1974 CHRYSLER REGAL HARDTOP $85,000
This limelight Val will stand out like a glow-worm among the flocks of dull coloured modern vehicles on the road.
While everyone goes gaga about the Charger, the Chrysler Regal Hardtop is a rarer beast again with a mere 1067 VJ models made and this survivor looks like a gem. Resplendent in Limelight it has the factory vinyl roof delete option, giving it a touch of class. According to the ad, this was originally a dealer car and it comes with logbooks and documents.
It has lived in Perth all its life. Under the bonnet sits a 265ci straight-six with a 4bbl carby and it’s tied to a manual gearbox so not only does it get up and go, but this combo makes it extremely rare given its luxo pretences. Inside is air-con, high-back bucket seats and all the luxo trappings befitting the top dog of the litter.
1964 HOLDEN EH SPECIAL $38,000
In my early teens the EH was the car, if you loved the iron lion. Many spent lots of time at Norm Beechey’s Speed Shops, were lowered and sat on fatter steel wheels, some wore side exhausts like the S4 EH racing car, the General’s first Bathurst special. Also significant for the EH, it was the first model to receive the new red motor. This three-owner Holden Special claims to be in exceptional and original condition. It does have a few minor corrosion spots, so no surprise there. It’s ready be enjoyed and maybe relive your childhood in a car of the era that your folks or grand folks got around in.
1970 FORD ESCORT $45,000
While the GT-HO was winning races, the Escort was claiming class wins in major touring car races. This splendid looking, fully restored example, sports a 2lt Pinto engine that has been given a big work-over, resulting in an impressive horsepower boost. It’s only done 3500 miles since then. It also has a close-ratio manual gearbox, sits on JBW rims and the front guards are from a twin-cam model. Inside is completed with sports seats, a sports steering wheel, and a six-gauge cluster. It’s said to be rust free and comes with a heap of spares. Daily driver and track-day terrier all in a great looking package.
1980 HDT VC BROCK $140,000
This VC kick-started HDT Special Vehicles and funded Brocky’s race team. Sold in Red, White and Black like a Marlboro pack, the VC Brock debuted at Calder in a race full of local and international aces, with John Bowe cleaning them up. This is a matching-numbers car with 138,000km on the clock and wears build plaque #398 of 500. The engine was done 20K ago and the seller has owned it for the past 10 years. The air-con has been refurbed and the original Eurovox radio is working too. It comes with the HDT build sheet, a test drive report by John Harvey and an HDT Authenticity Certificate. It also has some spares.
1964 FORD MUSTANG $65,500
I’ve been a serial Mustang offender and have had several in the shed over the years. This one’s from the model’s birth month, April 1964, and was built on the sixth, 11 days before the launch of the famous pony car. The conversion to right-hand drive was professionally undertaken including the wiper swap. It runs the almost default combo of a 289 Windsor V8, hooked up to a C4 auto transmission. There is factory power steering and a powered convertible top, and it recently benefitted from a new interior. It has been with the one owner for the past 20 years and is perfect for Sunday drives, especially over summer with the top dropped.