£20,000 - £25,000
From the Gerry Wheeler Collection
1925 Buick 30hp Phaeton Tourer
Registration number EY 2588
Chassis number 1382335
Right hand drive
French blue over black with ivory leather
Running board battery and tool boxes
4.2 litre straight 6 OHV
Restored with original components
Supplied by a dealer in Anglesey to a titled Lady living at Theale in Somerset and maintained by the Wedmore Garage)
Then subsequently acquired by Glastonbury town council for use by the Mayor
The car then finished its council career as a Glastonbury Tor taxi and the engine failed in 1941
The derelict car was sold to Holder Garage in 1949, and then eventually to a Cornishman for a restoration which was never started
Gerry bought the Buick as a ‘basket case’ out of a shed in Cornwall in 1997, and painstakingly restored her, with an extensive photo record showing all the work on file
The car still runs and drives well, with the lovely care worn patina of an older restoration
Many film and TV appearances including Peaky Blinders
Fees apply to the hammer price:
Free Registration
18.6% inc VAT*
Flat Fee Registration
15.00% inc VAT*
