Rolls-Royce which is said to have transported the Queen being sold in Auckland

Monday, 12 August 2019

Gavin Murphy has a Rolls Royce Phantom VI, a very rare, expensive vehicle that also transported the Queen when she visited NZ.

A vintage Rolls-Royce that the Queen is said to have travelled in is up for sale.

The vehicle, which has an asking price of $200,000, will be auctioned in Auckland this weekend.

The auction house said the car was one of four 1958 Silver Wraith models supplied to the Australian Government to transport members of the royal family, Governor-Generals and visiting heads of state.

The vehicle was reportedly used by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II during royal tours of Australia.

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This Silver Wraith is expected to fetch $200,000 when it is auctioned in Auckland this weekend.

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The Queen travelling in a Rolls-Royce during a tour of Australia.

It was sold to a wedding car company in 1993 and before being purchased by First-Class Classics in 2004.

'A vehicle with such a noble heritage rarely presents itself in this part of the world, let alone in this condition,' a TradeMe listing for the car said.

Attached to the front of the car is a blue light which showed royalty, the Pope, VIPs or a diplomat was on board.

The Silver Wraith Rolls-Royce that is said to have transported the Queen that's being auctioned in Auckland.

The interior of the Silver Wraith Rolls-Royce in which the Queen was said to be a passenger which is due to be sold in Auckland.

The vehicle is fitted with a body from HJ Mulliner and Company Ltd of Chiswick, London (now Mulliner Park Ward).

The Silver Wraith was the first new model of Rolls-Royce made after WWII and this particular car was believed to among the last of the model ever made.

The car has clocked up just 70,696km in its 65 years on the road.

The vehicle will be sold with a current registration and WOF, the ad said.

It is due to go under the hammer at 2.30pm on Saturday at Webb's Auction House, Normanby Rd, Mt Eden.

Another Roll-Royce in which the Queen was a passenger when she visited New Zealand is now used as a hearse in Lower Hutt.