Equipment
2,953cc/240hp, 4-speed, chrome spoke Borrani wire wheels, Excelsior tires, Wagner halogen headlights, Marchal fog lights.
Condition
Long term owned by Brad Balles in Houston and then Jack Boxstrom. Good interior but the pistachio hue leather and carpet is an odd color combination with the black/silver exterior. The underbody and engine compartment have been restored like new. Sound paint and chrome. A better car than its first impression and it has been successfully vintage raced and taken on a trouble free Colorado Grand in 2008.
Market commentary
Sold by RM in London in 2012 for $378,931 (GBP 235,200 at the time) and given needed attention thereafter. It was meaningfully better when Bonhams sold it at Quail Lodge last August for $621,000 and has added only 82km to its odometer since then while attending to some noted shortcomings including replacing the windshield and installing wiper arms and wipers. Bidding was lackluster through the first five days ending at $420,000 on Wednesday with only eight bids. That all changed on Thursday when bidding quickly picked up eventually extending three times to end here with 25 bids, a reasoned result that both the consignor and the buyer can be satisfied with.