Originally captured on colour 16mm film, this home movie is from the George Gilltrap collection. George Edward Gilltrap (born Giltrap, 1911-1966) was a vintage car enthusiast who established Gilltrap’s Motor Museum in Rotorua before relocating with his family from New Zealand to Australia in 1959 where he established Gilltrap’s Gold Coast Auto Museum.
Views of auction at machinery yard. Group of bidders and auctioneer standing in yard and under verandah. Trucks in yard. 1950s cars in carpark. Machinery in back of ute.