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Bidders spent more than $1 million on many different types of high quality classic cars and automotive memorabilia. The Shannons and the car show organizers both said that the show was an unqualified success in its first outing. More than 60 per cent of the 49 lots offered were snatched up by phone and floor bidders but classic cars with world wide appeal brought in the most money in the bidding. It should come as no surprise to Mustang aficionados that the most popular car at the show was a Mustang Shelby. At $180,000, a 1968 left hand drive Candy Apple Re Shelby Mustang GT500 Fastback was the top selling lot at the show. The Shelby Mustang had been restore to show standard in the mid 1990s. It had rarely been driven since it was restored.
Selling for over $100,000 was a 1959 factory Mercedes-Benz 220S Cabriolet that was restored in the early 1990s by Brisbane Mercedes-Benz restoration specialists Sleeping Beauties, who reportedly spared no expense in the restoration of the car. The 1959 Mercedes-Benz wasn't the only German car that sold for high amounts. A fully-restored silver 1962 Mercedes-Benz 190SL convertible went for $100,000. A signal red 1963 Porsche 356C Coupe that is in completely original and cosmetically unrestored condition went for $49,000. The Shelby that brought in the highest bid at the show was not the only Mustang to make a splash in Brisbane. A fully restored Congo Green 1965 Ford Mustang convertible topped out at $60,000. In addition to the 1965 Mustang, other sports cars that attracted attention were a 1984 Ferrari Mondial QV Coupe that was in factory condition with just 118,000 km on the odometer went for $37,500. Muscle cars also made an impressive showing, including a brand new 2007 Ford Falcon BF GT Cobra. The Cobra. Which features a six speed standard transmission and sold for an unbelievable $92,000. The price was considerably higher than the recommended price of $65,110 released by Ford when the car was released in late 2007. An expertly restored two tone green 1954 Holden FJ Special Sedan sold for $29,000 and an unrestored 1951 Holden 48-215 (FX) sedan went for a show low of $7750. Both cars belong to native Austrailians. The highest price paid for a vintage car at the Brisbane show was $155,000 bid offered for a 1928 Stutz Model BB with a Wymann-type Sports Tourer body that has won a Concours d'Elegance Among the memorabilia that was popular were special interest license plates. The top price for a car tag was $25,000 that was paid for the Heritage plate Q154. Q549 went for $18,000 and a Queensland plate with the number “0000000” sold for $13,000. The late Peter Brock personally signed his personalized place that read “PETE 05.” The plate went for $4500. Discuss this Article |
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