Leading online auction platform Collecting Cars sold 105 lots in October, which comprised classic, performance and collectible cars along with another large catalogue of rare Australian heritage number plates.
Their combined sales value last month reached AU $7.55 million.
The company’s year-to-date auction results now comprise 968 sold lots and its year-on-year sales results are now 46 per cent higher.
Alongside last month’s notable collector car catalogue was Heritage Number Plates: Part IX, the ninth edition of Collecting Cars’ ongoing auction series dedicated to rare and desirable Australian heritage number plates.
“Our latest heritage number plate auction generated $2.5 million dollars in sales,” head of APAC at Collecting Cars, Lee Hallett, said.
“It further confirms that local collectors rank Australian heritage number plates alongside the most sought-after marques and models in the collector car world.”
Collecting Cars’ October 2025 sales highlights included:
- 2006 HSV Maloo R8 - Build No.001 – AU $92500
- 2021 Porsche 911 GT3 70 Years Porsche Australia Edition – AU $500,000
- 2022 Dodge Challenger SRT Super Stock – AU $215,000
- 1970 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL ‘Pagoda’ - NZ $140,500
- 2006 Ferrari 575 Superamerica - AU $545,000
Australian heritage number plate highlights included:
- NSW ‘69’ – AU $1.25 million
- QLD ‘Q149’ - $120,000
- VIC ‘610’ - $310,000
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.