CUMMINS COLLECTION GOES UNDER THE HAMMER

CHANCE OF A LIFETIME

SHANNONS IS auctioning 22 cars and over 30 memorabilia items from internationallyknown Jaguar collector, the late Ian Cummins, at its Melbourne Summer Auction on November 27th 2017.

Among vehicles expected to attract worldwide interest are two Jaguar recreations – a 1955-style Jaguar D-Type by Classic Autocraft and his 1953-style C-Type.

Other Cummins Jaguars sure to draw a crowd include a 1948 MkIV saloon, MkI and a MkII manual saloon, a 1960 XK150S 3.8 fixed-head coupe and a pair of E-Types, a coupe and a roadster.

He also owned a quartet of beautifully preserved Shelby Mustangs from 1965-1968 and a magnificent 1987 Ferrari Testarossa, which will also be auctioned.

Cummins' love affair with Jaguars started with an XK120 swap card in a cereal box when he was about 10. By 18 he managed to save enough to buy a partially damaged and repossessed XK120 roadster.

Back then he could only afford enough petrol to do a few laps of Griffith’s main street to impress the girls and later rolled the Jaguar on the way to watch the Bathurst races in 1957.

Over the years Cummins owned dozens of XK Jaguars and almost every other model from 1930 to 1990, in various states of repair.

Moving to Sydney in 1967 Cummins helped drive mentor and friend John ‘Jumbo’ Goddard’s 1924 3-4 ½ Litre Bentley from Sydney to Adelaide in a record attempt for a Vintage car, covering 1043 miles in 20 hours.

Following a trip to the UK with Goddard, Cummins established Classic Autocraft in Sydney and restored three famous D-Types – XKD510 (the car offered at the Motorclassica auction), XKD526 and XKD545.

Cummins and his team also built two replica D-Types, one of which is being offered in the upcoming Shannons Auction.

After selling his restoration business Cummins moved to England to curate the Donnington Motor Museum for his friend Tom Wheatcroft.

Returning to Australia in 1988, Cummins became a life member and then Patron of the Jaguar Drivers Club of Australia.

The Cummins Collection will form the core and highlight of Shannons Melbourne Summer Auction, in which a total of 50 classic vehicles and more than 40 lots of memorabilia items will be offered.

National Auctions Manager Christophe Boribon said Shannons was proud to be entrusted with these highquality, world-market items from the Ian Cummins collection.

“Ian was a Long-term client and friend of Shannons,” said Boribon. “The many important cars he owned and restored are automotive assets that touch the hearts of all motoring enthusiasts”.

Following the November 27th Melbourne Auction, Shannons will be conducting an online auction of the remainder of Ian Cummins memorabilia items. For more information, head to: shannons.com.au