Equipment
327 Chevy, four Webers, 5-speed transaxle, centerlock alloy wheels, Michelin XWX tires, four-point belts, full width windshield.
Condition
Good cosmetics, old paint on wheels and aged interior panels. Clean, orderly engine compartment with fresh looking engine said to have been rebuilt in 2013 with 180 degree exhaust and the Webers. Eminently usable as is, but not built until 1978 for a French enthusiast, Jacques Lavost, with some changes and updates.
Market commentary
A car that has bounced around some, it headlined the Kruse auction in New York in 2005 with a wholly made up reported high bid of $800,000, then made an appearance at Mecum's Monterey sale last August where it was bid to $500,000. It is a cool thing, but more in the nature of a continuation or tribute than an historic racer. The original P538s had no competition success but do have exotic looks, big Chevy performance and the Bizzarrini name.