RARITY vs COLLECTABILITY

Over the past year, and past few months in particular, the demand for classic cars in this country has been at the highest level we’ve ever seen. The million-dollar barrier for an Australian-made car has been broken several times at auction, mid-to-high six-figure sums for selected Aussie classics have become commonplace and upcoming auctions of classic cars now feature in the nightly news.

That high demand is a good thing for sellers. Great, in fact. You could argue that the boom is not so great for some buyers who feel they’re being priced out of the market, but that’s an inevitable byproduct of any commodity that’s