Auction record tipped for Motorclassica
Over 35 cars and motorbikes are expected to fetch $3.5 million in total at Melbourne classic car eventMotorclassica opens on Friday, October 21 for its seventh consecutive year, boasting an auction catalogue of over 35 cars and bikes, said to total $3.5 million.
The auction will be conduction by Theodore Bruce at the venue, the Royal Exhibition Building, on the Saturday evening. Last year's auction set a new Australian record of $3.2 million.
For this year, the auctioneer will be taking bids for a GTHO Phase III Falcon, a 1965 Porsche 911 and a 1960 Mercedes-Benz 190SL. The auction house anticipates the Falcon and the Porsche could each exceed $450,000, and the 190SL would break the existing Australian record for the model if it passes $250,000.
1896 Henry Ford Quadricycle replica (est. $34,000),
1906 Ford Model N (est. $40,000),
1923 Chenard-Walcker Type U Tourer (est. $45,000+),
1939 SS100 Tourer recreation (est. $180,000+),
1951 Jaguar XK120 convertible (est. $78,000+),
1953 Jaguar XK120 coupe (est. $150,000+),
1957 Cadillac Series 62 (est. $45,000+),
1960 Citroen ID19 (est. $30,000+),
1962 Fiat Abarth 1000tc (est. $60,000+),
1962 Jaguar Mark II sedan (est. $28,000+),
1963 Austin Healey 3000 (est. $70,000+),
1964 Jaguar C-type recreation (est. $160,000+)
1967 Chevrolet Camaro (est. $45,000),
1967 VW Beetle (est. $18,000+),
1968 Ford Mustang Shelby GT-350 (est. $145,000+),
1970 Mercedes Benz 280SE 3.5 Coupe (est. $95,000+)
1970 Mercedes Benz 280SE sedan (est. $20,000),
1973 Chevrolet Corvette convertible (est. $36,000),
1975 911 Carrera RSR replica (est. $80,000+),
1976 911 Carrera 3.0 (est. $90,000+),
1980 Bentley T2 (est. $65,000+),
1991 Maserati Biturbo Spyder (est. $27,000+),
2000 Holden HSV GTS (est. $50,000),
While the auction will attract plenty of attention on the Saturday night, there's plenty more to see and do during the three-day event, including a Steve McQueen movie retrospective Le Mans, On Any Sunday and Bullitt – Concours d'Elegance, Classic Motor Show, Tour Classica (a drive through the streets of Melbourne by 70 concours-condition cars) and appearances by McQueen's son Chad and Finnish rally ace from the 1960s, Rauno Aaltonen.
Tickets can be purchased online at the Motorclassica website or at the venue.
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