Equipment
241/112hp six, 3-speed with overdrive, accessory turn signals, pushbutton radio, skirts, heater, necker's knob, red wheels, hubcaps, trim rings, fog lights, bumper overriders, bud vases, evaporative window mounted air cooler.
Condition
Poor pimply old repaint, sound upholstery and interior trim. Sound chrome except for the fog light housings. Decent gauges and dashboard except for cracked radio pushbuttons. Delaminating driver's vent window. Sound body, good panel and door fits. Dirty but dry original underbody.
Market commentary
Gold Seal powered with 112hp and overdrive, this was a six to be considered in 1940. In 2017 it is just big, which isn't a knock on it. There's room in the back for a party with a passel of grandkids and their friends who will delight being picked up at school in this proto-SUV. It's another of the Branson Auction's gateways to car collecting: simple, solid and attention-getting for a price that almost any grandpa or Dutch Uncle can afford to educate their little understudies. Will it be driven with pride? Yes, but it's pride in keeping it going rather than pride in what it is.