'Distinguished' collection on offer
Auckland-based auction house Webb’s will offer one of the most distinguished personal collection of classic cars to be auctioned in New Zealand.
The auction will feature the 'first-class classics collection' which includes classics in the fleet used by HM Queen Elizabeth II during a royal visit to New Zealand.
In March 2019, Webb’s were privileged to auction the balance of renowned Wellington car connoisseur Roy Savage’s extensive collection. Held at the Southward Car Museum, the sale was a resounding success, seeing all but one lot not only selling but achieving prices well exceeding their estimates.
Based on this spectacular result, Webb’s have decided to conduct a further auction of exceptional vehicles. The auction will be headlined by Maxine and Terry Sutherland’s 'first-class classics collection', consisting principally of Rolls-Royces, but also includes lots from a broad range of other vendors.
This auction will feature an offering of pre and post-war classics suitable for new collectors or those looking for affordable purchases. Webb’s will provide a varied selection of vehicles with broad appeal to a range of buyers, from serious car collectors to enthusiasts.
This approach is evident from a glance at the inventory, ranging from the $20,000 to $300,000 bracket and encompassing a vast range of options in between!
As in the Savage auction, the range of quality offerings is again headed up by Rolls-Royce vehicles having found buyers for no less than nine (including two Bentleys) at the Savage sale.
This time, Webb’s have no less than eight up for sale, including a Silver Wraith Limousine used by HM Queen Elizabeth II during a royal visit to New Zealand. The two Silver Clouds in the sale, as well as the Bentley S1, share a trait that is far from common in vehicles of this stature and period, in that they were all originally delivered new to notable New Zealand business figures.
The pre-World War II era is invariably an under-represented period in classic car sales, but in this instance, Webb’s are able to offer a rare and prized 1936 Auburn 851 Cabriolet. This vehicle is particularly significant, in that it is one of less than a dozen automobiles of this once prominent American model produced in right-hand drive configuration.
For those of more modest means, Webb’s is proud to offer a unique and beautifully restored 1959 Morris Minor Station Wagon which has been resident with one family since 1983.
Likewise, the Daimler 1993 in the sale has just two previous owners and a mere 49,000 kilometres and is in immaculate order, being New Zealand-new and having had regular main agent services.
However, Webb’s understand that two marque collectors have already expressed interest in owning this incomparable and much-coveted modern classic.
The English theme is continued in the form of not one but two Armstrong Siddeleys and the Bentley Mark VI convertible is another fantastic example of British automobile manufacturing included in the sale.
The sale will be held on Sunday, August 18 - for more information click here.
