Classic one of a kind car dubbed ‘The Spider’ set to sell for over £765,000… and it’s been untouched for 46 years
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 has been unseen for 40 years and it has now emerged in need of a good clean and restoration work of the 171 mph motor.
Despite not being in full working order, the car has been listed for a remarkable price with the vehicle offering one lucky petrol head the opportunity to restore it to its former glory.
The convertible is the only one of its kind and was completed by the Italian company, Bertone.
Giorgetto Giugiaro, an Italian automotive designer and supercar icon, was also involved in the plans.
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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.
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.