The car competed in the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans wearing its gorgeous 'Lucybelle III' livery.
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The 718 RSK took the racing world by storm upon its introduction in 1958, immediately winning its class at the 12 Hours of Sebring and 24 Hours of Le Mans. What would really cement its legacy, though, was a 1-2-3 finish at the Targa Florio in Sicily the next year.This particular example, Chassis 718-024, was first bought by American race car drive and Le Mans winner Ed Hugus in 1959.
It’s more than 63 years old at this point, but the RSK looks brand new thanks to an award-winning restoration by Mark Allin and the team at Rare Drive, Inc. It looks exactly as it did when it raced at Le Mans in ’59, done up in white with blue strips and numbering. To get the look just right, Allin painted the car silver first, the color it wore when it was delivered to Hugus, before painting in the same white used by its original owner.
on August 19 and 20, is expected to sell for between $4.5 million and $5.5 million. A combination of looks and legacy like this doesn’t come cheap.
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