Equipment
Chrome centerlock wire wheels, black hardtop, woodrim steering wheel, Clarion AM/FM stereo, grille and trunk guards.
Condition
#3 Good
Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passersby. Most common condition.
An original car that stayed with the same family from 1965 to 2009. Showing 29,950 miles and its condition corresponds, if showing more than a little sitting-in-the-garage wear. Faded paint with scuffs, nicks and scratches throughout. Inch-wide dent on the nose. Decent chrome. Very tired hard top with worn out paint and foggy rear glass. The interior, which was redone in the 1990s, is very good. Original but tidy and complete engine bay. This is a fine preservation class E-type. Much more wear and tear, though, and it would border on being an eyesore.
Market commentary
What a contrast to some of the other peeling, festering, grungy Amelia Island 'barn-find' cars, this is actually a good, reasonably well maintained E-type, yet it brought barely less than a competently restored example. No better example than this exists of the misplaced fad for dirt, neglect and grime. It is a shame, but this sound and well-preserved E-type would probably have brought more if it had been used as a chicken coop for the last two decades. This is a responsible, realistic price for a sound old car.