Equipment
Bosch fuel injection, steel wheels with hub caps, Bridgestone Potenza tires, AM/FM cassette stereo.
Condition
#3 Good
Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passersby. Most common condition.
Long, jagged scratch on the engine cover. Lots of masking errors around the front bumper. Big chip on the right front fender. Overspray in the wheel wells and on the suspension. Paint flaking off of the frame of the roof panel, and small cracks in the vinyl at the edge of it as well. Good, lightly worn original interior. Pitted door handles. Clean underneath. This could have been an impressive, preserved car kept dry thanks to a clean and dry existence where it was sold in Utah, but the distinctions of originality were ruined by a crude, rushed respray done in 2012.
Market commentary
Just sold at Bonhams' Scottsdale sale, where it brought a generous $16,500. It seems a case of buyer's remorse struck, prompting this no reserve sale just weeks later or perhaps the 7 more miles on the odometer were discouraging. The $6,000-plus hit for the seller must be a tough pill to swallow, but at least the buyer this time around has quite a bit more room to give this car the attention it really deserves and the seller can move on.