Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s 1966 Austin Princess Landaulette slated for Worldwide’s Auburn Auction

Auburn, Indiana -  Worldwide Auctioneers is gearing up for its annual Labor Day Weekend auction at home in Auburn, Indiana, at the end of this month, with an exclusive, curated offering of 275 spectacular supercars, pre-war automobiles, sports cars, classics, select American muscle cars, customs, and private no-reserve collections slated to cross the block. As the birthplace of the classic car auction industry in America, Auburn has welcomed more than its fair share of cars with illustrious provenance over the decades, and this year’s sale includes a 1966 Austin Princess Landaulette with coachwork by Vanden Plas that was specially commissioned by the Crown Agents for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s official visit to Jamaica in 1966. The vehicle was built at the Vanden Plas Works in Kingsbury, London and subsequently shipped to the island. Period video shows it presented in all-black, with a waving Queen Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh greeting the crowds. Retained by Sir Clifford Campbell, the first Jamaican Governor-General of Jamaica, the landaulette was used as the official State vehicle for subsequent royal visits. The car comes complete with a copy of the British Motor Industries Heritage Trust production trace certificate, a letter from Buckingham Palace, and the build sheet and bill of lading from Jamaica to the United States. It will go under the hammer without reserve on Saturday, September 2, as part of Worldwide’s three-day Auburn Auction, scheduled to run from August 31-September 2 at the company’s global headquarters in Indiana.

Also selling at no reserve is a documented 1999 Bentley Turbo RT Long Wheelbase Sedan, ordered new by The Bee Gees’ lead singer Sir Barry Gibb for his Miami home. As the last Turbo RT built for North America, the car was delivered new to Bramen Motors and is accompanied by the window sticker, custom framed spec sheets from the Crewe factory, and correspondence between Barry Gibb and Bentley Motors. It will sell alongside a prolific custom show award-winning 1957 Ford Fairlane “White Pearl” Custom, created the George Barris of the East Coast, John North, and owned by 1960s singer-songwriter Gene Pitney. Another celebrity car featured in this year’s sale is a highly optioned 1937 Lincoln Zephyr 'Black Beauty' V-12 Coupe, the original “Black Beauty” that starred in the cliff-hanging 1940 movie serial, The Green Hornet, again offered without reserve.

The Auburn Auction caters to all tastes and celebrates many of the world’s most interesting and iconic cars. Other notable consignments include a meticulously restored example of BMW’s one true supercar, a fantastic, numbers-matching 1980 BMW M1. Featured on owner Dennis Collins’ popular YouTube Channel, Coffee Walk, which chronicled its extensive restoration, it is 1 of just 453 ever produced by BMW’s dynamic Motorsport M division. Starring on the catalogue covers are a well-known and exceptionally restored and documented 1930 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A S Roadster with coachwork by Carrozzeria Castagna of Milan, that retains its original chassis, engine and body, and an incredible 2021 Ford GT Carbon Series. Offered for sale by its sole owner, Russell Sims, a member of the Ford design team that conceived and built the 2016 Le Mans-winning Ford GT and production Ford GTs, this singular, highly optioned supercar comes in Shadow Black with exposed gloss carbon fiber over a carbon interior, comprehensive documentation and electrifying performance.

The catalogue can be viewed online here at worldwideauctioneers.com, along with full information on general admission, bidder registration and event details. The Auburn Auction is scheduled for

August 31 - September 2nd at Kruse Plaza, the company’s Indiana headquarters. Labor Day weekend in Auburn has long been an anchor destination in the classic car world and visitors can also anticipate an exciting offering of some of the best memorabilia to be found, a curated marketplace of on-site automotive lifestyle vendors, car corral and swap meet, and enjoy a host of outstanding participant and spectator events during the celebrated and long-running Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival. More information about Destination Auburn can be found online here. Kruse Plaza is a 30-acre campus with a 200,000-square-foot, climate-controlled auction facility that offers ample space for both RV and vehicle parking, as well as housing the company’s dedicated private sales division, The Gallery.

About Worldwide Auctioneers. Worldwide Auctioneers is a U.S.-based, boutique catalogue auction company that is unique in having principals who are owner auctioneers, wholly invested in seamlessly delivering the optimal result for every client. In addition to the acquisition and sale of classic automobiles at auction, it offers an extensive range of personalized services to the serious collector, including appraisal, collection direction and consultancy, estate planning and asset management. For those seeking to sell a car or collection privately, the company’s private sales division incorporates The Gallery showroom, housed within a 200,000-square-foot, climate-controlled facility at its Auburn headquarters, along with a dedicated memorabilia division. Worldwide’s annual schedule includes the Scottsdale Auction in January, the Enthusiast Auction in April in Auburn, Indiana, the Auburn Auction, held over Labor Day Weekend in Indiana, and stand-alone auctions of significant private collections. www.worldwideauctioneers.com

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