An online auction of dream muscle cars has turned into a revhead s nightmare.
Slattery Auctions Ultimate Muscle Cars sale of eight classic cars, all based in Perth, was reaching a dramatic conclusion and looked about to a new Australian record - for a 1971 Ford XY Falcon GT-HO - when the website suddenly crashed.
The dreaded error message - 504 Gateway Time-Out - was all devastated bidders could see.
Bids for the 1971 Ford XY Falcon GT-HO (pictured) were approaching the Australian record for a road car when the Slattery website crashed, ending the muscle car auction
The current record holder: this Holden HSV GTSR W1 Maloo Ute - one of only four ever produced - fetched $1.05 million in January 2021
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2 HSR drivers fired because of COVID-19 complications related to organ transplants: union
The union says its fight to spare the jobs of two drivers both dealing with complicated organ donations is going to arbitration, unless city council can step in.
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One driver was waiting for an organ transplant while the other was about to return to work
Posted: Jan 27, 2021 10:25 AM ET | Last Updated: January 27
HSR drivers Steven Burke and Chris Markow, both organ transplant patients, feel the city terminating their employment was unfair. Their union is fighting for their jobs.(Submitted by Steven Burke and Chris Markow)
The union president representing HSR workers says he s infuriated after the city fired two long-standing drivers because of how COVID-19 has complicated organ transplants.