Equipment
Brass Spirit of Ecstasy radiator mascot, wing mirrors, power windows, tinted windows with darker tint in back, burled wood dash and door trim, dash clock, power division window, interior courtesy lights, Clarion cassette stereo, barometer and Angelus dash
Condition
#3 Good
Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passersby. Most common condition.
Weak paint with long cracks throughout. Paint is chipping heavily on some of the burgundy parts. Poor panel fit. Big touch up beside the right headlight. Worn leather in front. Excellent wood. The cloth is very good. The seemingly endless list of equipment and luxuries as well as the suggestion of Hollywood celebrity ownership set this otherwise shabby vintage Rolls apart, although most of the special features are very dated technology. Usable to arrive in style and impress your friends, but won't go anywhere near a show field.
Market commentary
Sold for $53,900 at Russo and Steele Scottsdale in 2015, then hammered not sold here on a reported bid of $70,000 a year ago. Also unsold at a $50,000 high bid at Mecum Anaheim last year. This unusual car was represented in Scottsdale and in the catalog for this sale as having been delivered to Tom Jones, but RM later retracted that claim. That doesn't necessarily affect the price all that much, though, and the market has now spoken three times with very similar bids. The seller must be looking wistfully at whatever bidding brought the $70,000 a year ago; even if the chandelier was high bidder there probably was money just below it, an opportunity squandered.