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Kestrion
Aurum Prototipo
1955 Post-war
Built as a rolling test bed for the Aurum road car, chassis 002 was never intended to be sold. It ran a lighter body, a dry-sump version of the V12 and a gearbox that never reached production. The works kept it for eleven years before releasing it to its first private owner.
- Year
- 1955
- Era
- Post-war
- Chassis built
- 1
- Indicative value
- $18M – $24M
Provenance
- Works development car, chassis 002, first run October 1955
- Second overall, Targa del Sud, 1957, works entry
- Retained by the factory until 1966
- Three owners from new; continuous documentation
Restoration
- Preserved, not restored — the car retains its 1957 competition finish
- Mechanical rebuild only: engine, gearbox, brakes, fuel system
- Body left with its period repairs visible, including the Targa panel work
- Original seat cloth stabilised and left in place
Specification
- Engine
- 3.5L dry-sump V12
- Output
- 296 hp at 7,400 rpm
- Gearbox
- Five-speed transaxle, pre-production
- Body
- Aluminium, 40 lb lighter than production
- Weight
- 2,090 lb
- Brakes
- Finned drums, front discs from 1957
Indicative values are ranges, not offers. Every car is sold by private treaty, on inspection.