Lot 186 1934 Rolls-Royce 20/25 Landaulette by Barker & Co

• Formed part of the well-known US private collection of James C Leake
• Original Landaulette specification

A 1934 Rolls-Royce Landaulette is a rare, luxury pre-World War II automobile built on a Rolls-Royce chassis with a landaulette body, a style where the rear passenger compartment has a folding convertible top while the chauffeur's area remains fixed under a roof. These cars were bespoke and typically ordered by wealthy owners who wanted both formal chauffeur-driven transport and an open-air experience for rear-seat passengers.

This handsome Landaulette by Barker is presented in cream over Midnight Blue, but it's worth mentioning that the cream wrap could be removed to reveal its original colour beneath if one wishes to do so. Its wonderful interior is presented in West of England cloth to the rear, including the two occasional seats and has dark blue leather to the front, providing a nice combination, with black carpets and over rug to finish it off nicely. This Rolls-Royce had spent 25 years in the USA in the famous James C Leake collection. James Leake owned one of the world's largest collections of Rolls-Royce automobiles and founded The Antiques Inc, a museum of classic and vintage cars in Muskogee. He also served as chairman of the International Automobile Hall of Fame. The car has powder coated wire wheels (originally were stainless steel), Lucas driving lights and has a wind-up glass division for privacy. Its body was restored in 2005 by Doug Nixon, and the engine was fully rebuilt in 1998 by Sargeants of Goudhurst who installed a new high aspect rear diff and the roof was professionally replaced using quality Mercedes-Benz materials. It was rewired in correct colour coded cable provided by Ristes, proper leather gators were fitted, and period style indicators were also fitted. The present owner has had the starter motor refurbished and renewed the clutch. The car has won several awards over the years including best in show at the prestigious Concours D'elegance at Sarlat in 2011. There are copies of photos of the car in the history file showing what the car looked like originally and obviously the Landaulette can be transformed back to its original look at any time. Please note that the current private registration is being retained by the vendor and a new registration has been applied for with the DVLA. This Rolls-Royce is being offered again for auction owing to an overseas buyer failing to complete his purchase from our March auction. The original registration AYO 2 is now being sold with the car but its interesting to note that it has a market value of circa £5,000 if removed and sold seperateluy.. Consigned by James Good

• FORMED PART OF WELL KNOWN COLLECTION IN USA
• AWARD WINNING CAR WHICH WAS WRAPPED IN COLOUR YOU SEE BUT CAN BE REMOVED TO REVEAL ORIG COLOUR
• ORIG REGISTRATION AVAILABLE BY SEPERATE NEGOTIATION