Equipment
RHD. Hub caps and trim rings, narrow whitewalls, gold Spirit of Ecstasy, cassette stereo, power windows, air conditioning, crystal, refrigerator, television, Toshiba laptop, printer, wood trim.
Condition
Built by a revamped Hooper on a stretched Silver Spirit frame and comes with all sorts of neat period goodies. Lightly scratched window frames and lightly faded cloth roof. The paint has a few light scuffs and scratches but it's mostly good. Lightly wrinkled driver's seat, but the interior is otherwise immaculate, and as an added bonus this must have the most immaculate 1980s Toshiba laptop around. It's condition is good enough to be presentable, and that's all that really matters since all this car's appeal is almost entirely in its personality and unique features. But why it's flying a Rwandan flag even though it was meant for an Australian buyer is still a mystery to me.
Market commentary
A unique and charming car to be sure, it had people fawning over it for two straight days during the preview days, most of them reaching inside with a cell phone to snap a picture of the crystal set and '80s computers. But the number of people who would actually shell out over a quarter-million dollars for this car is much, much smaller and while it is less than RM estimated and probably less than the seller was hoping for, it's not unrealistic.