Equipment
RHD. Outside laced silver painted Borrani RW 2977 wheels on front, RW 3102 on rear. Hard cover over passengers seat, single Plexi windscreen, 58 DCOE Webers, no drivers head fairing. Excellent paint, good interior. Interesting, sympathetic restoration preserving much of the original detail, weld spatter and crude repairs. DNF at Sebring in 1955 with Ernie McAfee and Harold Wheeler for first owner William Doheny. Later raced by McAfee on the West Coast. Sold to Temple Buell in 1956 and raced by Masten Gregory, Dabney Collins, Lou Brero and Jack Bates. Corvette powered by Harry Washburn in 1959 and eventually retired until discovered by Bruce Lavachek in 1979 who also found the original engine with Dick Merritt. Restoration eventually completed for the present owner in 2003. Wheels look original, just rebuilt and repainted. A very nice job of preservation. Ferrari Classiche certified.
Market commentary
Offered at Brooks sale at Cavallino in 2001 where it was a no sale at $680,000 with a $750,000 $850,000 estimate. Peddled again at the Sothebys Maranello auction in 2005 where it no saled for $1,216,001 in essentially the same condition. The buyer got full value for money at this price..