Dust-covered Holden Torana GTR from 1973 is expected to sell for as much as $100,000 at auction
- A classic Australian muscle car from 1973 is expected to sell for over $100,000
- The 1973 Holden LJ Torana GTR was left sitting in a NSW barn for over 35 years
- Its original owner said he paid just $900 dollars for it when he traded it in 1985
An old Australian muscle car is expected to fetch as much as $100,000 at an upcoming auction.
The 1973 Holden LJ Torana GTR has been sitting in a defunct Ford Dealership in the NSW Riverina town of West Wyalong for the past 35 years after being traded in by a rev head in 1985.
Auctioneers Burns & Co says the classic car only has 86,000km on the odometer and is still in fairly good condition.
It might be a little dusty but an old Australian muscle car is expected to fetch as much as $100,000 at an upcoming auction
'The GTR was developed as the sports version of the Torana range, and though not as hot as the race-bred XU-1 variant, the 1973 Torana GTR was fitted with the 3.3-litre inline-six producing 101kW, coupled with the Aussie-built M21 four-speed manual gearbox,' the website Car Advice reported.
'The dirt-covered VIN plate, showing LJ82911 as the model name, confirms this is a genuine GTR.'
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Over the past few months several rare Australian cars have been scooped up for extraordinary prices after being discovered in barns and sheds.
The most notable was the sale of a Ford Falcon XA GT RPO 83 'Chicken Coupe' which sold for a staggering $300,000 at auction in South Australia.
The 1973 Holden LJ Torana GTR has been sitting in a defunct Ford Dealership in the NSW Riverina town of West Wyalong for the past 35 years after being traded in by a rev head in 1985
A Fully restored Torana GTR can sell for over $100,000.
Although this one is not exactly pristine, in the current climate it is still extremely rare and likely to attract a very high price from car lovers.
The Auction which is set to go ahead on October 3 and 4, will also feature a few other very sought after cars.
A 1961 Fairlane 'tank' sedan will go under the hammer along with a 2005 Falcon XR8 Devil R with and a 2016 Falcon FGX XR6 ute.
When the original owner traded in the GTR back in 1985, he said he paid $900 for it.
Auctioneers Burns & Co says the classic car only has 86,000km on the odometer and is still in fairly good condition
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