Equipment
Painted centerlock wire wheels, 4-spoke woodrim steering wheel, Triumph TR2 engine upgraded with bigger valves and larger SU carbs, original owner's manual, tool kit and sales brochure and comes with the original cylinder head, carbs and top.
Condition
Represented as the last one built and one of 80 left out of less than 300 built originally. Matching numbers, even if modified. Stored for almost a half century until 2010, then restored. Spotless underbody. Excellent interior with cool stitched leather padding on top of the dash and doors. Very good paint and chrome. Even gaps. Not done yesterday, but fully restored to very high standards and well maintained.
Market commentary
An obscure but handsome car, the Swallow Doretti combined a proprietary chassis and proven Triumph running gear. They almost never come up for sale because there just aren't many to go around. This price is about in line with other ones that have surfaced, and for such a rare, pretty and well restored automobile it seems like a solid value even with the engine modifications. If this thing was Italian-built rather than Italian-named after Dorothy Dean, it would have commanded a heck of a lot more.