Equipment
5-speed, Borrani wire wheels, Michelin X tires, disc brakes, power windows, Jaeger dash clock, Autovox pushbutton radio.
Condition
#3 Good
Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passersby. Most common condition.
Originally painted Beige. Dirty engine bay with lots of bugs in the radiator. The top parts of the paint are crazed all over front to back. Dull, lightly pitted chrome. Passenger's side door sticks out at the bottom. Upholstery looks newer than the rest of the car, and the rest of the interior is mostly original and in pretty good shape. Pretty tired-looking underneath. Delivered new in Beverly Hills to actor Dan Blocker from the show Bonanza. Represented as restored in the 1980s, but it presents like an all-original and fairly neglected car. Since it doesn't have total originality as an excuse for its condition, this is a restoration candidate. Riverside International Automotive Museum collection.
Market commentary
The big price for a car in this condition can't be explained away by its Hollywood provenance even though more than a few people were heard to exclaim, 'Wow! Hoss's Maserati!'. Maybe the bidders saw the rough paint and assumed originality, but this result is really expensive, even if it is on the lower end of RM's estimate range.