Equipment
RHD. 2,663cc/102hp, dual carburetors, 4-speed, painted wire wheels, rear-mounted spare, Firestone tires, suicide doors.
Condition
#3 Good
Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passersby. Most common condition.
One of 11 cars in this configuration thought to exist. Restored in its original colors in the mid-2010s and more recently got mechanical sorting. Light pitting around the headlights. Good but not show quality paint, and there is a long, deep crack on the tail. Clean, tight-fitting top. Excellent interior. Restored more for driving and looking good than for meticulous concours presentation.
Market commentary
We don't often see this discrepancy, but at Worldwide's Pacific Grove auction in 2017 I called this car concours restored. Andrew Newton didn't see it that way at Amelia 2020, and the two results tend to confirm our impressions. Worldwide sold it for $330,000, but not so here at Amelia where it brought a third less. It isn't often that our perceptions are this far apart, and the RM Amelia bidders took it to a notch above the low estimate. Form your own conclusions.