Equipment
RHD. Fog lights, body color wire wheels, skirted rear fenders. The only F&F Teardrop Coupe on the T23 4 liter chassis. Restored by Henri Chapron in the early 70s and later won the Elegance in Motion award at Pebble Beach. Now freshly re restored in France as it was in the late 30s. Estate of John OQuinn.
Market commentary
Sold by RM at Amelia Island in 2006 in aged and cosmetically restored condition for $2,145,000 (GBP 1,242,000 at the time) and impressively re restored here, a refined, chrome free example of Figoni & Falaschis vision. Bidding opened at GBP 400,000 and the hammer dropped at GBP 1.6 million, 1,792,000 with commission, which is just about enough to cover the cost of the new restoration and leave the OQuinn estate whole.