brought an appropriate price.