Equipment
Wheel covers, Silvertown whitewalls, Bosch driving lights, dash clock, column shift 4-speed, Becker Brescia radio.
Condition
#3 Good
Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passersby. Most common condition.
Single owner for over 30 years. Very good chrome. Dry, cracking windshield gasket. Light pitting on the rear bumper. 1992 repaint in very good condition. Worn but sound original upholstery. Fantastic wood that's likely been refinished. Scratches from the wipers on the windshield. Some paint flaking off the steel wheels. Very clean and original underneath, other than a replacement engine block fitted in 2009 along with a later cylinder head. An odd mix of restored and original condition. Represented as having been first purchased in 1957 for the then-Prince of Spain Juan Carlos, but no further history is advertised.
Market commentary
This is a nice enough 220S that has been maintained by only a few owners as a driver quality vehicle to whom the block and later head probably seemed like a worthwhile improvement in performance. It doesn't have that effect upon later collectors, however, and even the price here at half the pre-sale low estimate is ample, if not generous.