£152.1k
1953 Arnolt-MG Cabriolet by Bertone
RM Sotheby's • US • 24 Sept 2022
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£152,132
1953 Arnolt-MG Cabriolet by Bertone
US • 24 Sept 2022
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AI Listing Summary
This 1953 Arnolt-MG Cabriolet by Bertone is a rare, Italian-bodied sports car, one of only 36 convertibles built. It features a Post Office Red exterior, a red Connolly leather interior, Borrani wire wheels, and a Judson supercharger, presenting in show condition after restoration and upgrades by Gene Ponder.
Condition
8
The car is described as being in show condition, with a recently reupholstered interior and a Judson supercharger added. The exterior is finished in Post Office Red over a red Connolly leather interior with cream piping. The car rides on Borrani knock-off chrome wire wheels wearing whitewall tires. While there's a note about a reproduction data tag incorrectly identifying it as a coupe, the overall description suggests it's in excellent cosmetic and mechanical condition.
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22876
LHD
United States
DG-19-21
1953
Auction
£152.1k
1953 Arnolt-MG Cabriolet by Bertone
RM Sotheby's • US • 24 Sept 2022
Market Position:
Highest 10% of Past Sales
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Description
The product of a collaboration between Bertone and Chicago Industrialist Stanley H.
Arnolt II, the Arnolt-MG’s remarkable story begins at the 1952 Turin Auto Show.
As the legend goes, Bertone procured two MG chassis to create bodies for, as a way to help the struggling company bring in much-needed income.
The coachbuilder brought the two completed cars, one coupe and one convertible, to the show.
At the opening, Nuccio Bertone was approached by a man in a Stetson hat and cowboy boots who asked if he could purchase both cars—and place an order for an additional 200 cars.
The cowboy turned out to be Stanley Arnolt, a motoring enthusiast and manufacturer of campers, boat trailers, and recreational aluminum boats.
This commission provided Bertone with the wherewithal to keep it in business long enough to secure even larger projects with major manufacturers such as Alfa Romeo.
Unfortunately for Arnolt and his MGs, sales were slow, and just 67 coupes and 36 convertibles were built by ...
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