Ever since this very near mint Berlinetta came in last week, Mert has been standing out there staring at it. He is bedazzled. Can you blame him? Unfortunately work around the lot has been backing up.
I went out to have a talk with him about it. Before I could get halfway across the lot he turned around with his hands waving over his head like a football referee and yelled “Halt!”
“I’m going to have to ask you not to approach the Berlinetta, Bob,” he said, trying to calm down.
“My Berlinetta?”
“Bob, this Berlinetta is in very near mint condition. Any disturbance could result in degradation of the vehicle. I simply cannot let that happen.”
“Mert we’ve got a whole fleet of Greyhound buses to wash, and that Lotus needs a t—”
“BOB STEP AWAY FROM THE BERLINETTA”
I have to admit Mert was very good at guarding the Berlinetta. Luckily it sold almost immediately and Mert didn’t have to guard it any more.
The Berlinetta is another unlikely V-12 with obscene overkill power hidden under the bonnet. Lesney modeled a few of them. Six carburetors on this one.
In the “real world,” vintage Berlinettas in very nice condition go at auction for 3-4 million dollars. You read that right. See here. Roughly a half million per carburetor. Real world!
MATCHBOX/LESNEY No. 75 FERRARI BERLINETTA VERY NEAR MINT • $22 SOLD
BOB'S USED CAR LOT 