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Auction Name Collectors’ Cars & Automobilia – Featuring the Ferguson Collection of Motorsport Posters Total Sales (AUD) 22,825.20
Auction Date December 10, 2017 - December 10, 2017 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) 19,440.00
Sale Number #473 High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) 29,640.00
Total Lots 96
Sold Lots 85 Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) 23,340.00
% of Lots Sold 88.54% High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) 35,290.00
Unsold Lots 11 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 64.68%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
117

AUTOGRAPHS: A two folder collection containing numerous motor sport racing drivers autographs/signatures (some with photographs/pictures)

AUD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 AUD 1,488.00
103 Greg McNeill

AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX: Twelve limited edition prints within a large green canvas bound portfolio

1956-1995 AUD 500.00 - 700.00 AUD 806.00
28

SURFERS PARADISE: Two posters advertising race meetings at Surfers Paradise

AUD 280.00 - 380.00 AUD 744.00
27

SURFERS PARADISE: Two posters advertising race meetings at Surfers Paradise

1967 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 682.00
13

SURFERS PARADISE: Eight Queensland related motorsport posters including four from the Surfers Paradise International Raceway, circa mid to late 1970s

circa mid to late 1970s AUD 150.00 - 250.00 AUD 620.00
89

SURFERS PARADISE: Two posters advertising race meetings at Surfers Paradise

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 595.20
78

CALDER: A large fluorescent screen-printed colour poster advertising "The Grand Final/Pot of Gold Series/Sun.Oct.17th/Moffat, Jane, McKeown, Harvey, Manton", c1970

c1970 AUD 280.00 - 380.00 AUD 570.40
77

CALDER: A large screen-printed fluorescent colour poster advertising "Calder/Formula Ford/Race of Champions/Second Last Heat "Pot of Gold"/For $10,000/Sunday August 15th"

AUD 400.00 - 600.00 AUD 545.60
24

SANDOWN: Two 1960s Sandown racing posters

1960s AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 520.80
66

SANDOWN: Two 1960s Sandown advertisement posters

1960s AUD 250.00 - 350.00 AUD 520.80
83

HUME WEIR: Two Hume Weir promotional posters

c1970 AUD 200.00 - 400.00 AUD 446.40
40

GARAGENALIA: A Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce (VACC) Automobile Repairers Division enamel sign

AUD 150.00 - 250.00 AUD 396.80
74

CALDER: Two Victorian racing posters including "Calder Raceway Means Action Thrills/Sunday 19th January 1969"

1969, 1972 AUD 150.00 - 250.00 AUD 396.80
127 Tony Bailey and Paul Skilleter

HAWTHORN: 'Mike Hawthorn - Golden Boy',

2008 AUD 500.00 - 700.00 AUD 396.80
9

LONGFORD: A K.L.G. Australian Grand Prix poster from Longford, Tasmania, February 27th to March 1st

AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 372.00
23

WARWICK FARM: Two posters

1967 AUD 250.00 - 300.00 AUD 372.00
25

WARWICK FARM: Three posters from the early 1970s

1970s, 1972 AUD 150.00 - 250.00 AUD 372.00
84

HUME WEIR: A screen-printed fluorescent colour poster from Hume Weir Races Easter Sunday

c1970 AUD 200.00 - 400.00 AUD 372.00
90

TASMAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Two International Tasman Championship posters from 1973 & 1974

1973 & 1974 AUD 250.00 - 350.00 AUD 372.00
26

WARWICK FARM: Two posters from Warwick Farm

1970, 1960s AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 347.20
42

1932 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX: Display "Australian Grand Prix, 203 Miles - 14-3-1932",

1932 AUD 250.00 - 450.00 AUD 347.20
75

CALDER: Two fluorescent coloured Calder Raceway posters from 1969

1969 AUD 200.00 - 400.00 AUD 347.20
85

SANDOWN: Two posters advertising the Marlboro Sandown 250

1974 AUD 200.00 - 400.00 AUD 347.20
1

TARGA FLORIO: Advertising poster produced by Automobile Club D'italia promoting the 1960 Targa Florio Sicilia

1960 AUD 250.00 - 450.00 AUD 310.00
69

ELFIN: Two advertising posters featuring Ansett Elfin racing cars

1973 AUD 250.00 - 350.00 AUD 297.60
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