Ford Falcon GTHO Phase III sets auction record
Ford Falcon GTHO Phase III sets auction record
February 17, 2021
Immaculate 1971 muscle car fetches $1.15 million
A meticulously restored electric blue Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase III has set a new record price for an Australian production car sold at auction.
The 1971 Ford Falcon, described as being in better condition than when it left the factory 50 years ago, went under the hammer for $1.15 million in an online Slattery auction at 6:00pm last night.
The figure beats the previous auction record for an Aussie road car, set last month by a one-of-four 2017 HSV Maloo GTSR W1 ute at $1.05m, and the previous record for a production Falcon set in June 2018 – $1.03m for a Phase III once owned by cricketer Jeff Thomson.