Welcome to RentAClassic
European Sports and Convertible Car Hire and Tours, Nelson & Christchurch, New Zealand.
Drive Something Different
Drive iconic sports cars on wonderful roads amongst beautiful scenery.
Indulge yourself in a superbly presented range of convertibles & coupés, saloons & roadsters from premium sporting marques like Jaguar, Alfa Romeo, MG & Mercedes.
Classic & modern, manuals or automatics, 2 & 4 seaters, we’ll have something just for you.
Our Cars
Check out our wheels. We’ve got enough to go around for everyone.
View Nelson Cars
Right car, wrong location? We can relocate for hires of 5 days or more.
View Christchurch Cars
Get the full low down on all our vehicles. From specs, to space to drive-ability.
Pickup from:
Christchurch
Nelson
Picton Ferry*
* For hires of 5+ days
Drop off at:
Christchurch
Nelson
Queenstown*
* For hires of 5+ days
All hires include:
Unlimited km
Personal car familiarisation
Roadside assistance
Car documentation
Our Very Happy Customers
Driving their Dream!
Hire cars with character for your self drive holiday, South Island tour, getaway weekend, a present they’ll remember long after the day…or just pure self indulgent adventure.
A unique experience of affordable, carefree fun and enjoyment.
We think that’s something worth sharing….
Our Escorted Tours and Private Driver Services
Drive multiple classic cars on short accompanied tours to delightful destinations.
Or be chauffeured in luxury to your itinerary round the South Island.

Escorted Classic Car Tours
1 or more Days, up to 5 Cars & 12 Companions, unlimited fun! Share the delights as well as the cars while we escort you on superb drives to beautiful locations around our wonderful South Island.
Register for tour dates at www.nzroadtrips.co.nz
Roam James Chauffeur Tours
Prefer someone else does the driving? With Roam James, we chauffeur you in superb style in our long wheel base Daimler saloon. Or uniquely, see even more of stunning New Zealand as we drive you in any one of our classic convertibles!
Discover delight at www.roamjames.co.nz
The world is a book,
and those who do not travel
read only one page.
– ST AUGUSTINE, Philosopher
"Fantastic car with heaps of character, turns heads and gets appreciative nods regularly!"