00OverviewFront 3/4
Serpent
Roadster 427.
Guardsman Silver, Halo Orange stripes · 7.0 L V8 side-oiler · 485 hp · 12,400 mi
2 887 $/ mo 189 000 $6 800 $ below market
- Fully refundable
- 7-day return
- 150-point inspected
01Highlights
- 4 owners, documentedEvery one on file since 1965
- Matching numbersEngine, gearbox, chassis
- Fresh Avon tires600 mi old
- Brakes rebuilt2025 · 600 mi ago
- Clean titleNo accidents · CA
- 7-day returnFull refund, no questions
02Exterior
Polished aluminium, hand-shaped curves.
A bare-metal aluminium body, straightened and painted in 2019, with Halo Orange stripes and the side pipes running past the doors.
PaintGuardsman Silver · orange stripes
Wheels15″ alloy · knock-off style
ExhaustSide pipes · hand-made
LightingHalogen · period lamps
03Interior
A cockpit with nothing in the way.
Black leather bucket seats, a wood-rim wheel and a row of Smiths gauges. A roll bar behind, a tonneau cover over the passenger side.
SeatsLeather buckets · restored
TrimAluminium · wool carpet
SteeringWood rim · 15″
GaugesSmiths · original style
04Specs
- Power
- 485hp
- Torque
- 650Nm
- 0–100 km/h
- 4.2s
- Top speed
- 265km/h
- Engine
- 7.0 L V8 side-oiler
- Gearbox
- 4-speed manual
- Drive
- Rear-wheel
- Weight
- 1,070 kg
- Economy
- 22 L/100 km
- Fuel
- Premium 91+
- Exterior
- Guardsman Silver
- Interior
- Black leather
Performance · 9
- 427 side-oiler V8
- Toploader 4-speed
- Side exhaust
- Halibrand-style wheels
- Oil cooler
- Limited-slip differential
- Aluminium radiator
- Four-wheel disc brakes
- Roll bar
Comfort · 6
- Leather bucket seats
- Wood-rim steering wheel
- Tonneau cover
- Soft top
- Smiths gauges
- Wool carpet set
Tech · 6
- Electronic ignition
- Electric cooling fan
- High-output alternator
- Battery cut-off
- Halogen headlamps
- LED tail lamps
Safety · 6
- Three-point harnesses
- Dual-circuit brakes
- Fire extinguisher
- Hazard lights
- Brake servo
- Tracker fitted
05Condition
148/150 points
2 mm chip on the leading edge of the bonnet; the aluminium underneath is sealed.
We touch it in before delivery — free.
Light creasing on the entry side of the driver seat, typical of period leather. No cracks or colour loss.
Leather conditioning included · re-dye optional, $260.
No curb rash on any wheel. The brake system was rebuilt in 2025 and has 600 mi on it.
Nothing to fix.
Gauge readings 140–150 µm on every panel — the 2019 paint is even all round.
Nothing to fix.
06History
- 1965Delivered new · 0 miSerpent Motor Works, Los Angeles · original 427
- 1988Second owner · 8,200 miStored dry in Pasadena, fully documented
- 2019Bare-metal restoration · 11,100 miMarque specialist, matching numbers kept
- 2025Tires & brakes · 11,800 miAvon CR6ZZ all round, brake system rebuilt
- 2026Avava inspection · 12,400 mi150-point check, 148 passed
- No accidents
- Owners
- Title
- Service records
- Open recalls
- Odometer
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