HSV VL Walkinshaw + Chrysler Galant + Ford Landau - Ones That Got Away 440
Looking back through the Unique Cars classifieds...
HSV VL Walkinshaw - Advertised September 2004
Let’s see, premium Aussie muscle car, abundantly clear racing connection, wild looks, V8 and a limited limited edition. Yep, it ticks all the boxes. Just 750 of these cars were produced and there are a few tributes wandering around as well. While a lot of HSV cars are arguably undervalued in the market at the moment, the VL Walkinshaw has always had a solid following. If you’d picked this up 16 years ago and had driven it sparingly and cared for it, you might be feeling just a little pleased with yourself that it’s more or less quadrupled in value.
Was: $32,500. Now: $120,000-140,000
Chrysler Galant - Advertised December 2008
If you stood in the middle of any public place and demanded to be sold a two-door Galant, believe me, you wouldn’t get knocked down in the rush. There are still a few Galants of this era in the market, but they tend mostly to be four-door sedans and the odd wagon. Coupes of this era just weren’t a big seller. (Now watch half a dozen come out of the woodwork!) Seventies coupes from Japan are hot and a good one of these is probably worth double the price of a sedan. Presentation would be everything if you wanted top dollar. Okay, so who out there has one? Drop us a line at uniquecars@primecreative.com.au.
Was: $2490. Now: $8,000-12,000
Ford Landau coupe - Advertised June 2011
This is the source of numerous raucous debates among the Unique Cars crew, with both haters and lovers of the Ford Landau on the team. Ford Australia’s swing at a pukka high end luxury coupe was imposing enough, but used values plummeted over the years. Then, with the rise of demand for its hardtop Falcon cousin, people started to take a second look. A poor one will cost a bomb to restore. You won’t see many on the market as they weren’t exactly a hit when new. Our sales data saw them hitting some pretty solid numbers over the last year or so.
Was: $35,000. Now: $70,000-80,000
Reader's One That Got Away:
DeLorean DMC-12
Jimmy Hanson
Sofala, NSW
I’m a man of the 80s and I had my chance to purchase a low mileage DeLorean that had supposedly been purchased new and stashed in an enclosed building. They wanted USD$12K which I thought was ridiculous money in 2003. Who would have thought prices would have skyrocketed to this level. I need a time machine!
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