Equipment
Radio, Marchal headlights, trim rings, wide whitewalls on red steel wheels, heater removed, rumble seat, hubcaps, dual vinyl covered sidemounts, trafficators. Weak old repaint over shrinking older paint. Old top. Good older upholstery. Fair old woodgrain paint chipped in places, weak chrome. Orderly but oily and used engine and chassis. No coachbuilder attribution but definitely not Fisher. Described as one of two built. Ex Bob McDorman. An intriguing car that must have a story worth telling.
Market commentary
Reserve off at $45K. In France, where this Chevrolet was delivered with its unusual chassis number, the 85hp overhead valve Chevrolet was equivalent in performance and luxury to some of Frances famed marques. The body on this cabriolet is definitely Continental in origin, but carries no easily found identification. Some of the details, like the beltline molding, are very attractive. Its Chevy pushbutton radio is an artful design element in the dashboard. It brought $42,000 at the McDorman auction and sold here for a modest profit.