CLASSIC car fanatics have been left stunned after a one-of-a-kind car has been put up for sale for over £765,000.
Untouched for 46 years, the vehicle has been left covered in dust and muck.
The 1964 Iso Grifo A3/L Spider Classic car has been put on sale covered in dust and muck[/caption]
The car is expected to sell for over £765,000 and has been described as one-of-a-kind[/caption]
The vehicle has a list of iconic owners and a globe trotting history[/caption]
This particular Spider has remained untouched for 40 years and would require some restoration to return to full working order[/caption]
Unseen for 40 years, the 1964 Iso Grifo A3/L Spider needs a good clean with the 171 mph motor requiring restoration.
Despite not being in full working order, the car’s potential has left the hopeful sale value sky high.
The convertible is the only one of its kind, a unique completion by an Italian company, Bertone.
Giorgetto Giugiaro was also involved in the original design.
The model was later exported to the USA by David Ellis in 1967.
Since then, the car has been sold by a dealer in Southern California and was even acquired by a TV producer.
The convertible model is incredibly unique for this make of car[/caption]
Rudi Klein even owned the car as an occasional road drive[/caption]
Back in 1973, Greg Garrison got his hands on the Spider before it was later sold to Rudi Klein in 1980, as reported by Luxury Auto News.
By this time the car had been refinished to its present shade of red and fitted with a small luggage rack on the rear deck both of which remain.
At some point prior to this work it had also been involved in an accident, necessitating the fitment of a stock front Grifo front clip with a slightly different nose arrangement than the original.
It then went into storage and remained there until now with the balance of its original distinctive features still intact.
A spokesman for auctioneers RM Sotheby’s said: “Ripe for restoration after decades in hiding the unique, one-and-only Grifo Spider is a wonderful opportunity for the true devotee to acquire and return to its original condition.
“A truly distinctive example, long considered the greatest unseen prize of the Iso world.”
The car has been set to be put up for auction on Saturday, October 26.
The auction house have taken photos of nearly every nook and cranny of the car so potential buyers know what they might be getting themselves into to[/caption]
The 171 mph motor would need to be the centre of focus for restoration attempts[/caption]
The car is expected to go on auction from October 26[/caption]
The existing red finish has been completed with an additional luggage rack on the rear deck[/caption]
