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Forget the obvious Aussie concepts like the Efijy, Hurricane and Commodore Sandman - here are five slightly more obscure Aussie concepts that we really wish had made it into production. Regulations set down by FISA, the international governing body at the time, stated a minimum of 500 road-going versions be built for Group A homologation, but HSV only managed to produce 302. However, this didn’t affect the Group A SV s homolgation, because the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) gave Holden special dispensation, in the hope of bolstering thinning grids in the 1991 Australian Touring Car Championship. While the current bid of AU$306,000 is still far short of the colossal AU$1,057,509 (NZ$1,133,814) a 1985 HDT VK Group A SS recently went for, there are still three days to go, so it could well get closer. Although that particular Group A was the personal car of a bloke called Peter Brock, which no doubt influenced the price somewhat.
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Lloyds Auctioneers and Valuers
In what could be some of the lowest kilometre mid 80s Holden’s existing in Australia is a VL Walkinshaw and VN SS Group A that are going to auction expected to fetch over $1 million.
“Who knows what these cars will sell for, they are already fetching well into 6 figures due to their limited build and extremely low kilometers, but we must remember the effect of the Holden Closure in Australia where we have seen a trend of records broken since they closed,” said Mr. Lee Hames, Chief Operations Officer for Lloyds Auctions.
“When selecting cars for their potential to increase in value it is important to tick several boxes, namely, rarity, heritage, and desirability. The VN Commodore SS Group A up for auction ticks all those boxes,” continued Mr. Hames.