Equipment
Chrome spoke Borranis, engine turned stainless steel roof and fins, chrome sills, chrome fender vents, Jaeger clock, Marchal fog lights, Carello headlights. black wrinkle dashboard, foglights in grille, 5 or 5.1 liter engine with three 4 barrel Weber carbs. A singular design by Sergio Scaglietti for Dottore Enrico Wax, Genoa importer of Johnnie Walker whisky and Connolly leather. Extravagantly embellished with stainless steel roof, angular engine turned rear fender fins and polished sill molding. Chassis and drivetrain were discovered on a farm in Oregon having been stripped of the original body by a thief. Restored for Greg Garrison in Italy with a reproduction of the original coachwork by the same Scaglietti craftsmen who had built the original body. Pebble Beach class winner in 1990. Still in Pebble Beach condition.
Market commentary
Its hard not to see this 410 Superamerica as a caricature of Fifties design, with its engine turned fins, bulbous nose and faux California lakes pipes vented sills. That aside, its the precursor to Sergio Scagliettis coming Testa Rossas and all the subsequent designs this intuitive master created. This car, with its re created body and salvaged chassis, is a bit of a stretch, yet its history of construction by the original craftsmen authenticates its extravagant appearance. It was sold from Greg Garrisons collection by Gooding at Pebble Beach in 2007 for $1,320,000 and is no less valuable here five years later. Its close to 400 hp is nothing less than prodigious and it deserves to travel more than the 173km its odometer has recorded since 2007. Its value as determined by the Biltmore bidders is at the lower end of 410 Superamerica values, giving little effect to its importance in Ferrari coachwork history.