Equipment
389/281hp, automatic, eight-lug wheels, whitewalls, power steering, power brakes, bucket seats, column shift, factory radio.
Condition
Very good paint and chrome aside from two chips at the right edge of the hood. Big chip in the right quarter window. Very good, like new fully restored interior. A straightforward, handsome Bonneville that has been fully restored in good colors but falls short of perfect.
Market commentary
Sold for $53,000 at Mecum Dallas in 2012, for $44,000 at Mecum Kissimmee this year, then not sold at a $42,000 high bid at Mecum Houston a month ago. The reported high bid here was on the modest side, but consignment and transport fees are starting to add up and it's time to realize that within a +- 10% band there's little consistency between venues. The seller needs to get real and take a reasonable offer, which this was and would have been $41,800 after commission. Lightning doesn't strike very often and right not it isn't hitting the ground close to this Bonneville.