Collecting Cars confirmed the strength of the local collector car market in 2026 with record auction sales in February.
The leading online auction platform for the sale of classic, performance and collectible cars achieved record auction sales of more than AUD $10.3 million from a 115 lots during February, representing a two per cent year-on-year increase.
Collecting Cars’ latest Heritage Number Plate auction achieved sales of more than AUD $2 million from 40 sold auction lots.
“February might have been the shortest month of the year, but it didn’t impede collector car sales,” head of APAC at Collecting Cars, Lee Hallett, said.
“Collecting Cars is currently seeing a surge in demand from both sellers and buyers, which means 2026 is already looking like another strong year for the collector car markets in Australia and New Zealand.”
Leading the charge in Collecting Cars’ most recent Heritage Number Plate auction, the 11th in the company’s ongoing series, were several rare, low-digit combinations:
- ‘262’ (VIC) – AU $485,000
- ‘263’ (VIC) – AU $424,000
- ‘553’ (NSW) – AU $290,000
Among the many car highlights were:
- 2024 Porsche 911 (992) GT3 RS with Weissach pack – AU $680,000
- 2024 Ferrari 296 GTS – AU $595,000
- 1993 Porsche 911 (964) Speedster – AU $394,000
- 1978 Ford Falcon XC Cobra – AU $215,000
- 1997 Mercedes-Benz (R129) SL 600 ex-Kerry Packer – AU$110,000
More special listings are scheduled to go live for sale on the Collecting Cars auction platform, including:
- 1991 Porsche 911 (964) Turbo 3.3
- 1956 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL
- 1999 Nissan Skyline (R34) GT-R V-Spec
- 1985 Holden VK Commodore Group A Race Car (‘rolling chassis’)
- 1991 Ferrari Testarossa
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.