Equipment
RHD. Stainless steel spoke wire wheels, Michelin blackwall tires, dual rear spares, Raydyot dual spotlights, dip beam light.
Condition
Kommission #207792. Recognizable British coachwork by Mayfair Carriage Works with cutdown doors and occasional rear seats. Ex-Paul and Barbara Karassik, Don Williams and Bill Lassiter. Good older paint, chrome and sound interior. Underbody is older with small undercoat chips. Good interior wood. Done to very good touring standards and showing age but consistent care.
Market commentary
Sold by Christie's from the Lassiter collection in 1999 for $266,500, then by RM at Monterey in 2014 for $825,000 and offered by Bonhams at Amelia in 2015 with a high bid of $800,000, it has been consistently maintained throughout its auction history and has stayed, at least to judge from the odometer reading, on display without being enjoyed on the road for more than a block or two at a time. Its value has been consistent over the past five years, as has its condition, and is much less valuable even though more rare than a Sindelfingen 500K giving the new owner selective bragging rights at a moderate cost.