Local hero cars pull big numbers at Lloyds auction

By: Guy Allen, Unique Cars magazine

Date: 28.01.2017

Record prices for A9X and HQ Monaro

Auction catalogue entry for the surprise result of the day, the HQ Monaro GTS350

Today’s Lloyds classic car auction pulled a couple of proverbial rabbits out of the hat, with two exceptional results on Holden coupes.

Online pre-auction bidding took the starting price for the star car - an A9X hatchback - to $260,000, and moved no further. That’s the highest price paid for an A9X in recent years.

Another incredibly strong price was for the HQ Monaro GTS350 (lot 31), originally built as a GM show car. Bidding began at $147,000 and pulled up at an incredible $157,500 – definitely a record for this model.

Here are the results of the auction:

Lot 2: 1985 XF Falcon, fuel injected Windsor and C4 - $5600

Lot 3: 1974 XB Falcon wagon, V8 5-speed - $8000

Lot 4: 1976 Ford F100 project, V8 auto – $8250 (under negotiation)

Lot 5: 1969 Fairlane 500, 351 V8 auto - $14,000

Lot 6: 1978 Ford LTD, 351 V8 auto - $11,500

Lot 7: 1963 Ford Thunderbird Landau, 390 V8 auto – $17,200 (under negotiation)

Lot 8: 1968 XT Ford Falcon, 302 V8 auto - $30,000 (under negotiation)

Lot 9: 1967 Ford Falcon Futura 289 V8 auto - $37,000

Lot 10: 1966 Mustang Fastback, 289 V8 4-speed manual – $52,000 (under negotiation)

Lot 11: 1955 Ford Thunderbird convertible, 292 V8 auto – $50,000 (under negotiation)

Lot 15: 1979 Datsun 280ZX auto - $7000 (under negotiation)

Lot 16: Nissan 350Z convertible, auto - $12,800 (under negotiation)

Lot 20: 1940 Austin cab/chassis truck project - $1850 (under negotiation)

Lot 21: 1963 MGB Mk1 convertible - $11,100

Lot 22: 1965 Jaguar Mk10 4,2lt 3-speed auto - $10,200 (under negotiation)

Lot 26: 2007 Ford Mustang Shelby GT, 5.4lt supercharged V8, 6-speed manual - $76,000 (under negotiation)

Lot 26A: 2005 Aston Martin Vantage manual - $71,000 (under negotiation)

Lot 27: 1996 Porsche 911 Carrera coupe, 3.6lt auto - $79,000

Lot 27A: 1956 Plymouth Belvedere - $12,500

Lot 28: 1935 Chrysler Plymouth, straight 6, 3-speed manual - $9750

Lot 29: 1968 Buick Electra 225, 435 V8, 350 auto - $8800 (under negotiation)

Lot 30: 1948 Chrysler Businessman Coupe, 354 hemi, 727 auto - $42,500

Lot 31: 1970 Chevrolet C10, 383 V8 , turbo 400 - $33,500 (under negotiation)

Lot 32: 1963 Pontiac Parisienne lowrider, 383 V8 auto - $24,000 (under negotiation)

Lot 33: 1966 Dodge Coronet convertible, 318 V8 727 auto - $31,700 (under negotiation)

Lot 34: 1965 Studebaker GT Hawk, 289 V8 auto - $25,000 (under negotiation)

Lot 35: 1967 Chevrolet Nova II high-end street machine, 5.7lt V8 4-speed auto - $105,000

Lot 37: 1987 Holden Commodore VL, 2.8lt six auto - $4250 (under negotiation)

Lot 38: 2008 Holden Commodore HSV GTS, 6.2lt V8, 6-speed manual - $28,000

Lot 39: 1967 Holden HR, 161 six, 3-speed manual on original numberplates - $20,200 (under negotiation)

Lot 40: 1977 Holden Torana SS A9X hatchback, 308 V8, 4-speed manual - $260,000

Lot 41: Holden HQ Monaro GTS350, corporate show car, 350 V8, 4-speed manual - $157,500

Lot 42: Holden HQ Monaro GTS, 390 V8 manual - $66,000.

Next classic car auction: 25 Feb.

Upcoming lots: two Group A Commodores, two Repco Brabhams plus a collection of 50 fuel bowsers.