Classic cars can, if they are special enough, command quite staggering sums of money when they pop up at auction. And last month saw another jawdropping price set for an Australian classic with a rare Holden Torana A9X Hatch, 1 of only 33 ever built and with only 475km on the clock, sell for more than $800,000.

Sold at Lloyds Auction House, the Torana was, the company said, the subject to a bidding battle between an online and phone bidder.

“We are not surprised at this result because this is the holy grail of Holden motor collector cars in the country and since the closure of Holden, they have only become all the more popular,” said Lee Hames, Chief Operations Officer for Lloyds Auctions.

The Torana has a verified 475km on the clock from new and is build 1 of just 33 in existence. It was, Lloyds said, the last model of Holden racing before the V8 Commodores began.

The last few months have seen some rare and/or important cars go for blockbuster prices. In January, a 2017 VFII SS-V Redline sedan (the last to go through the body and paint shop at Holden’s Elizabeth factory) sold for $750,000. Also in January, an HSV Maloo GTSR W1 sold for more than $1,000,000.

Source: Motor Trader e-Magazine (July 2021) 

12 July 2021