Luxury line up under hammer

A 'Rambo Lambo' Lamborghini LM002 is on offer. Photo / Supplied

Auction house Turners is calling this Saturday's line-up of 22 luxury vehicles its "most prestigious catalogue yet".

The sale includes two Rolls Royce Phantom limousines, one of which is a 2003 example bought new for $1 million. It is one of only three in New Zealand and is expected to fetch more than $300,000.

"We expect interest in this car to be extremely high, both here and overseas," says Turners chief executive Graham Roberts.

The other Phantom is a classic 1967 model, once part of the lord mayor of London's official fleet. Turners describes it as a "collector's dream" and expects it to sell for between $75,000 to 100,000.

Roberts says wedding car operators and other businesses have shown interest in both Phantoms.

Also up for grabs is a rare 1989 Lamborghini LM002, an SUV built for the Italian military between 1986 and 1993. It came with a 5.2-litre V12 engine and became known as the "Rambo Lambo".

Lamborghini had hoped to sell it to the United States military. Its Pirelli-made tyres were designed especially to cope with desert sand and heat.

About 300 examples were made before Lamborghini pulled the plug on the project.

The sale car is said to be one of only 25 left in the world.

It competed in Thailand's Gumball 3000 rally - with a disabled AK47 assault rifle mounted on the back.

Turners also has a 2004 BMW 645Ci with no reserve and a gold-coloured 2003 Bentley Arnage T that is expected to sell for between $40,000 to $60,000.

There's a bizarre Bentley, too - a 1996 jet black Azure, with a red interior.

"The piece de resistance of this car is the black skull on the centre of the bonnet, complete with flashing red eyes."

Other cars on offer include:

* 2005 Dodge Ram SRT Viper

* 1970 Mercedes-Benz 600 Limousine

* 2006 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG

* 2004 Porsche 911 Targa

* 2010 BMW M3

* 2005 Land Rover Range Rover Vogue.

More than 50 rare number plates are on offer, such as "T", "MAORI", "GOLD", "69", "DEVIL", "ENVY", "LUST" and "JESUS".

A 1971 Mercedes-Benz 600 Landaulet, an open-top limousine, was withdrawn from sale.

The car was built originally as a hardtop but was converted at "great expense", says Turners.