Equipment
Chrome spoke Borrani wire wheels, Pirelli tires, Marchal headlights and fog lights, tool kit, owner's manual.
Condition
Represented as the original engine, internal number 1620 62. Excellent fresh clearcoat paint, bright chrome, fresh, tight leather. The engine compartment and chassis are restored like new. Restored by Bob Smith Coachworks in the naughts in the present livery, Platinum at Cavallino in 2009, again in 2019 after some corrections and freshening and about as good as it gets.
Market commentary
Lussos have been up and down but they are one of the most beautiful of all Ferraris, an artful blending of the aggressive design of the Superfast and its counterparts with the more elemental and conservative 250 GT thread. 5183 GT is an exceptional example restored and presented to consummate (and really expensive) concours standards. It is impossible to fault in any meaningful way and the successful bid settled right in the middle of RM's pre-sale estimate range. In other words, at a time when the low estimate is settled as a high boundary the bidders blew right through it by fifteen percent, and the Lusso deserved every dollar of their enthusiasm.