SEVEN82MOTORS EASTER AUCTION IS LIVE

SEVEN82MOTORS have plenty of Easter treats on offer for their latest online auction, which goes live from 7:00PM on Monday, 11 April and runs through the Easter long weekend, closing on Tuesday, 19 April from 7:00PM.

As with past SEVEN82MOTORS auctions, there are plenty of high-quality classics, customs, street machines and hot rods to choose from in this latest offering, including restored Aussie classics, American muscle, street machines, customs and survivor cars, all with the quality you’d expect from SEVEN82MOTORS.

The response to the last SEVEN82MOTORS auction in February – 40 cars sold from 44 consigned – meant available space for this one sold out super-quick. There are 47 vehicles up for grabs this time, making it the biggest SEVEN82MOTORS stock drop online auction to date.

With more cars on offer than ever before, memorabilia offerings have been parked this time around, but will return at future auctions.

Bonus Day!

With this latest auction running over the Easter long weekend, SEVEN82MOTORS have added an extra day to proceedings, so instead of the normal Monday-to-Monday timeframe, this auction will close on Tuesday 19 April to allow for the Easter Monday holiday.

Bidding opens from 7:00PM on Monday 11 April and closes at staggered times from 7:00PM on Tuesday, 19 April.

Vehicle inspections are available at the SEVEN82MOTORS facility in Nerang (2 Palings Crt), so if you want to “hop in” over Easter, you can do so on the following dates.

Thursday, 14 April - 5PM to 8PM – late night shopping
Saturday, 16 April - 8AM to 2PM – open day
Tuesday, 19 April - 9AM to 4PM – last minute Tuesday

To find out more, click HERE

Amongst the 47 vehicles consigned, there are plenty of highlights. Here’s just a few.

Lot 71 – 1966 Chevrolet Impala SS 427 hardtop

Rare car, matching numbers L36-spec 427, well optioned, three owners from new

The Impala SS had been a standalone model from 1963 to 1967, but for 1968 it became an option package, making it much rarer. Only 1,778 cars were produced that year with the SS’s ‘Z24’ code, which got the buyer a 385hp 427ci V8, plus power front disc brakes and a host of other goodies.

In the possession of its original owner for 30 years, this Impala SS was sold to a friend then bought back four years later and kept for another 15 years. Sold at a Portland, Oregon, swap meet, the car came to Australia soon after.

The Emerald Turquoise paint and matching vinyl seats with cloth inserts are as per this car’s build specification, and while the exterior has been repainted, the trim is thought to be original. The bench seat and column-shift auto are unusual for an SS, but not unprecedented.

External features, like the badging, bumper overriders, side gills and bonnet bulge are all authentic to an SS 427, as is the interior badging, steering wheel, 5,000rpm tacho and other features, with the American Racing wheels the only obvious deviation from stock.

This car’s all about the engine, though, which is a matching-numbers 427 V8 with the correct casting number and partial VIN. The engine bay has been refurbished to as-new appearance.

With power steering, power windows and deluxe gauges, this is a very rare car and would have to be one of only a couple of examples in Australia.

For more details, click HERE.

Lot 68 – 1977 Chrysler CL Charger V8

Barer metal restoration, rebuilt to mild custom spec, 360 V8 stroked to 410, factory air

This 1977 CL Charger 770 has been through a full, bare metal restoration, during which it was subtly upgraded in terms of performance and spec, while retaining factory appearance.

Repainted in Galaxy Blue metallic, the vinyl trim detail on the doors and flanks looks like new, with the period effect completed with factory option Sankey Benson alloys and white-letter tyres.

Inside, this Charger has been completely retrimmed in black vinyl with black suede inserts, with new carpets and headlining, too.

The restored factory instrument cluster is supplemented with a trio of auxiliary gauges on the centre console, with factory air con upgraded with modern components.

Behind the factory-look head unit, there’s a modern stereo system, with tweeters in the dash, custom kick panel speakers and a large subwoofer and amp in the boot.

The factory 360 V8 has been fully rebuilt and stroked to 410ci, with Edelbrock EFI, intake and heads amongst the internal upgrades, as well as ARP head bolts, a Lunati camshaft, Harland Sharp roller rockers, Jet Engineering custom pushrods and more. Mallory ignition, an MSD E-curve distributor, Melling high-volume oil pump, Milodon sump, Pacemaker headers and a dual exhaust are also on the spec list.

Cooling is provided by a custom PWR alloy radiator with a SPAL thermo fan and Davies Craig electric water pump.

The engine is matched to a TCI Streetfighter TF904 automatic with B&M weighted flex plate and 2200 rpm stall converter. An uprated tail shaft feeds power to the original diff housing containing a 3.08 LSD centre and 28 spline custom Yukon axles.

Suspension upgrades include Mopar Performance torsion bars, reinforced front suspension mounts and uprated sway bars. For sharper handling, power rack and pinion steering has been fitted, too.

Of the approximate 150,000km this Charger 770 has covered since new, only 3,000kms have been done since the restoration was completed.

For more details, click HERE.

Lot 82 – 1974 Ford XB Falcon GT sedan

Genuine GT, 1-of-1 specification, full nut-and-bolt resto using NOS parts wherever possible

There are plenty of restored GT Falcons out there, but few have had the time and attention to detail put into them as this one. The owner of this example went to huge lengths to ensure it was restored as correctly as possible, with NOS parts used wherever possible and three donor cars stripped to get the correct date-coded bolts.

The only deviation from this car’s original appearance is in the vinyl roof, with black trim used only because original material wasn’t available in brown.

Finished in Tropic Gold with a brown vinyl top and Parchment interior trim, this XB GT sedan was originally a member of Ford’s executive fleet, with its combination of colours and options, including power steering and air conditioning, making it one-of-a-kind according to its ACCHS report.

Under the bonnet, the fully-detailed engine bay houses the original, matching numbers 351 V8, and while the carburettor has been changed, the original is supplied. The radiator is an NOS replacement, but the three-speed automatic transmission is the original and the 9-inch diff is GT correct.

The suspension, steering and brakes have all been refurbished or replaced with correct components.

Since the restoration was completed in 2017, an initial 1,000km shakedown has been followed by careful mileage of around 200km each year, with diligent servicing every 18 months.

This genuine GT comes to auction with an ICAARS inspection and Deluxe ACCHS certificate.

For more details, click HERE.

Lot 55 – 1980 Chevrolet Camaro Z28

Unrestored survivor, original paint and interior, matching numbers 350 V8.

With only four owners from new (two in the US and two in Australia), this ‘time capsule’ Chevy Camaro Z28 has travelled just 21,700 miles. For 20 years of its 42-year life, it was in climate-controlled conditions as part of a private collection, explaining its condition.

From the factory, this Camaro was heavily optioned, starting with the Z28 package and including air conditioning, an AM/FM stereo cassette player, rear window demister, tilt steering column, power brakes, rare N90 wheels, sports mirrors and a high-voltage alternator.

The factory floor mats are still in the car, along with the space saver spare tyre and underbonnet lamp.

The 350ci V8, only available with the Z28 package in 1980, is the original and appears just as it did from the factory, with the Rochester carburettor rebuilt and new plugs, ignition coil and fuel pump fitted. Matched to a TH350 three-speed automatic that was optional for 1980, the 350 V8 does feature a new exhaust system.
Other new parts fitted include shock absorbers, brake pads and shoes, fuel tank and fuel lines, engine mounts and seat belts, with all work passing engineer approval in Victoria.

Coming to auction with an extensive history file, including the original title, build sheet, sales brochure and receipts, as well as the original seat belts and some hard-to-get spare parts, this Camaro would have to be one of the most original low-mileage examples available.

For more details on this car, click HERE.

Lot 81 – 1971 Ford XY Falcon sedan street machine

Full custom build, 800hp 440ci V8, four-wheel disc brakes, former Street Machine cover car

Built in the Pro Street style by Ol’ School Garage in Queensland, this 1971 Ford XY Falcon sedan features a complete driveline upgrade, custom interior, custom exterior and subtle changes to the body that include deleted drip rails and fuel filler, reprofiled wheelarches and reshaped front window moulds.

Repainted in ‘infrared’ (a Lexus colour) with custom black stripes and blackout exterior trim in place of chrome, there’s also a removable Hornet-style scoop on the bonnet and Billet Specialties Street Elite wheels in 17 x 4.5-inch up front and big 15 x 10-inch at the rear.

The custom treatment continues inside, with black leather trim on the seats, dash and doorcards, deeper bolsters on the seats, a custom shifter, steering wheel and centre console, plus a dash full of Autometer gauges.

This car’s 440ci naturally-aspirated ‘Clevor’ V8 was built by TOCA Performance from a World Products cast iron block with CHI heads, a custom solid-roller cam, JE pistons, Callies internals and a BLP Racing BX4 Xtreme carburettor.

MSD ignition and three-step headers running to a twin 3.5-inch dual exhaust system are also part of the engine spec that delivers a dyno-proven 800hp at the crank.

The transmission is a manualised C4 with transbrake and 5,500rpm stall convertor, running to a 9-inch diff with Strange centre, Truetrac and Altra 9.35 spline axles.

Suspension has been upgraded with an RRS Phase 2 coilover front end and a McDonald Bros four-link rear using Viking coilovers and adding an anti-roll bar.

Brakes have been upgraded, too, to four-wheel DBA rotors with PBR calipers and a Wilwood master cylinder.

Making its show debut in the Elite Hall at Summernats 32 and featured on the cover of the November, 2019, issue of Street Machine, the extensive list of modifications on this car cost an estimated $400,000, so this is a rare opportunity to acquire an incredible street machine for a fraction of the build cost.

For more details on this car, click HERE.

Lot 56 – 1976 Holden HX Kingswood sedan

Original, matching numbers 308 with auto, power steering and brakes, 97,000kms from new

Well spec’d from the factory, this Kingswood was ordered with Contessa Gold paint, the 308 (5.0-litre) V8, Trimatic auto, LSD, power steering, power brakes, bucket seats and centre console with T-bar shifter.

With less than 97,000km from new and in the current owner’s possession for the past two years, this Kingswood has been repainted, with 17-inch GTS-style alloys fitted, but the factory steel wheels are included with the vehicle.

The suspension has been lowered and new King springs and Koni shocks fitted, along with a 2 ½-inch exhaust system.

The interior is trimmed in original-style tan vinyl and presents well, as does all the engine bay, boot, exterior chrome and trim. The 308 engine is the original, making this a matching numbers car.

Original SA registration plates will be included with the sale, along with original logbooks.

For more details on this car, click HERE.

Lot 61 – 1957 Pontiac Star Chief hardtop sedan

Full bare metal factory-authentic restoration, all-new interior, magazine feature car.

Rarely seen in Australia compared to Chevys and Fords from the same year, this 1957 Pontiac Star Chief four-door hardtop was imported from the US in 2004 as a complete, running and driving, but not concours-standard car.

Initially to be the base for a mild custom, the Star Chief’s condition was decided to be too good for that, so a full factory-style restoration was done instead. Disassembled and stripped to bare metal, this Pontiac was repainted in its original Kenya Ivory and Silver Beige, while the bumpers and grille were rechromed, with all other brightwork repaired and polished.

During reassembly, new tail light lenses were fitted, as well as new rubbers, door handles and decals, with all work completed in Australia.

For the interior trim, new material was sourced from California and applied to match the car’s original appearance, including the asymmetric patterning on the front and rear seats. All interior switches, dials and gauges were refurbished, with the clock and radio original to the car.

The 347ci V8 was fully rebuilt, with the original Rochester carburettor and three-speed automatic transmission reconditioned, too, despite the latter still being in good working order.

The radiator was recored, while the diff was good enough to only require a reseal.

Since the restoration of this Pontiac was completed in 2006, it has won awards at car shows and featured in the November, 2007, issue of Australian Classic Car magazine.

For more details on this car, click HERE.