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Big win for our Shepparton MOTOR MUSEUM PULLS OFF COUP… From left, Shepparton Motor Museum curator, Graeme Balfour and patron, Jim Andreadis are gearing up for the first Lloyds Classic Car Auction event. Photo: Nicholise Garner.
Classic car auction to attract national interest By Nicholise Garner PROMINENT Gold Coast business Lloyds Auctions are often featured in the media for both their auction and community initiatives. With a worldwide audience, Lloyds approached the Shepparton Motor Museum to host their planned Victorian auction event. I spoke to Shepparton Motor Museum curator, Graeme Balfour to discuss this turn of events. Graeme has been a part of the Shepparton
Motor Museum since its inception some five years ago and has seen the museum grow and develop in leaps and bounds over its short life span. Graeme said, “This is a real coup, not only for the motor museum, but for Greater Shepparton.” Graeme said he and museum patron, Jim Andreadis, were particularly excited that Lloyds chose Shepparton over their original plan to host a Victorian auction in Continued on page 26 Melbourne.