A limo once owned by a prominent evangelist, a convertible owned by an author and a customized Chrysler New Yorker owned by an American business magnate will cross the auction block at Barrett-Jackson, the Valley’s largest collector car auction, next week.
The late Rev. Billy Graham’s 1966 Rolls-Royce Phantom V limousine will go up for bid on Friday at the Scottsdale, Ariz., auction. Graham, the world’s best-known evangelist, died at the age of 99 in 2018.
The black limo with beige interior is powered by a 6.2-liter V8 engine with a 4-speed automatic transmission.
It features coachwork by British coachbuilder H.J. Mulliner & Co., is equipped with air conditioning and a rear divider window.
The 54-year-old car has some wear in the rear passenger area, according to the listing.
Barrett-Jackson kicked off Saturday at Westworld of Scottsdale and runs through Sunday, Jan. 19.
Barrett-Jackson is a no-reserve auction, meaning there is no minimum price and nearly all cars will sell to the highest bidder.
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Fiction writer and underwater explorer Clive Cussler will auction off his 1960 Pontiac Bonneville convertible on Wednesday.
The car, which has been restored in a maroon color with a Pontiac tri-color interior, has a 389ci V8 engine with a 4-barrel carburetor and a 4-speed automatic transmission.
It features 8-lug wheels with wide whitewall tires and has power windows, steering, seats, brakes and a convertible top. It has 36,393 miles.
The car was part of Cussler’s collection and has been on display in Colorado and in a car museum in Minnesota.
Howard Hughes' custom-built New Yorker up for bid
Business mogul, aviator and film director Howard Hughes’s 1954 Chrysler New Yorker will cross the auction block on Saturday.
The car, which was custom built for Hughes, is powered by a 345ci V8 engine with a 3-speed automatic transmission.
It features an air purification system in the trunk to ensure there’s always clean air in the cab. The cost of the filtration system exceeded the cost of the car at the time it was built, according to the listing.
Hughes used the glacier blue car with a two-tone blue wool interior in his later years when he lived at the Desert Inn on the Las Vegas Strip.
It has 1,685 miles and is in near-showroom new condition.
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Cars belonging to late evangelist Billy Graham, Howard Hughes up for auction