Ford XY GT hits $127k, Holden XU-1 $112.5k - auction
Ford XY GT and Torana GTR XU-1 score big numbers at auction.
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The XY GT Ford pulled big dollars.
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The two star Aussie cars at tonight's Shannons auction in Melbourne hit big numbers.
A 1972 Ford XY GT which we regarded as a bellweather lot sold for $127,000 - an exceptional result. We featured the car earlier in the week.
Arguably the other star local lot was a 1973 Torana GTR XU-1, which comprehensively broke the $100k barrier with a sale price of $112,500.
Overall the sale rate for the auction was very high, with only a few lots passed in.
The results from the auction were, by lot number:
1 MGB 'rubbernose' $10,250;
2 Fiat 124 $13,500
3 Plymouth Belvedere utility $10,000
4 Steyr Puch Haflinger $14,500
5 Ford Capri 1600 $23,000
6 Nash Statesman $9500
7 Alfa Romeo GTV $15,500
8 Triumph Stag $16,500
9 Jaguar XJ6 manual $6500
10 Maserati Biturbo $14,000
11 Mercedes-Benz 220SE coupe $22,000
12 Citroen DS2.3 soft-top $34,000
15 Bentley Turbo armoured sedan $37,000
16 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud $16,500
18 Alvis TD 21 $51,000
20 Cadillac Seville 1981 $8500
21 Corvette C4 $16,000
22 Chrysler 300 hardtop 1968 $18,500
23 Ford Thunderbird $16,500
24 Studebaker 1947 $14,000
26 Auburn 653 Phaeton $104,000
29 Honda S600 coupe $18,000
33 Mercedes-Benz 280SL $24,000
34 Honda S600 Roadster $25,000
35 Alfa Romeo Sprint $39,000
38 Ferrari 308 GTSI $140,000
39 Ford LTD P5 $21,000
40 Ford XC Fairmont $27,500
41 Holden Torana GTR XU-1 $112,500
42 Ford Falcon XY GT $127,000
43 Ford Falcon XY GS $65,000
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