Equipment
Hub caps and trim rings, whitewalls, overdrive, column shift 3-speed.
Condition
#4 Fair
Has visible flaws to the naked eye. Runs fine, but could use mechanical or cosmetic attention.
From the Ardell Brown Estate collection. Represented as a 1990s restoration but recently refreshed. Tired, dull original chrome. Decent but old paint. All the glass is delaminating. Dry and cracked weather stripping. Reasonably tidy underneath. Heavily worn steering wheel but mostly good interior. A very rare sight these days, but that doesn't necessarily make it valuable and this car is a bit of an eyesore.
Market commentary
Sold at the Leake auction in OK City in 2014 for $5,060. In this condition, it's a pretty much full retail price here, which leaves the new owner with no room to fix things. 1940s American cars like this are not an appreciating asset, and prices have actually been going down in general. It will be tough to sink money into this car while also watching its value go down. Although, at $8,800, how much can the value shrink?