Equipment
318/290hp dual quads, automatic, wheel covers, whitewall bias ply tires, P/S, P/B, pushbutton automatic.
Condition
#3 Good
Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passersby. Most common condition.
Star of the movie "Christine" based on Stephen King's novel. Good paint, weak trim chrome, good upholstery. Old body seals and window channels. Bad left quarter window fit. Old undercoat. A typical movie car cosmetic restoration, well maintained is as-filmed condition and documented with a convincing paper trail. Formerly in Ron Pratte's collection.
Market commentary
It takes a brave collector to buy "Christine". She's been bought three times before, first at Kruse Auburn Fall in 1998 for $19,110 (!), then at B-J Palm Beach in 2004 for $167,400 and most recently at WestWorld in 2015 for $198,000. Where Mecum came up with the highly imaginative $400-500,000 estimate range is hard to imagine and even in an auction heavily promoting movie cars (the Bullitt Mustang, for instance) the high bid here is more than appropriate for "Christine's" history and condition, not to mention her temperament.