It has been 8 years since I sold my CS at Barratt Jackson and this is my first visit since then. I'm in Palm Springs and watched the car go on $. The high bid was around $23k! Fortunately, the owner had a high bid ($60K), not knowing what the value would be. He has owned it for 5 years and had it professionally restored. He isn't really knowledgeable about the marque and was receptive to what I had to say.
About the car: I consider the quality of the restoration to be "concours"; they did an outstanding job, right down to all the bolts that had been "wire wheeled" and painted. Some of you may remember my car, which I considered to be show quality, but this one made mine look average by comparison. The only "flaw" I could find were the pop rivets on the grill, and few would notice this detail. If anyone is interested, I can get contact info. My email is:
svensd@usa.net -Sven
