Equipment
Clayton heater, outside laced Borrani wire wheels, 6.50 15 Engelbert tires, Marchal headlights and single fog light. A spectacular automobile restored to standards of appearance appropriate to its quality. Exquisite exterior and particularly interior trim details. Right door sits a few mm low at the back but other than that it is gorgeous. 1954 Turin Auto Show Ferrari display car, then sold to John Shakespeare. Ferrari sourced replacement engine installed during the recent restoration. Includes fitted luggage, full tool roll and copies of original documentation. FCA National Concours Platinum award in 2009, then Pebble Beach first in class and Enzo Ferrari Trophy.
Market commentary
Visually distinctive and incorporating a plethora of coachwork details that make it a real delight to examine, this unique Ferrari brought a healthy but fully deserved price. Its amusing to note the catalogs gratuitous embellishments to the Cavallino cover story upon which it is based, like adding period correct, to the articles water based lacquer and clear coat, apparently a couple of early breakthroughs in Italian coatings technology.