Equipment
Dual right spares, covered chauffeur's compartment, Neverout acetylene headlights, kerosene opera lights, pull-up windows with roller shades, jump seats, speaking tube, originally owned by John Jacob Astor IV and used in Newport.
Condition
About as original as a car this old can hope to be. Driver's seat has been recovered long ago but the rear is marvelously original and fabulously opulent. Brass is freshly polished for effect, and it works. A wonderful old thing. A little polish and some subtle mechanical work is all it needs, or should ever receive.
Market commentary
An old formal Town Car, but so elegant it surpasses comparison. Think about it: this is where John Jacob Astor IV sat when the affairs of the world came to him. Not many old cars have that presence, and it belongs back at Beechwood. Bought at a modest premium, but worth it.