Peter Brock’s personal 1985 HDT VK Group A SS is up for grabs and the bid are coming thick and fast.
As we went to press, 40 bids had been placed for the car, taking the price to just over $300,000, with three days to go before the auction closes.
Leading global online platform, Collecting Cars, describes the Commodore as Australia’s most famous ex-company car.
Car number 005 was one of the 500 examples built by HDT to meet international Group A racing homologation requirements and was originally owned by the Australian touring car legend.
A four-speed manual example, the historically important example of Australia’s most famous ‘Blue Meanie’ – shows 79,724km on its odometer.
It was completed at the original HDT (Holden Dealer Team) workshops in Port Melbourne, Victoria in May, 1985.
Included in the car’s comprehensive document file is an HDT letter confirming it as initially being Peter Brock’s personal company car.
The letter is signed by his long-time teammate, the late John Harvey.
The car is currently located in Melbourne.
“This is a rare opportunity to own a piece of Australian motoring history,” Collecting Cars’ Lee Hallett said.
“If there is one Holden model that represents the best of Brock and the Commodore’s racing success it is the HDT VK Group A SS.
“And to own car 005 would be any dedicated Brock fan’s dream.”
The HDT VK Group A SS is widely regarded as the most famous Commodore model series created, thanks in large part to Peter Brock’s successful racing career with Holden.
The limited-edition HDT VK Group A SS is instantly recognisable thanks to its distinct Formula Blue paintwork, which is the inspiration for its nickname.
This famous HDT-enhanced model series was fitted with a 4.9-litre Holden V8 engine that produced a peak power level of 196kW at 5200 rpm and a peak torque of 418Nm at 3600 rpm.
An M21 four-speed manual gearbox was fitted as standard equipment; a T5 five-speed manual transmission was optionally available.
The recently serviced Holden is understood to be a four-owner example.
In addition to the aforementioned HDT authenticating correspondence, it is accompanied by a large folder of supporting paperwork, invoices, period advert clippings and HDT literature.
To find out more, follow the auction or to perhaps register and place a bid see here. The auction finishes at 4:30pm on Thursday (AEST).
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