Equipment
3,557/115hp, triple carburetors, 4-speed (not preselector), covered rear-mounted spare, Marchal headlights and fog lights, oil cooler, four leaf spring spoke steering wheel, Maroon wire wheels, folding windshield, disappearing top, rear wheel spats.
Condition
Old multi-color paint, sound but old upholstery and interior trim. The engine compartment is orderly but the frame and running gear are old, dirty and not restored. No coachbuilder's identification. The design is attractive if difficult to appreciate in its present partially assembled state. Basically needs everything.
Market commentary
One significant advantage of live auctions is that project cars like this are subjected to close scrutiny often by people intimately familiar with the marque, model and body style whose opinions become part of the conversation. At this point in online auctions (except for BringaTrailer) that dialogue doesn't happen leaving bidders to their own counsel with perhaps an assist from a consulting expert. After zero interest or bidding until Friday within the last two hours it took off from $65,000 (the opening bid place holder) to this result with several extensions and a total of 26 bids, a reasonable result that deserved close consideration from the consignor.