SEVEN82MOTORS February auction closes tonight
Today is the final day for SEVEN82MOTORS “Car Lovers” online auction, which means it’s your last chance to bid on dozens of desirable muscle cars, customs, classics, hot rods and street machines.
This latest stock drop online auction, which went live on Valentine’s Day features more than 40 desirable vehicles, with memorabilia and collectables in the mix, too, including various automotive-themed collectables, Americana signage and more.
A new addition for this auction is a selection of 18 Queensland personalised registration plates, covering year-specific (2 DOR 56, FAST 69, TUFF 32, for example), model specific (XBRACR, HUMMA, THE PONY) and generic (2 QIK, WANT, RARE AS) themes.
Last minute vehicle inspections are available today (Monday, 21 February) at the SEVEN82MOTORS facility in Nerang (2 Palings Crt) from 9AM to 4PM (QLD time).
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There are 44 vehicles and 83 consignments in total for SEVEN82MOTORS’ Car Lovers online auction. Here are some of the vehicle highlights not already covered in the previous article.
Lot 59 – 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS hardtop coupe
Low mileage, mostly unrestored Impala, converted to 409 V8 with Muncie 4-speed.
Born from Californian enthusiast Ike Shelton’s desire to recreate the 409-powered ’63 Impala of his youth, this tribute started out as a stock, low mileage, two owner six-cylinder car, but in the correct two-door ’63 hardtop style.
Although purchased in 1985, work to covert the car into an Impala SS 409 tribute didn’t begin until 2007. Shelton started with sourcing a period-correct 409/425hp dual quad engine and Muncie four-speed manual. The engine was rebuilt and fitted with rebuilt carburettors, a rebuilt cooling system, twin-disc McLeod clutch and stainless-steel headers running to a 3-inch exhaust.
The detailed engine sits in a powdercoated engine bay, with minor repainting applied to the bonnet and exterior front panels, all of which are original.
Inside, the trim is described as being almost all original, including the seat coverings, seat foam, door cards and even the headlining. All the weatherstripping and glass are original, too. The only exception is the carpets, which have been replaced.
A period-correct tacho is fitted to the dash and a modern-style radio is mounted in the glovebox and under the dash.
The car wears steel wheels with small dog dish hubcaps in the SS 409 style, and while the front and rear bumpers have been re-chromed, all the exterior stainless trim is original.
Rebuilt suspension and factory-style red oxide underbody finish can be seen underneath the car, which comes to auction with a large file of documentation and an odometer reading of 38,216 miles, believed to be genuine.
Since its completion, Shelton’s Impala SS 409 clone won several awards before coming to Australia.
For more details, click HERE.
Lot 79 – 1970 Holden HG Monaro GTS 350
10-year restoration, matching numbers 350 V8, auto trans, desirable colour combo
Not much is known of the early history of this genuine HG Monaro GTS 350, other than it was a Dandenong-built car, finished in Indy Orange with a black vinyl interior.
In the early 2000s, it landed in Western Australia and was subject to a comprehensive nut-and-bolt restoration taking ten years.
Mechanically, the Monaro retains its original, matching numbers 350ci V8, but this has been completely rebuilt and reinserted into a detailed engine bay. The engine is matched to a T-bar automatic, but whether this is original to the car is unknown.
The Monaro features a correct 10-bolt diff and the suspension and brakes were both rebuilt during the restoration.
Inside, this Monaro was completely refurbished during the restoration, with new headlining, new carpets, new door cards, a new rubber boot mat and many other period-correct details. The retrimmed black vinyl seats now wear orange houndstooth cloth inserts, which was a factory option when new.
Raffled by Classics for a Cause in 2021, the winner has consigned this Monaro to auction, with bidding up to $177,500 at time of writing.
For more details, click HERE.
Lot 62 – 1932 Ford roadster hot rod
Brookville steel body, channelled, DeSoto Hemi V8, Turbo 700, removable custom hardtop
Built using the best components from the US, this roadster was a personal project for Adam Jardine from Burleigh Roadsters on the Gold Coast and, following a two-year build, debuted at the Valla Rod Run in 2010. Finished in bare metal, the rod featured in numerous magazine articles following its completion.
In 2013, the roadster was sold to a South Australian who had the interior retrimmed in black leather, but retained the car’s other features, including the bare metal body, Duvall split windscreen, dickey seat and custom-made removable hardtop, as well as its most distinctive and unusual feature – a 276ci Hemi V8 out of a C1950s DeSoto Firedome. This is matched to a Turbo 700 automatic and Ford 8.8-inch diff with 3.7:1 gears.
After Adam reacquired the roadster in 2016, he painted it in gloss black, which was apparently part of the original plan and executed to match the black underbody, dash and door jambs the car was originally finished with.
Further changes were made in 2019, when a drop-axle front end was fitted, the body channelled 100mm over the chassis, a custom rear nerf bar added and King Bee lights fitted to a Limeworks headlight bar. Wider wheels with whitewalls and ’55 Oldsmobile hubcaps completed the modifications.
Described as one of the coolest and most iconic Aussie-built hot rods currently in circulation, more than 1000 hours’ work has gone into this ’32, which is LH10 mod plated for full registration in Queensland, but could also be Street Rod registered in other states.
For more details, click HERE.
Lot 68 – 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback A Code
Original factory 289 V8 and 4-speed manual, award-winning restoration, RHD conversion
Spending most of its life in California, this ’65 Mustang 2+2 fastback had a full, ground-up restoration and RHD conversion after coming to Australia in the early 2000s; the quality of which gathered awards at the MOCA State Concours in QLD, Meguiar’s MotorEx and All American Day.
The rotisserie restoration included meticulous work to ensure laser-straight panels and perfect panel gaps before the RHD conversion and a respray in its original Caspian Blue metallic paint and red oxide underneath. GT-authentic features include the bodyside stripe and GT badging, fog light bar, heavy duty suspension and Kelsey Hayes disc brakes.
Under the bonnet is the car’s original 289ci A Code V8, matched to the original four-speed manual transmission. Both have been rebuilt, along with the original 8.75-inch diff. The engine bay and undercarriage are concours standard, right down to reproduction delivery paint markings.
The factory Palomino vinyl interior was also replaced during the restoration, with GT spec interior features including Rally Pac gauges, a centre console and GT steering wheel fitted.
While the interior is ’65 GT authentic, the RHD conversion makes this Mustang safer and more practical for Australian road use, too.
For more details on this car, click HERE.
Lot 53 – 1966 Ford Mustang convertible
347 Windsor V8, C4 auto, rotisserie restoration, RHD conversion
A perfect companion to the RHD Mustang fastback that’s also in the SEVEN82MOTORS February auction, this ’66 convertible has also had an RHD conversion as part of a full local restoration, with some upgrades made at the same time.
Sent to Ol’ School Garage in Brisbane for what was to be only minor repairs, the discovery of serious rust led to a full rotisserie restoration, starting with stripping the car to bare metal and sandblasting the body before adding new metal to the sills, floors and rear quarters.
The bodywork and paint, in gloss black, are said to have been completed to a very high standard, with all chrome and brightwork either replaced or refurbished and a set of 18-inch American Racing Torq Thrust-style wheels added.
Factory built as a T Code (200ci six-cylinder), the restoration saw the driveline upgraded to a modern Pavtek 347ci Windsor V8, which cost $14,500 alone. ICE ignition, a Holley carby and Edelbrock intake manifold feature on the engine, which is matched to a new C4 automatic with T-bar shifter.
Power steering and power front disc brakes have also been fitted.
Inside this Mustang, factory-style Parchment trim contrasts the black exterior and has been completed to the same standard, with new seat trims and carpets, new gauges and a new black convertible top with glass window fitted. Upgrades include a Bluetooth stereo head unit and speakers in the kick panels.
As far as RHD early Mustang convertibles go, they don’t come much better than this.
For more details on this car, click HERE.
Lot 66 – 1976 Holden HJ Sandman panel van
Genuine XX7 code Sandman, rebuilt 253 V8 and 4-speed manual, high-quality body
This genuine (RPO XX7) Sandman panel van was sold new in Hobart in June, 1976, but its subsequent history is unknown until it surfaced in Melbourne in 2012. The new owner, a panel beater, started a restoration on the car that included a respray in its original Mandarin Red paint and the application of new HJ-spec Sandman decals.
With the exterior refurbishment completed in 2015, the Sandman was sold into Queensland in 2017 where, in 2020, the interior was refurbished in factory-style black vinyl. This included new door cards, seats, console and dash.
In the back, custom touches befitting such a vehicle include flamed side panels, padded headlining and a mattress, all of which could be enhanced – or removed – by the new owner if required.
At the same time as the interior refurbishment, the brakes were rebuilt and a new brake booster fitted.
The Queensland owner also had the 253 V8 rebuilt (with upgrades bringing power to the equivalent of a 308) and matched to a 4-speed manual transmission, with 12,000kms covered since.
For more details on this car, click HERE.
Lot 45 – 1964 Holden EH Special sedan
Recent restoration, 186 six with 3-speed manual, subtle upgrades.
This genuine 1964 EH Special comes to auction with a restoration that’s only just been completed, but was started by the previous owner, who got as far as having the body repairs done and a respray in white over Amberley Blue.
The current owner and consignor acquired the partially completed car as part of a deceased estate and finished the job. Notable points include re-chromed original bumpers, rather than replacements, all new rubbers and weatherstripping throughout, refurbished steel wheels and new whitewall tyres with original hubcaps.
Under the bonnet is a fully rebuilt 186ci six-cylinder red motor that features the ‘X2’ twin Stromberg carburettor induction first offered on the HD Holden. The carbs have been rebuilt and a set of Genie extractors have also been fitted, while the engine is matched to a period-correct 3-speed column shift manual.
Other upgrades include HR Holden front disc brakes and rebuilt PBR brake booster, on a fully rebuilt front end, with new bushes, bearings, tie-rod ends and drag links.
A new Bosch alternator, re-cored radiator, new master cylinder, slave cylinder and a new battery are the most recent items fitted.
Inside, the bench seats front and rear were retrimmed in dark blue vinyl with white piping, with matching blue-and-white doorcards, while a period-style auxiliary gauge pod on the dash displays amps, temp and oil pressure. The factory radio remains, but a modern stereo system is mounted under the passenger side dash.
A classic with a little more get up and go you need for modern traffic, this fresh EH Special would make a great family cruiser.
For more details on this car, click HERE.
The SEVEN82MOTORS Car Lovers February online auction closes today, Monday, 21 February, with staggered closing times from 7:00PM QLD time (from 6:00PM QLD time for automobilia).
For more details and individual lot information, click HERE.
