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Auctioneer expects HSV to reach more than $500k

Robert Barry · 0 comments

A 1996 HSV VS GTSR being auctioned live on December 17 is set to reach more than half a million dollars under the hammer according to Lloyds Auctions.

The car is build number 14 but is one of only three made with the factory sunroof. 

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Lloyds Auctions says it presents in excellent condition inside and out and has been stored in its own temperature controlled Carcoon by the current custodian and is finished in the rare XU3 Yellah. 

“There are only two other cars with the sunroof option, those being build #001 which Lloyds sold for $1 million last year at auction and the second one is said to have sold for $700k with 5000kms on the clock,” Lloyds Auctions chief operations officer Lee Hames says. 

“This is the third and final vehicle and is set to reach bids exceeding half a million dollars as the kilometres on the clock are a little higher,” he says

The car and compendium have been personally signed by John Harvey and the vehicle includes all receipts since the day of original purchase, original compendium, and the original GTSR jacket that was sold with the car from new.  

Also on offer is a 2013 Aston Martin Vantage, being the first car ever produced as part of the James Bond – Aston Martin ‘Q’ bespoke design collaboration.

“This particular vehicle makes quite a statement and is a unique piece of Aston Martin history in near new condition with the vehicle changing colour in different lights as you move around,” Hames says. 

Also going under the hammer are 300 other classic, muscle and barn-find vehicles.

Robert Barry

Robert Barry has been reporting on the Australasian automotive and transport sector since June 2003. A member of the New Zealand Motoring Writers Guild since 2005, Robert has also previously held the positions of secretary, vice-president and president. His work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, and on the web. He holds a Class 2 and a Class 4 heavy transport licence and knows his way around a manual transmission.

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