In 1958, the car was exported to the US, and was later given an American V8 under the hood five years later. But between 1963 and 1965, the Mondial crashed and suffered fire damage. In 1978, the car was sold to Walter Medlin and was preserved for 45 years in its race-damaged condition.
The new owner has a lot of (expensive) work to do to bring back the car’s former glory. According to the research of marque expert Marcel Massini and copies of factory build sheets, this particular example was assembled in March 1954 – rolled off with a Rosso Corsa exterior and a Similpelle Beige vinyl interior.
The car was sold with its factory-issued chassis plate, rear axle corners, and matching-numbers gearbox. Instead of the original 2.0-liter mill, it came with a larger 3.0-liter Tipo 119 four-cylinder engine.