The leading online auction platform for the sale of classic, performance and collectible cars, Collecting Cars, cleared 60 sold lots in January, a total of AU $4 million in sales, almost the same as January 2025.
The result is a healthy sign for the local collector car market and opens the door to a possible repeat of the company’s 2025 record results, which for the year totalled more than AU $80 million in local sales from just over 1,100 sold auction lots.
“Collecting Cars’ January sales results show that local collector car buyers and sellers weren’t dissuaded by the recent end-of-year holiday period, head of APAC at Collecting Cars, Lee Hallett, said.
“February 2026 is already set to accelerate our results with a number of special cars heading to Collecting Cars, including some special machinery from two V8 Supercars legends.”
The former Larry Perkins 1997 Bathurst 1000-winning Holden Commodore V8 Supercar, now fully restored under the guidance of Larry’s son Jack Perkins, will be available to buy from next month, as will Greg Murphy’s Hellcat-powered 1969 Dodge Charger, a hand-crafted gem built by US custom car builders and restomod specialists, Ringbrothers.
Both cars will be available to purchase via Collecting Cars’ Sealed Bids auction service.
“These two cars have undergone painstaking ground-up rebuilds,” said Hallett.
“It’s not often that cars of their provenance and finish become available to buy, so we encourage anyone interested in owning them to secure them quickly.”
Collecting Cars’ January 2026 sales highlights include:
- 1998 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Type R – AU $75,555
- 1968 Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV – AU $70,888
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG – AU $145,500
- 1974 Alfa Romeo Montreal – AU $123,000
- 2021 Mercedes-Benz GLS 63 AMG - AU $144,200
- 2000 Nissan Skyline GT-R – AU $470,000
- 2004 Lamborghini Gallardo – AU $122,500
Collecting Cars is a 24/7 online auction platform where vehicles are sold using a safe, secure, and hassle-free process to a large audience of committed buyers. There are no selling fees – the seller receives 100 per cent of the hammer price and keeps possession of the car until the successful buyer arranges to collect it.
To-date, this global platform has sold more than 20,000 lots, with the total sales value generated for sellers exceeding US$1.2 billion (AUD $1.8 billion).
The global Collecting Cars auction company has headquarters in the UK, alongside offices in Australia, Hong Kong, all over continental Europe, and a partner in the UAE.
It has more than 300,000 registered members in more than 100 countries, facilitating worldwide marketing for consignments.
The best-selling brand on Collecting Cars is Porsche, with more than 2,800 cars sold since launch, including more than 3,000 examples of the 911 from every generation dating back to the 1960s.
More than 95 per cent of sales since launch have been completed without a physical viewing, underscoring the significant trust that buyers have in the platform.