Submitted by aarAdmin on Wed, 09/03/2014 - 00:00
Eight Classic American Cars from the collection of photographer Neil Fletcher sold out at Mossgreen on September 1.
The eight cars realised a total of $453,474 with highlights including a 1960 Chevrolet Corvette C1 (LHD) which sold for $106,750 (inc. BP) against a pre-sale estimate of $65,000-85,000 and a 1959 Chevrolet Corvette C1 (RHD) which sold for $82,960 (inc. BP) against a pre-sale estimate of $60,000-80,000.
The collection also included over thirty model cars, collectables and automobilia and seventy Leica cameras and accessories.
Paul Sumner, Managing Director at Mossgreen said he was delighted with the result of his first car auction at Mossgreen, once again proving the power of the single owner collection auction model.
The entire auction made a total of just over $510,379 against a pre-sale estimate of $397,120 and was 128 per cent sold by value and 93 per cent by volume.
Neil Fletcher established Fletcher’s Fotographics in Pitt Street, Sydney, in 1975. His fortunes in business rose, fell and rose again over the years but he eventually turned Fletcher’s Fotographics into a very successful franchise and Fletch became a leader in the photographic industry.
Fletch bought his first Corvette, a 1974 red convertible, for his 50th birthday and was hooked.
He joined the NSW Corvette Club and attended many ruins and car shows. By 2005, Fletch had sold Fletcher Fotographics and retired to Queensland whre he bought a huge shed in an industrial estate and began to fill it with more Corvettes.
Eventually, Fletch achieved his dream of owning one Corvette from each series.
