Equipment
Chrome spoke Borranis, Pirelli Cinturato tires, fog lights in grille, tall shifter.
Condition
First owned by Doris Blackwood for 16 years. Very good older paint, chrome and interior. Precise panel fits and tight, even gaps. Engine compartment and underbody have been done like new and now show some miles with a little oil and road grit. Original driver's seat covering is lightly stretched. A quality Ferrari represented to have 34,373 miles from new that has never needed restoration.
Market commentary
Doris Blackwood must have been quite a gal, but even the story of her adventures and long term ownership fails to explain why the reported high bid wasn't enough to see this standard, steel-bodied SWB on its way to a new home, a sign that even the best-informed can succumb to the temptation to consign at an irrational reserve in the hope it will attract frantic bidding and the auction companies to sign on to the hysteria.