Holden WB Utes & Shannons Auctions: Classic Restos - Series 50
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Fletch travels to Victoria and visits the Shannons Auction Showroom in Heatherton. His timing is impeccable as the showroom is packed with cars, bikes and memorabilia ready for their recent timed online auction.
The state-of-the-art showroom is massive 70 metres x 30metres, and beautifully presented, as is the array of vehicles. Fletch spots a couple of classics, including the iconic FJ Holden 48-215, a 1972 HQ Holden 308 2-door coupe, a 1970 HT Monaro 253 V8, a 1974 XB Ford Falcon, and a 1962 Ford Consul Cortina sedan in original condition and all ready to go under the auction hammer.
Christophe Boribon, from Shannons Auctions, has a long history with the company, having worked there for 25 years. He talks about the growth of the Auction business, which now averages a 90% sale rate, and the volume of vehicles and values that have grown significantly. Shannons have recently built new showrooms in Melbourne and Sydney and added a new showroom facility in Brisbane, all to the same exacting standards as Melbourne's Heatherton showroom. The auction showrooms are open six days a week (Mon-Sat) and have auction advisers on hand to talk all things cars, bikes and memorabilia. There is something there for all enthusiasts, from low-cost model cars to heritage & numerical number plates, and of course, cars and bikes. Fletch recommends a visit that is sure to impress at any of the three Shannons Auction Showrooms.
Back on the road, Fletch drops in at a rural property to see Catriona Rowntree's partner James who has an enviable WB Holden Ute collection. First is a 1980 6-cylinder Ute with just 83,000 km on the clock that came with a full-service history. His second WB is a 1982 V8 Model, and as James says, "everyone has to have a V8 Ute". He saw it advertised and within 20 minutes was the second only owner. The previous owner worked on the factory floor at Holdens SA plant and, being an employee, was eligible for a staff discount and purchased the WB Ute.
They are very honest vehicles, as Fletch puts it, but sometimes they need a bit of work, and Gaven admits that this one has had a complete engine and gearbox rebuild along with the suspension and converted from a gas model. The Holden WB Model Kingswood was only ever produced as a Ute and a Statesman de Ville and Caprice.
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Can’t beat a clean original WB Ute as far as I’m concerned. Last of the real Holdens. 👍🏻
WB Caprice has been my favourite Holden since I was a kid!
I had my WB panel van for 27years and miss it so much
@markthiel7611
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We travel all around driving and stopped we’re we felt like and slept in the back had gas stove in the side panel it was awesome 😎
Had a WB Statesman Caprice, best car I have owned.
My dad in the early 80s had a xb v8 dark metalic brown,his plate was LCD-956.
Two WB's and Catriona Rowntree.........dudes got it made!
@fredfungalspore
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That woman has always had tickets on herself.
@cpp170
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@@fredfungalspore I’ve always liked Catriona Rowntree, she is the type of wholesome personality that should be on the TV more. But because of her wholesome family values she and James like a quiet life away from the camera. Good on them!
I always liked the sound of the Holden six, especially as it was changing gears through the Trimatic, well done.
@davidshepherd265
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That sound takes me back to my childhood.
Had a WB panel van, when i was a electrical apprentice, a long time ago.
I’d love a WB Ute or One Tonner… one day maybe. I think I like the one with the bench, column auto and Venetians. Sweet.
Since I'm not from Australia or New Zealand, I have never seen a Holden HQ-WB. But I've seen pics and KZread videos of these cars. Between them, my favourites are the HQ Sandman and the WB. 🙂
That was an awesome tour. I just loved that gold XB falcon. Send it over please Bill in Fort Wayne Indiana USA
My great great uncle used to own a Holden WB Ute a red one my great great uncle did
Good video. Thank you. Nice to see those tidy WB utes.
Great episode Fletch. Love the WBs
It's like a car show at the auction house and the WB'S just Bute 👌
My dad had one new back when they were first released, l drove it to the tip one week end and a number of people were looking at it.
Very Nice!
That a genuine 5.0 in a kingswood Ute that has to be rare as hens teeth.
Nice who doesn’t love the wb I have my ve ssv with just over 85 k on the clock
Sold my 1980 WB for $250 in 2003! 😭😭😭
these hq one tonner they not wb
WB the most stollen vehicle in the 80’s.. my uncles was removed from his presence every few weeks
Unreliable s#itboxes. Now Holden is gone we should at last be truthful and admit that inviting the Americans to build our auto industry was a mistake; their products were not well suited to our needs.