Equipment
Pair of Kilborn Sauer fog lights, single Trippe driving light, Tropic Aire heater, single rear mounted spare, radio, extended rear bumper around spare and raised rear license bracket on left bumper spring. TM branded leather stone guards on rear fenders and custom gas pedal cover.
Condition
Clean and will maintained old restoration appears to be lightly used, surface cracked original leather, good top. Sound paint with some cracks, good chrome. Wide whitewalls, red steel wheels. Not fresh but usable and presentable as is. Owned by cowboy star Tom Mix and the car he was driving when he was killed in a crash. Thoroughly documented and restored many years ago. Sidney H. Craig Collection. No Reserve.
Market commentary
This is a reasonable price for a supercharged 812 Phaeton in this condition and reflects little premium for its Tom Mix history. Unlike the Duesenberg owned by William Boyd Hopalong Cassidy Tom Mix died in 1940 before most of todays collectors had a chance to have his image impressed upon them. Thats a shame because, as the newspaper article that came with the car noted, he was a rear for sure cowboy, a poke who had learned to rope and ride before he ever thought of becoming an actor.... No stand in did dangerous scenes in Mix pictures.... He did it for himself. The buyer got an authentic piece of two legends for the price of one.