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1954 Cunninghams C-3

Coupe
The prices at this auction suggest a return to reason for the market
Friday, 14 October - Saturday, 15 October 2022
$945,500
Sale Price
$900,000 - $1,100,000
Est. Range
No
Reserve
15 October 2022
Sold Date
857
Lot Number
#1
Concours restoration
Broad Arrow Auctions
Auction House
Chassis no 5442; Engine no. 52810226. Metallic gray and silver over gray leather. 331/310hp Chrysler FirePower Hemi V-8, four Zenith carburetors on a Cunningham log manifold, column shift 3-speed, exhaust headers, Nardi woodrim steering wheel, wheel covers, Firestone wide whitewalls, luggage, radio, heater.

Evaluation: Excellent paint, brilliant chrome, pristine upholstery and interior trim. Once owned by Briggs Cunningham’s grandson Robert B. Cunningham. Class winner at Amelia, 2nd in the Cunningham class at Pebble Beach in 2015, award winner at The Quail in 2017, and displayed in the Cunningham reunion at Greenwich in 2018. It has remained a show car since and is still essentially beyond perfect.

Bottom Line: This auction may have been “Passion for the Drive”, but this Cunningham hasn’t been driven much more than around the block or on and off a show field since it was done. It is the one, shining example of gorgeous restoration and restoration preservation among the Jim Taylor cars. It would not have been expensive at a million dollars, but it is much more realistic at this result.

by Rick Carey
21 October 2022

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