A series of vintage Holdens up for public sale face an export ban if they’re given “protected” cultural standing.
Lloyds Auctions says it plans to put the vehicles under the hammer on Sunday as half of a bigger classic cars sale.
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However the federal authorities says a few of the Holdens – valued within the tens of millions – may very well be categorised as Australian Protected Objects.
The protected standing bars objects of serious significance to Australia from being exported.
Different objects that get pleasure from the identical standing embrace sacred Indigenous artefacts, items of Ned Kelly’s armor and Victoria Cross honors awarded to battle veterans.
Lloyds chief operations officer Lee Hames mentioned the gathering of classic automobiles, which incorporates the Holdens, is price tens of tens of millions of {dollars}.
“We have now notified all overseas bidders and events that they face attainable challenges in exporting a few of these particular classics,” he mentioned.
Australian Protected Objects are damaged into two tiers, class A and B, with the latter in a position to be exported with permission from the federal government.
Class B objects embrace gadgets of historic significance and artwork.
Holdens ceased being manufactured in Australia in 2017 following failed negotiations between proprietor Normal Motors and the then-Abbott authorities.
