Million-dollar Holden Monaro sells for $715,000 (2024)

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A classic Holden Monaro has sold at auction over the weekend for $715,000 – short of the expected $1 million. However, the car is deemed so valuable it could be banned from being exported because it is classified as a national treasure. The 1969 Holden Monaro GTS350 V8 was the company's first factory-funded race car.

Holden Monaro Models Price and Specs

Starting at $28,160 and going to $33,880 for the latest year the model was manufactured.

A rare 1968 Holden HK GTS Monaro 327, used for the school run and to cart irrigation, has sold at auction for $200,000 in Bundaberg.

The HJ Monaro LS coupé is close to being the rarest regular production car ever made in Australia with only 337 units produced. The HJ Monaro GTS coupé was discontinued during 1975 due to falling demand, 606 examples of the GTS were made.

A factory 350 HQ GTS Monaro is very valuable today, with a 350 sedan fetching as much as $50,000, and close to $100,000 for a 350 GTS Coupe.

GTSR W1, 'World's rarest HSV', could become most expensive Holden of all time.

A classic Holden Monaro has sold at auction over the weekend for $715,000 – short of the expected $1 million.

So no 'most desirable' classic Aussie muscle car list should overlook the mid to late 1970s Monaros – the forgotten Monaros. The HJ Monaro's styling is about as macho as it comes.

Named after the Monaro region in New South Wales, the Monaro was introduced in July 1968 as a two-door pillarless hardtop coupe available in three models: the basic Monaro coupe, Monaro 'GTS' coupe & Monaro 'GTS 327' coupe.

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This is not just any Commodore but a super-rare HSV GTS-R W1, the fastest and most powerful car ever built in Australia. Holden reportedly had about a thousand people in the queue to buy one — despite the $170,000 RRP — but only 300 are being made. A bit rich.

The name 'Monaro' is variously believed to be: derived from the Aboriginal word 'Maneroo', meaning plain, or an Aboriginal word meaning 'the navel' or 'a woman's breasts'.

The only major difference is the addition of a rear spoiler, which is available as an option on the Monaro anyway. The GTO doesn't get the parking sensors from the Monaro, but retains the dual exhaust.

The Holden Monaro 1975 prices range from $4,180 for the basic trim level Coupe Monaro LS to $9,350.

2005 Holden Monaro CV8Z Coupe (Last Monaro built)

Holden initially offered the Monaro in two versions – the supercharged CV6 and a 5.7-litre CV8, the latter available with the choice of either six-speed manual or four-speed auto gearboxes.

The Monaro featured a 3.6-liter engine that offered 232 hp. The top-spec versions lost the Monaro name and used only the HSV badge from the Holden Special Vehicle. With a 5.7-liter or, later on, a 6.0-liter V8 under the hood, the Australian GTO was fierce and very tail-happy.

1968 Holden Monaro Pricing and Specs

The Holden Monaro 1968 prices range from $4,180 for the basic trim level Coupe Monaro base to. The Holden Monaro 1968 comes in Coupe.

All Monaro 327s came with the GTS cosmetic package that included unique offset stripes and interior enhancements like the console-mounted tacho. GTS 327s filled the first three places in the 1968 Hardie-Ferodo 500, securing Holden's first win in the event and the model's place in Aussie muscle car history.

The 'last' Holden Commodore manufactured in Australia sells for $750,000 at auction. A bidder has paid $750,000 for "the last car ever produced at Holden Australia" — even though General Motors says "absolutely the last Holden" is on display at the National Motor Museum in Birdwood, South Australia.