Equipment
Automatic, power steering and brakes, pushbutton radio, power antenna, power windows, skirts, continental kit.
Condition
Good paint, chrome and interior. Uneven door fits and a big touched up scrape on the back edge of the passenger's door. The underbody is still in ancient undercoat and has not been restored. Paint chips at the front right hood corner and along the hood sides. What can be seen under the hood is fresh and clean, what can't be seen is old. An auction car.
Market commentary
Sold by RM at Hershey last fall for $132,000. The pre-sale estimate implies either that it was a bargain then (it wasn't), or that the Fiesta market has experienced a quantum leap in just six months while adding 10 miles to the odometer. The reported high bid here is unrealistically light, even for the cosmetic restoration of this Fiesta, but expecting to get any more than the Hershey price is also unrealistic. The low estimate should buy the best '53 Fiesta in the world.