LESKI AUCTIONS PTY. LTD.
13 Cato Street, Hawthorn East 3123, Victoria, Australia
Telephone:
Facsimile:
61-3-9864-9999
61-3-9822-2788
Email: contact@leski.com.au
A.B.N.13 081 928 921
Media Release
October 15th, 2008
SMART CAR FAVOURED BY SPOOKS
The Sunbeam Alpine is a slip of a car that won favour with the likes of James Bond and Maxwell Smart,
Agent 83. These two Lotharios may have aged, but the car has remained a timeless classic. Now one of its
breed is being offered for sale by Leski Auctions.
The 1964 Sunbeam Alpine Series IV may be missing some attachments considered de rigueur by any self-
respecting secret agent, such as an ejector seat and exhaust pipe machine gun, but in every other respect it is a
perfect example of the genre.
This particular model features a rare factory hardtop with soft-top and is fitted with automatic transmission.
It comes with some history and an Owner’s Handbook. It has a recorded mileage of 89,560 km and will be
sold with cancelled Victorian registration.
Lot 37 will be offered for sale by Leski Auctions in association with Brooklands Classic Cars in Melbourne
on Sunday, October 19th at 2.30pm. It has a pre-sale estimate of $12,000 - $14,000. In all there are 224 lots
in the Classic Cars and Motor Memorabilia auction.
“The chance to own a car that is closely associated with men of intrigue is made all the more compelling by
its affordable pre-sale estimate,” says Charles Leski. “The buyer will almost certainly be the only person in
their street to own such a classic and one that is in peak condition.”
About Leski Auctions
Leski Auctions was established in 1973 and is one of Australia’s leading auctioneers of Sporting Memorabilia,
Australiana, Collectibles and World Philately.
Leski Auctions is a recognised leader in the area of early photography, art, wine, cameras, books, autographs,
entertainment memorabilia, medals, coins, stamps, aerophilately, cigarette and trade cards, maps, railway
memorabilia, advertising artwork and posters, and the Olympics, football and cricket..
It was the first auction house in Australia to introduce an on-line, real-time bidding system ‘Live Bid Online’™,
which allows participation from anywhere in the world. It currently runs 22 auctions per year.
Leski Auctions has previously sold many significant collections, including those of Shirley Strickland, Ron Clarke,
Sir Reginald Ansett and former RSL President, Bruce Ruxton. It has sold more ‘baggy green’ caps than any other
auction house in the world, and is one of the largest auctioneers of cricket memorabilia by value and volume.
Leski Auctions recently sold the newly-discovered Phar Lap horse tonic recipe book.
Managing Director Charles Leski is a registered valuer for the Cultural Gifts Program through the Department of
Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. He is also the valuer of the displayed items at the National Sports
Museum at the MCG, Melbourne.
The company is located at 13 Cato Street, Hawthorn East 3123 Australia. Telephone +61-3-864 9999 and
Issued by:
Charles Leski, Leski Auctions
Michael Krape, Michael Krape Consulting
Tel: 61-3-9864 9999
Tel: 0403 135 880
charles@leski.com.au
michaelkrape@krape.com.au
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