Thread: DÁlberto Auction.

Originally Posted by Ranga

Anywhere that has a full list of vehicles and price reached? And photos?

D’Alberto Holden collection goes to auction | MOTOR

Burns & Co Auctions - 1,443 photos - Auction house - 107 Eighth St, Mildura, Victoria 3500

https://premium.goauto.com.au/echuca-dealer-auction/

I'm interested to see what will happen to the prices in the future. Inflation and rarity will surely force prices up, but once those who had/wanted one of these vehicles are no longer around, reckon the younger generation will still have a yearning for them? Can't imagine my youngster really wanting one, but I guess a pristine Model T Ford would still be attractive to aficionados, so as will these vehicles I guess.

Originally Posted by Ranga

I'm interested to see what will happen to the prices in the future. Inflation and rarity will surely force prices up, but once those who had/wanted one of these vehicles are no longer around, reckon the younger generation will still have a yearning for them? Can't imagine my youngster really wanting one, but I guess a pristine Model T Ford would still be attractive to aficionados, so as will these vehicles I guess.

Yes, it will be interesting.
I remember when the VL Walkinshaw was new, priced between $45,500, to $47500,...couldn't give the last ones away...I remember Balmoral Holden had 7 or 8 "sitting around"...ya could own one for $38,000....now look at this one $340,000. VK Group A, new price $24,000, now $300,000+!!
And the other two Group As are also doing very well. And look at the A9X!
And look at the "Daddy of them all", the Phase 111, new price $5,200, and now (I know one made a million a while back) prices over $500,000 for good original examples are not unusual.
So prices are looking good, and I see them going only one way, and that is upwards, for the right cars.
We are very small fry in Aussie, those cars I've mentioned are doing well, but in Europe things are going off the planet. I buy the "Octane" magazine every month, if ya're into classic cars/racing etc, it's the best there is, around 280 high quality pages every month for around $12.00. Motoring identities like Jay Leno & world famous drivers like Derek Bell & others are monthly contributors. Classic cars etc in the U.K., Europe, & the U.S. is a massive business,.....cars getting sold for $15-20M regularly.
I was at the Lindsay Fox Museum recently, & was talking to the curator Brian Tanti, who has worked for Fox for many years. Brian drives an HSV & is a member of the HSVOC and enabled the Club to have a private viewing of the Museum. He said that when He commenced with Fox, the whole collection was worth about $10M, but now, just one car is worth more than that, one such car being a superb black Mercedes 540K which we viewed. If ya're into classic cars, it's worth a visit, easy to access to!
One thing I have come across recently in Aus, is people buying cars for their self managed super fund,..don't know how that works, but there's people doing it?!l
Anyway, in answer to the question, the "right" cars will always go up, IMHO.
Pickles.