Equipment
Borrani wire wheels, Avon tires, Lucas fuel injection, power windows, woodrim steering wheel, wood shift knob, Blaupunkt radio.
Condition
#3 Good
Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passersby. Most common condition.
Dirty but maintained original engine bay with recently replaced hoses, wires and plugs. Decent original paint with chips on the nose and a scratch ahead of the hood. The hood and trunk have been painted and don't match the rest of the car. Plating has come all the way off the passenger's door handle. Rough wheels with quite a bit of surface rust on the right rear wheel lock. Small dent in the driver's door. The interior is quite good and well preserved aside from the seats, which aren't ripping apart yet but aren't in great shape. An all original car showing 33,362 km. It would make for a pretty straightforward restoration.
Market commentary
This is a $300,000 car restored to concours condition. Bonhams and the seller put great faith in originality to bring a remarkable premium reflected in the generous pre-sale estimate but the bidders must have looked closely at the condition and realized preservation wasn't going to cut it. Realizing significant value from the originality of this Sebring requires just the right buyer, who wasn't in Monterey this week.