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The Holden Commodore V8 had been driven by the late motor racing hero Peter Brock as his company car. It was number 05 of 500 built, a reference to the champion driver’s racing number.
For enthusiasts and financial speculators who can’t afford to spend $1 million, there are slightly more affordable options.
A 1982 Ford Falcon ESP – which was the last Ford V8 car manufactured in Australia until the company reintroduced the V8 option in 1991 – sold at the same Grays Online auction this week for $355,000, a record for that model.
“In most cases people are buying cars they dreamed about when they were growing up, but couldn’t afford at the time,” said classic car expert, Christophe Boribon, from the Shannons auction house and insurance company, which specialises in rare motor vehicles.
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The last
Ford Falcon ESP V8 built in Australia – which had just 60km on the clock and was kept by a Queensland dealership for almost 40 years – has been sold in as-new condition for $355,000 in a Grays Online auction overnight.
The hammer fell at
The vehicle was the
last Ford Falcon V8 to roll off the Broadmeadows production line in November 1982 and was fitted with a gold plaque documenting its historical significance.
At the time, many Ford fans feared the V8 era was over forever for the Blue Oval brand in Australia. However the V8 made a comeback in the Falcon in 1991.
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An iconic
1985 Holden Commodore V8 owned by late motor racing legend Peter Brock – and used as his daily driver – has been sold in a Grays Online auction overnight for
$1.057 million, a record amount for a Holden road car.
The final sum –
$1,057,509 not including the additional 7.5 per cent auction fee – fell just short of the current auction record for an Australian-made road car,
The 1985 Holden Commodore VK HDT Group A was bought by an anonymous buyer based in Victoria.
Although they were manufactured a decade apart, the Holden and Ford V8 sedans were developed as showroom special editions to meet motor racing regulations of their era – and formed the basis of Bathurst winners.
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The
auction record for an Australian-made road car is set to be broken, as online auction bids for one of Peter Brock’s personal road cars
eclipse $1 million just 24 hours before the hammer is due to fall.
An immaculate
1985 Holden Commodore HDT VK Group A – number 05 of 500 built – was owned and driven by the late motor racing legend.
As this article was published,
bids had reached $1,050,009 (not including auction fees).
The previous records for Australian-made road cars were $1.05 million paid for a Holden Special Vehicles GTSR W1 Maloo ute in January 2021 and
$1.03 million paid for a
Ford Falcon GTHO Phase III in June 2018.