Equipment
392/390hp, dual quads, automatic, wheel covers, whitewalls, pushbutton automatic, pushbutton radio, bucket seats, power windows.
Condition
Serial no, 001. One of 484 built. Show awards about 10 years ago. A few light scratches on the front bumper. The headlight bezels don't quite fit evenly, and there's a paint chip behind the right one. Paint chips around the left taillight as well. Good older paint otherwise. Excellent tight-fitting top. Very good interior. An eye-catching and rare open top banker's hot rod, but starting to show its age and no longer a show car.
Market commentary
By most standards this is generous price, but it is so appealing a car that the desire of the Indy bidders for it can be understood. It humbles mainstream performance cars in 1957 and does it with luxury and comfort. Chrysler built only 484 of these and owning a surviving example today is instant status.