SEVEN82MOTORS April auction goes live this Sunday

SEVEN82MOTORS’ next online stock drop auction gets underway on Sunday, 23 April, with more than 40 cars on offer, all to the high standard of past SEVEN82MOTORS auctions and including a diverse array of factory-authentic classics, hot rods, restomods, modern performance cars and more.

The April auction runs for seven days, with bidding open from 8:00AM on Sunday, 23 April, and closing at staggered times from 3:00PM (QLD time) on Saturday, 29 April.

Inspections can be made at SEVEN82MOTORS’ premises (2 Palings Court, Nerang) from Monday, 24 April, to Friday, 28 April (excluding 25 April ANZAC Day public holiday), 9:00AM to 4:00PM each day.

There are two Open Days (instead of the usual three) for this auction:

- Thursday, 27 April from 4:00PM to 8:00PM (Thursday Late Night Shopping)

- Saturday, 29 April, from 8:00AM to 2:00PM (Saturday Show Day)

On each Open Day, there will be garage tours, a DJ, food truck, coffee van and rolla girls all on site.

For more details, click HERE.

From classics and high-quality customs, to hot-rods, show cars, street machines and muscle cars, there’s something to appeal to just about everyone in the SEVEN82MOTORS April auction, including a former Street Machine magazine feature car, Eleanor tribute Mustang, several Corvettes, classic Aussie Falcons, an LS-powered VW Beetle (!)  DeTomaso Pantera and a genuine LA-built Chevy lowrider, to name a few. There are a couple of No Reserve lots, too.

To see all lots - click HERE.

Auction Car Highlights

With more than 40 vehicles on offer, there’s plenty to choose from and something to suit just about any automotive taste.

Here are some of the highlights…

Lot 20 – 2019 Ford Mustang Tickford Trans Am Special

Allan Moffat 1969 ATCC Mustang tribute, Tickford-tuned 5.0 V8, upgraded suspension and brakes

In 2019, Tickford announced a special edition Mustang, marking 50 years since Allan Moffat introduced a Trans Am-spec Mustang Boss 302 fastback to the Australian Touring Car Championship. Back then, that car became known as the ‘Coca Cola Mustang’, reflecting Moffat’s big dollar sponsorship.

The tributes created by Tickford took styling cues from the 1969 ATCC car, including Moffat’s race number on the doors and bonnet, sponsor signage, Boss 302 ‘C-stripe’ on the flanks and gold accents on the tail. Additionally, Tickford developed their own 20-inch wheels in the style of the Minilites the ’69 Mustang wore.

Inside, the seats were retirimmed in red leather with black accents, with a similar two-tone touch applied to the steering wheel. ‘Tickford Trans Am’ identification was stitched into the front seat uprights, with a badge added to the centre console and a retro-style shift knob fitted, too. The rest of the interior remained stock Mustang GT, including the instrumentation, sound system, air con, power seat and window adjustments, etc.

Under the skin, Tickford also upgraded the Mustang’s engine, suspension and brakes. Starting with the engine, the GT’s 5.0-litre Coyote V8 received Tickford’s 400kW package (factory output was 339kW), but the six-speed manual was left untouched.

Tickford’s improved coilover and dampener suspension package was fitted, lowering the car’s stance, with a strut brace on top and two Steeda Ultralite G-Trac braces underneath added to reduce body flex. For the brakes, Tickford installed Bendix slotted rotors with upgraded ceramic pads.

Costing $33,000 when new (on top of the GT donor), the Trans Am Special package was only available for MY19 Mustang GTs in Race Red. While there were plans to build 100 replicas, with Tickford retaining two for themselves, it’s rumoured only 25 or so were completed due to COVID-19 impacting operations soon after production began.

While this car wears build number 16, it was actually the first Mustang Tickford Trans Am Special produced (customers could select their own number in the build sequence), with a Tickford CoA confirming this and Allan Moffat’s signature on the strut brace.

For more details on this low mileage (3,141km), limited edition modern classic, click HERE.

Lot 6 – 1955 Volkswagen Beetle custom

Comprehensive custom build, custom chassis, front-mounted V8, T700 trans, airbags, disc brakes

What started life as a standard ‘oval window’ 1955 Beetle with a 1.2-litre flat four engine and four-speed manual has been rebuilt into a wild street machine, with a “back to front” driveline swap amongst its extensive changes.

The key feature of this build is the incorporation of an LS1 V8 (actual capacity unknown) that’s fitted at the front and drives the rear wheels through a GM Turbo 700 four-speed automatic and Toyota diff.

The engine itself features a custom cam, 650 Holley carb on an Edelbrock intake manifold, MSD ignition, new rings, new bearings and a custom exhaust. Cooling comes from a radiator that sits where the flat four used to be, assisted by twin thermo fans.

Obviously, such an engine package couldn’t be incorporated with the factory floorpan, so the body now sits on a custom chassis, with bracing added to handle the significant extra power. A strut brace and internal roll hoop has been added, too, while the steering is now rack & pinion.

Double wishbone front suspension and a four-link rear end both feature airbags for a ground-scraping stance, while the wheels are 16-inch alloys and the brakes have been upgraded to discs all round.

From the outside, the Beetle’s body remains almost entirely stock, with a ragtop-style sunroof added. The semaphore indicators in the B-pillar remain functional, and the lighting is all period correct, with no modern LED upgrades.

Paint is gloss black, extending to the bumpers and 5-spoke wheels, to which Wolfsburg crests have been added.

Inside, the door cards retain a factory look, but the rest of the fitout is totally custom. Front seats are low-back RCI buckets with Sparco four-point harnesses, while the rear seat has been removed for more legroom and to accommodate plumbing for the cooling system.

In front of the custom firewall, this car’s fabricated dash holds Autometer gauges, while a TCI shifter sits on the fabricated transmission tunnel. The steering wheel is an Alcantara-rimmed SAAS item.

Since completion around five years ago, this Beetle has been registered in Victoria and run the quarter mile, too, with a best time of 9.80.

For more details on what’s arguably the most unique vehicle in this auction, click HERE.

Lot 42 – 1971 DeTomaso Pantera

Restored and tastefully modified, 351 V8, 5spd manual, brake upgrade, custom interior

The Pantera from DeTomaso combined Italian style with all-American running gear, specifically Ford, that led to it being officially sold in the US through Lincoln-Mercury dealerships. Production of the mid-engined supercar lasted for more than 20 years, during which time over 7,200 examples were built.

This Pantera was imported from the US in 2012, then treated to a nut-and-bolt restoration that included several upgrades and improvements.

Externally, the body remains authentic, but the exhaust ‘pockets’ at the rear have been removed to suit a custom exhaust system and hand-formed grille inserts have been added.

A more obvious deviation from stock is the set of limited-edition Boyd Coddington wheels that were produced specifically for the US Pantera Owners Group. A respray in Oxford White with Satin Black paintouts, new chrome and polished stainless completed the exterior refurbishment.

Under the skin, the Pantera’s chassis sections have been boxed and the front and rear control arms overhauled, with updated coilover shocks fitted all round. Similarly, the brakes have been upgraded with TBS 6-pot calipers on 300mm drilled and slotted rotors, with an overhauled TBS brake booster also fitted.

The car’s wiring and electrics were either refurbished or replaced, with LED headlights and dash lights fitted.

This car’s original 351 Cleveland V8 remains, but has been rebuilt and bored 0.30 thou over, with numerous new and replacement parts added, including Edelbrock Performer heads, a Comp Cams roller cam, serpentine belt drive and a Haltech Elite 2000 ECU.

The aforementioned custom exhaust features Magnaflow mufflers and the fuel tank is custom, too, with a motorsport fuel pump and injectors also fitted.

Like the engine, the ZF five-speed transaxle was completely rebuilt, with a performance clutch added to handle the claimed 500hp now produced by the rebuilt V8.

A full interior retrim in black leather includes diamond quilted sections in the seats, door trims, rear bulkhead and even the hoodlining.

The seats themselves were upgraded with additional bolstering and matched to ADR compliant belts with DeTomaso logos. Between the seats, there’s a leather-trimmed centre console, while German carpets line the floor.

A restored dash houses refurbished original Veglia instruments, while the switchgear is all new and the steering wheel is a Momo unit with leather trim.

Finally, sound deadening throughout and a fully refurbished air conditioning system make the two-seater cabin a more comfortable place to be.

Described as one of the best DeTomaso Panteras available anywhere, let alone in Australia, the work on this one was completed in 2019. Being an “official” Ford vehicle, it also comes with a Marti report.

For more details, click HERE.

Lot 39 – 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray coupe

One-year-only ‘split window’ model, rare in Australia, original 327 V8, 4spd, restored in US

Introduced for the 1963 model year, the second-generation (aka C2) Corvette arrived with new styling, a new chassis, shorter wheelbase and improvements in weight distribution, cabin space and steering, but the bigger news was the availability of a fixed roof coupe body for the first time.

Defined by a two-piece rear window, the first ever Corvette coupe proved so popular it nearly matched production of its drop-top sibling, with 10,594 built for ’63 against 10,919 convertibles. The “split window” was deleted from the coupe for 1964, making the 1963 a collector’s item today.

This restored ’63 Corvette Sting Ray coupe has been repainted in its original Daytona Blue, which was one of seven factory colours available that year, but one that’s relatively rare, as the lighter Nassau Blue that was offered from 1965 proved to be much more popular.  

Chrome and stainless trim has all been replaced or refurbished, with original-style steel wheels fitted on redline tyres, but reproduction turbine-style wheels will be included in the sale.

Matching the Daytona Blue exterior is a black and dark blue interior, with black vinyl trim on the seats and upper doorcards, and dark blue on the carpets and lower doorcards.

All the correct and 1963-specific interior trim items, like the cone-type gauges and glovebox lid, remain, along with peculiarities like the vertically-oriented radio.

All the interior items appear to be either refurbished originals or replacements, with the steering wheel in particular presenting immaculately.

Under the bonnet, there’s a matching numbers 327ci V8, which was the only engine available for the Corvette in 1963, although it could be had in four different states of tune. Matched to this is a four-speed manual transmission, which was a popular factory option over the standard three-speed manual and could be had in wide- or close-ratio form. A Powerglide automatic transmission was also available as an option.

Bought out of New York state, this Corvette was shipped to Australia in the condition seen here. The chassis and underbody mostly belies expectations of a car from the US northeast, but surface rust is evident in some areas, mostly the transverse leaf spring rear suspension.

With 2023 marking the Corvette’s 70th Anniversary, interest in this ’63 split window coupe - and the other Corvettes consigned for this auction - is expected to be strong.

For more details, click HERE.

Lot 12 – 1985 HDT VK Commodore SS Group 3

Genuine Group 3 ‘White Pointer’, 1-of-200, rebuilt engine, HDT documentation,

A Queensland car all its life, this HDT VK SS Group 3 was sold new in Nambour in 1986 and has been with the current owner since 2010.

The previous owner treated the body to a closed door respray in factory Alpine White in 2005, including all the exterior bolt-on parts that visually defined a VK Brock Commodore, like the deeper front spoiler and rear bumper, new style rear wing. This car also wears the 16-inch Aero wheels that were introduced with the HDT VK Series, replacing the previous 15-inch Irmscher alloys.

Inside, what appears to be the original Commodore Cerulean Blue trim remains, to which HDT added Scheel front seats, rear seat headrests, an HDT-branded Momo steering wheel and Eurovox stereo system.

Like the exterior, there are some signs of age and wear inside, suggesting the odometer reading of 191,792km is genuine, but overall condition of the interior is very good.

Being a 1985-build, this car runs the 4.9-litre V8 (instead of 5.0 litres) to comply with Group A touring car regulations introduced that year.

The matching numbers engine was rebuilt in 2004 and has covered around 17,000kms since. Pacemaker headers and a custom exhaust have been fitted. There are no details provided on the M21 four-speed manual, but it’s likely to be the original transmission.

Documentation provided with this car includes the original log books, ownership history and a receipt file for past work done. For more details, click HERE.

Lot 43 - 1970 Plymouth ‘Cuda

385ci NASCAR engine, 4spd, custom interior, Summernats and Street Machine feature car.

Known as ‘Notorious,’ this 1970 Plymouth ‘Cuda is the product of a full, ground-up custom build and made its debut at Summernats 34 (2022), where it won multiple awards, including Top Judged Elite.

In the same year, it also graced the cover and was featured in Street Machine magazine.

Purchased as an unfinished project, the Plymouth was built to showcar spec by the vendor, with involvement from many specialists, including Charley Hutton, Monro Race Cars and Rides by Kam.

While the body looks stock, every panel has been subtly modified, with moulded bumpers, dropped sills, flush-mounted front and rear glass, flush-fit door handles and a bespoke rear spoiler amongst the changes.

The paint is a unique mix - formulated by Hutton and applied by Rides by Kam - that looks black in the shade and green in the light.

The body sits on a custom-built chassis, with custom sheetmetal sections added to hide things like the brake lines and wiring.

Front suspension comes from a C6 Corvette, with a four-link set-up at the rear, while the original coil springs were later changed to air suspension for a ground-hugging stance.

Brakes are drilled and slotted discs all round, with six-piston calipers at the front and four-piston at the rear. Those brakes sit behind Billet Specialties Extreme Concave Turbine wheels – 20x8.5-inch at the front and 22x12-inch at the rear.

Powering Notorious is a 385ci Mopar R5P7 NASCAR engine that remains naturally-aspirated but still produces 900hp and can rev to 9000RPM. A dry sump and custom eight-stack fuel injection system are part of this set-up, as are bespoke engine covers, hidden lines and wiring.

Satin gold accents in the engine bay of this high-spec showcar pick up on the wheel colour and have been added to other areas, too.

The Mopar R5P7 is hooked up to a Richmond Super T10 four-speed manual with a unique vertical gate shifter that sends drive to the rear wheels via a custom 9-inch rear end with 35 spline axles and 3.7:1 gears.

Inside, Notorious gets just as much custom fabrication, with unique metal panels, including a bespoke dash, doorcards, centre console, floor and even boot lining, all finished in a dark satin green. While leather trim in the cabin is kept to a minimum, its red shade with diamond quilting provides contrast.

Front seats are Cobra Misano buckets and the gauges are from Dakota Digital, with an aftermarket shifter, pedals, steering wheel and door hardware, too.

For more details on this “Big Fish,” click HERE.

Also Available – Aussie

Of the other lots consigned for the SEVEN82MOTORS April stock drop online auction, Aussie classics include a genuine 1988 HSV VL Walkinshaw Commodore that was one of the last units built, a 1969 XW Falcon GT sedan, customised 1974 XB Falcon GT hardtop, 2003 HSV Series II GTS coupe, A9X tribute 1976 Torana LX hatch, GT tribute ’73 XA Falcon hardtop, 1971 ZD Fairlane that was originally a Ford executive car, 2017 Mustang ‘Bathurst 77 Special’ by Tickford, a mildly modified ’63 XL Futura sedan, 2008 HSV W427 sedan and more.

The first customer-sold FPV BA Falcon GT is also up for grabs.

Also Available – American

Some of the other American vehicles in this auction include a fully-restored 1951 Ford Crown Victoria convertible, a 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner rebuilt to Pro Touring spec, a rare 1950 Hudson Pacemaker coupe with lots of custom touches, a factory-authentic ’66 Mustang coupe, supercharged 1971 Chevy Chevelle, rare 1965 Dodge Coronet with a 426 Hemi, 1958 Chevrolet Impala 2-door restomod with an LS3 V8, 6spd and airbags, a 1969 Shelby GT500 Mustang, 1968 Mustang Eleanor tribute, lowrider-style 1964 Chevy Impala convertible and more.

In terms of Corvettes, a restored 1962 convertible, restored 1966 coupe, RHD 2001 coupe and a 1960 restomod convertible are also available.

Also Available – Vans, Utes and Pickups

If your tastes tend towards commercial vehicles, there’s a highly desirable 1962 23-window VW Kombi up for grabs, along with a 1977 Ford Bronco Ranger, 1987 Chevrolet C10 pickup and a 1972 Holden HQ panelvan with a 400ci V8 and multiple custom touches.

The SEVEN82MOTORS April stock drop online auction opens for bidding from 8:00AM on Sunday, 23 April, and runs to Saturday, 29 April, with staggered closing times from 3:00PM (QLD time) on the day.

For more details, including more information on individual lots, open days, inspection times and instructions on how to bid, click HERE.