Mazda rotary also scores big money; Premier gets strong interest
Last Saturday’s Lloyds auction at Essendon (Vic) drew mixed results, though there is clearly good money out there for top-quality XW and XY Ford GTs. Three cars – one a GT-HO tribute – broke the $90k barrier, with top money going to a particularly well-presented white XW at $120,000.
Early Mazda rotaries are still clearly on the collector radar, with the lone RX3 at the auction fetching a very strong top bid of $80,000.
Meanwhile there are signs more humble family cars are getting traction. A well-presented Holden HZ Premier scored a top bid of $43,000.
One surprise was the feature lot, an HG Monaro GTS350, which couldn’t seem to move the meter past $145,000 – well below expectations.
Here is the full list of top bids.
(Note, many lots were subject to further negotiation.)
Lot 2 2004 Nissan 350Z convertible $9200
Lot 5 1990 Mitsubishi Galant VR4 $31,500
Lot 7 1976 Mazda RX3 coupe $80,000
Lot 7A 1995 Mercedes-Benz C220 $800
Lot 8 2005 Mini Cooper Works $10,000
Lot 9 1964 Volkswagen buggy $12,500
Lot 10 1987 Mercedes-Benz 560SL $25,000
Lot 10A 1938 Austin Big 7 tourer $11,200
Lot 11 1970 Porsche Speedster 356 tribute $51,000
Lot 12 1976 Volkswagen Kombi $58,000
Lot 14 1994 Lincoln Town Car $9600
Lot 15 1963 Chevrolet Impala sedan $34,000
Lot 16 1977 Valiant Charger $45,500
Lot 18 1967 Chevrolet Camaro $40,500
Lot 19 1991 Ford Fairmont sedan $7200
Lot 19A 1973 Ford Fairmont wagon $11,000
Lot 20 2006 Ford Falcon XR6 $4400
Lot 21 1968 Ford Cortina GT coupe $13,000
Lot 21A 1962 Holden EJ sedan $12,500
Lot 25 1971 Ford Falcon GT sedan $55,000
Lot 26 1971 Ford Falcon GT-HO tribute $93,000
Lot 27 1970 Ford Falcon XW GT sedan $98,000
Lot 28 1970 Ford Falcon XW GT sedan $120,000
Lot 29 1994 Holden Commodore SS $7600
Lot 30 1979 Holden Torana sedan $2900
Lot 31 2002 Holden Commodore utility $5700
Lot 32 1967 Ford Falcon utility $34,000
Lot 33 Holden VS Clubsport $15,100
Lot 34 1977 Holden HZ utility $16,400
Lot 35 1977 Holden HX wagon $19,000
Lot 36 1976 Holden Monaro GTS $37,000
Lot 37 1974 Holden HQ Statesman $12,000
Lot 38 1985 Holden VK HDT SS Brock $55,000
Lot 39 1976 Holden HX Sandman van $75,000
Lot 41 1978 Holden HZ Premier $43,000
Lot 42 1972 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 $78,000
Lot 43 1985 Holden Commodore Group A $134,000
Lot 44 1970 Holden Monaro GTS 350 $145,000.