Gentlemen (and Gentleladies): So as to address the speculation, R-4970, Line Number 4004, final assembly date of 08.16.1963 is probably the finest remaining original Avanti in existence. It was built for the 1964 Chicago Auto Show and was one of the "special" show cars built in August 1963 numbered between R-4907 t0 R-4907. Including R-4130 ((The first square light - Sherwood Egbert's personal R-3) and R-4892 (The Photo Publicity Car) there were 17 of them built. Having been built for the show, the car is fully optioned. R-5012 on were all square headlights. It is indeed original and fully documented beginning with the advertisement cut out of the newspaper by the gentlemen who purchased it, trade in record, title, lien documents, payment schedule, all insurance records, all manuals, etc. It was garaged in 1968 and has not seen the light of day since then. We (myself and my brother, who bought the car) inspected the car before buying it. Anyone who viewed it, assuming the individual knows and collects Avanti's, would have seen the car for what it was. Granted the knowledge of the history of the machine is a different issue. I suppose the biggest advantage in buying the car at that price was how poorly the photographs in the eBay ad portrayed the quality of the car and the lack of information presented as to what the car was. Once detailed, it could be trailered and will be a 98 point car with no additional expense. Otherwise, the ground up restoration will only need to be directed at gaskets, seals, fluids, rubber, etc. The gentleman who sold it for the estate did the proper thing, he didn't try to start it or determine what was and what was not. I suppose that might had cost him from a layman's perspective but it increased the value relative to a collector as evidenced in the price paid. I suppose beauty is in the eyes of the beholder and the price paid for something is relative to that individuals perception. That being said the purchase of this machine was a steal. As the question was asked, it's new home will be in Illinois, 90 miles from where it's resided since the year it was sold. As I understand once restored it will will go back into storage (though be it under much better conditions and as part of a collection). I hope this satiates the appetite of the curious relative to this Avanti. As a collector I appreciate the importance of the community knowing the details "what's happening" relative to interesting cars within the community. As an afterthought, I'm still seeking the "perfect" 1964 Hawk GR R2 (I understand there were only 70 made and 24 known to exist today). But, neither did this Avanti exist until this week. P. Terence Cultra Location: Urbana, IL