HDT or HSV: What’s worth more?

Peter Brock’s personal road car, a 1985 VK Commodore SS Group A built by his HDT outfit currently holds the record for the most expensive Holden road car sold. But a rare HSV could be about to top it.

Story: Stephen Ottley

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Demand for Australian Muscle Cars is at an all-time high and it appears we’re about to get an insight into what collector’s value more - HSV or HDT.

When Peter Brock’s ‘85 HDT model sold in May 2021 it fetched a whopping $1,057,509 price at auction, pushing it past the previous Holden record - an HSV GTSR W1 Maloo that sold for $1,050,000 in January of ‘21.

Now HSV could be ready to take the title back, with another HSV GTSR W1 Maloo up for sale, currently listed on the Carsales classifieds website with a $1.5m asking price. If the owner can find a buyer at that amount it’s believed it will be the third most expensive Australian-made car, behind only the $2.1m paid for Brock’s ‘82 and ‘83 Bathurst winning race car and the extremely rare 1972 Ford Falcon XA GTHO Phase IV that reportedly traded for “just under” $2m last year.