Equipment
Prototype. Silver wheel discs, blackwall tires, clock, leather upholstery.
Condition
Concours restoration with only a little age to separate it from any concours in the world. CCCA Senior #2443. The orignal prototype Marmon V12, designed by Walter Dorwin Teague, Jr. Known history from new, only six owners, only two of whom paid for it, the rest acquiring it by way of gift or trade. Restored in 2001, Pebble Beach class winner. Distinctive design presented in near-concours condition.
Market commentary
Just thirteen more miles appear on this car's odometer from when it was sold by RM at Meadow Brook in 2007 for $891,000, and just seven more than when RM sold it at Monterey in 2011 for $475,000. The car's condition is holding up better than its price, but the appeal of its gunboat-style coachwork may be wearing off. Today's result is a reasonable price.