Creative Ride AuctionsĪfter weeks of sleepless nights for him, it was nail-biting stuff when big players opened the bidding at R200-million.Ī mere 16 seconds after that bid – “ can you believe it?” – well-known businessman and former racer Toby Venter put in what would become the winning bid of R205-million. One-year only split-window 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray went for R2.3-million. On a previous, highly publicised auction, of the iconic Kyalami racetrack, he remembers, “I didn’t want to be the bad guy who knocked down a priceless piece of motor racing and Formula One heritage to developers who would turn it into townhouses…” He’s an auctioneer with that increasingly rare personal trait – he has a bit of a conscience. It shouldn’t really bother him – after all, his job is to get the best possible price for the consignors of the vehicles – but you can tell that the classic car market’s vibrance in South Africa is satisfying for him. Van Reenen says: “ Our local buyers didn’t shy away and only 10% of the cars on the block are actually going to leave the country….” The Superboss was a rare homologation built specifically to take on the BMW 325is that dominated Group N racing at the time. R555 000 – a new national auction record – for a 1991 Opel Kadett Superboss.R2m for a six-speed 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 RS (997): Barely broken in with less than 44 000 km on the clock.R2 300 000 for a 1963 Corvette C2 Split Window coupé: Only manufactured for one year.The SerJaguar E-Type went for R2.3-million.
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