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Holdens of all shapes and sizes converged on Timaru over Easter weekend for the marque s national show in Timaru.
Seventy years of Holden motorsport will be celebrated this weekend at the Tailem Bend round of OTR SuperSprint Supercars with a special convoy of Holdens and a surprise appearance of the mid-engined Chevrolet Corvette. As part of special activities to commemorate the end of Holden’s involvement from mainstream Supercars competition, Saturday morning will see a massive Holden convoy drive from the National Motor Museum in Birdwood to the track. “The Final Roar is a way to recognise the role Holden has played over seven-decades of competitive motor racing and acknowledge everyone who has had some involvement with the brand, whether they’re a passionate fan, driver or team owner,” said Marc Ebolo, managing director of GM Australia and New Zealand.
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HSV ute sets new auction record
HSV ute sets new auction record
January 31, 2021
Rare GTSR W1 Maloo fetches $1.05 million as ‘last’ homegrown Holden sells for $750K
A 2017 HSV GTSR W1 Maloo Ute has set a new auction record for an Australian-made production vehicle, selling for $1.05 million at an online Lloyds auction yesterday.
At the same auction, the last Holden Commodore to be framed, painted and allocated a serial number (but not the last to leave the factory in Adelaide), a 2017 VFII SS-V Redline sedan, sold for $750,000.
The unique HSV ute, one of four secret GTSR W1 Maloos produced after the end of local Holden manufacturing in October 20917, eclipsed the previous Aussie-car auction record of $1.03m paid in June 2018 for a 1971 Ford Falcon GTHO Phase III once owned by Australian cricketer Jeff Thomson.
30 Jan 2021 Last Holden Commodore sells for $750,000, as final car to roll off the line remains in museum
GM clarifies the mystery behind the real final Holden
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The ‘last’ Holden Commodore has sold at auction today for a staggering $750,000 – as US giant General Motors clarifies the mystery behind two identical examples claiming to be the final Australian-made car.
The red Commodore V8 sedan sold by Lloyds Auctions today was the last serial number to be allocated to an Australian-made Holden – and the final vehicle to go through the Adelaide factory’s body assembly and paint shop.
After bidding started at $305,000 the hammer fell this afternoon at $750,000 after almost half an hour of offers received online and via the phone. The sale price is more than 10 times the car s $65,000 showroom cost in 2017.