In what could be some of the lowest kilometre mid 80s Holden’s existing in Australia is a VL Walkinshaw and VN SS Group A that are going to auction expected to fetch over $1 million.

Who knows what these cars will sell for, they are already fetching well into 6 figures due to their limited build and extremely low kilometers, but we must remember the effect of the Holden Closure in Australia where we have seen a trend of records broken since they closed,” said Mr. Lee Hames, Chief Operations Officer for Lloyds Auctions.

“When selecting cars for their potential to increase in value it is important to tick several boxes, namely, rarity, heritage, and desirability. The VN Commodore SS Group A up for auction ticks all those boxes,” continued Mr. Hames.

The presentation of the iconic VN Group A SS is build number 180 of only 302 ever built in Australia makes it a highly sought-after Holden vehicle.

The VL Walkinshaw is in complete original condition and is arguably the most collectable VL Walkinshaw in the country with one of the lowest kilometre examples in the country with travelling just over 1400 kilometres.

It was known that in Group A racing any carmaker wishing to compete had to build a run of at least 5000 production cars after which they could then spin off a special racing mode. It had to be built and sold to the public but could have several special featured aimed at making it a better car and this was such the car.

These were built for racing and highly desirable as it was the last so-called ‘homologation special ‘Holden built for Group A before the rules were changed to the current Supercar V8 formula which doesn’t require any special models to be built in production.

This car along with another 120 American, European and Australian classic cars are up in a National auction next weekend on Saturday the 24th of April from midday. To bid now head to www.lloydsauctions.com.au

 

Matt Kalinski

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Matt has been in the valuations space for many years and has extensive experience in the space across an abundance of various industries. He now leads the valuations teams for Lloyds Auctions with a passion for encouraging his team to set and achieve high goals and produce great results for the company whilst growing the team’s skills starting with a great culture and team mindset.