, , The engine has been started by means of force feed through the carburetors and the body and chassis is remarkably dry considering its age. Upon a close inspection, there is evidence that the original color may have been blue. The engine number is a match to the chassis (a startling 6th car off of the line!) and the interior is believed to be original aside from the cloth recover on the seats
That car had been damaged and returned to Italy where it was reacquired by the works, repaired and put into service as the prototype for the factory’s new 4-seat GT car, earning the name Mexico as a nod to its origins. The body design of the Mexico was inspired by that of an elegant one-off Vignale-bodied 5000GT built for Mexico’s president Adolfo López Mateos. Interestingly, the 4.2 liter was made available later in Mexico production, with only a slight difference in power output but with a lighter, revvier attitude