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Oldtimer Australia

PO Box 138 Hamilton QLD 4007 Australia

Oldtimer Australia

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Oldtimer Australia is delighted to offer for sale a 1956 MGA.

This car is offered for sale from the collection of a deceased estate and unfortunately its history is not known. It is understood the car was purchased many years ago as a ‘driver’ and it has gone through a ‘rolling restoration’ over many years.

The first four characters of the chassis ...

65,182
19 Jun 2023
Australia

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Oldtimer Australia is delighted to offer for sale this 1988 Ferrari Testarossa.

The VIN number confirms this particular example is a model year 1988 North American market car.

The car’s American history is not known, other than it resided in the US state of. There is a Georgia Certificate of Title on file which was issued on 20th October 2009. At that ...

33,875
10 May 2023
Australia

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Oldtimer Australia is delighted to offer for sale an Australian delivered, factory right hand drive 1984 Jaguar XJ-S HE V12.

As confirmed by the original Jaguar Mastercare Personal ID Card on file, this Jaguar XJ-S was sold new to its first lady owner through Southport Motors on the Gold Coast in Queensland. The car was first registered with the Queensland registration ...

200,038
30 Apr 2023
Australia

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Oldtimer Australia is delighted to offer for sale a 1912 Napier Type T43 6 Cylinder 30hp.

If only cars could talk. This incredible Napier would have an amazing story to tell!

This car has an incredible history file and there is a letter on file from D. R. Grossmark, dated 24th October 1962 which dates this car. Grossmark writes “ . . . I am pleased ...

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12 Apr 2023
Australia

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Oldtimer Australia is delighted to offer for sale a 1957 Chevrolet Corvette C1 with a 283 cubic inch, 270 HP V8 engine and four speed manual gearbox.

This is a highly desirable specification C1 Corvette. The 283 cubic inch engine with dual quad carburettors and solid lifters was the second highest specification engine available, only surpassed by the fuel injected ...

12,361
24 Mar 2023
Australia

The Swallow Sidecar Company was founded in 1922 by William Lyons and William Walmsley. In 1934 Lyons formed SS Cars Limited to effectively take over the operation from Walmsley. The SS brand was quite successful, though they had a reputation for having ‘more show than go’. The Jaguar name first appeared as a model name on an SS 2½ Litre Sports Saloon introduced in 1936. For political reasons, ...

47,872
22 Mar 2023
Australia

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A new arrival to Oldtimer Australia is this very elegant Australian delivered, factory right hand drive 1954 Bentley R-Type saloon.

The build sheets on file for this car confirm that it was delivered new on the 31st March 1954 to Rolls-Royce Lillie Hall in Fulham, London. They also note that this car was sold through York Motors Pty Ltd in Sydney and that Mr GRM ...

24,349
15 Mar 2023
Australia

The Porsche story is a fascinating one and its roots go back to the 1930’s when Professor Ferdinand Porsche was instrumental in the design of the first Volkswagen and also Auto Union race cars. By 1939 he had built three Porsche cars to compete in the 800 mile race from Berlin to Rome. Unfortunately the race was cancelled due to the war and Porsche was forced to focus on supporting the German war ...

238,906
12 Mar 2023
Australia

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Oldtimer Australia is delighted to offer for sale a gorgeous Australian delivered, factory right hand drive, low mileage 1976 Jaguar XJ-C 4. 2 Coupe.

This XJ-C would have to be one of the best, if not the best extensively original example in Australia. This three owner car has a documented 55, 000 km on the odometer from new.

This car has full books, ...

55,283
6 Mar 2023
Australia

Following the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, Europe’s car industry was decimated. In Germany both Daimler and Benz went back to producing cars post-war, however, times were tough. A merger between Daimler and Benz would ensure that both companies survived and following a technical co-operation agreement in 1924, the companies formally merged on the 1st July 1926. Mercedes-Benz was born!

Subsequently, ...

2,605
1 Feb 2023
Australia

The history of Daimler dates back to the late 1800’s. In 1893 the British businessman Frederick Simms established the Daimler Motor Syndicate Ltd in London, however, at that time the company neither manufactured vehicles nor engines. In 1895, Henry Lawson provided an investment capital and Daimler Motor Syndicate Ltd became British Motor Syndicate Ltd, as a subsidiary of the Great Horseless Carriage ...

165,594
28 Jan 2023
Australia

Wilbur Gunn was born in 1859 in the Shawnee settlement “Lagonda” in modern day Springfield, Ohio, USA. Gunn was a former opera singer who became a British national in 1891. After moving to the UK, Gunn further pursued a career as an artist and singer. Fortunately, he wasn’t that successful and in 1898 he started building motorcycles. Gunn was quite successful building motorcycles, so much so ...

91,154
28 Jan 2023
Australia

In 1919 naval architect TG John took over a small Coventry based carburettor manufacturer named Holly Bros and founded the company TG John and Co Ltd. The company initially focused on making stationary engines, carburettors and motor scooters. Shortly after founding the company, John was approached by Geoffrey de Freville who was looking for a company that could manufacture and potentially use his ...

78,097
25 Jan 2023
Australia

The Swallow Sidecar Company was founded in 1922 by William Lyons and William Walmsley. In 1934 Lyons formed SS Cars Limited to effectively take over the operation from Walmsley. The SS brand was quite successful, though their cars had a reputation for having ‘more show than go’. The Jaguar name first appeared as a model name on an SS 2½ Litre Sports Saloon introduced in 1936. For political reasons, ...

4,448
19 Jan 2023
Australia

Apple, Coca-Cola, McDonalds and Nike are brands recognisable the world over. So is Ferrari and interestingly the iconic Italian luxury sports car manufacturer was named ‘The World’s Strongest Brand’ in the 2019 Brand Finance Global 500 Report.

Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1939 out of Alfa Romeo’s race division as Auto Avio Costruzioni the company built its first car in 1940.
The ...

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31 Dec 2022
Australia