Ferdi Dominelli sells $8m city pad

Add as a preferred source on Google2802/96-118 Gloucester St, The Rocks … “the Harbour Bridge is right there”. A luxury apartment in The Rocks owned by Ferdi Dominelli, king of car sales, has sold for close to $8m. The buyer “fell in love with the view of the Bridge and Opera House”, says Highland Double Bay’s Daniel Baran, who pulled together the deal, $7.8m, in an expressions of interest campaign that brought a range of offers. Ferdi, the founder of Dominelli Ford which has been in business for 55 years, and his wife, Josephine, have lived in the three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment with double parking in the prestigious Quay West block at 2802/96-118 Gloucester St since their 2003 purchase for $2.2m, according to records. MORE: Sydney’s “ghost” open homes Ferdi Dominelli and his famous ads of the 1970s and 80s. The stunning apartment sold for $7.8m. The couple did an extensive reno soon after their purchase and have loved living there, but recently decided to downsize to move closer to the Yowie Bay home of Adam Dominelli, who, in 2000 took over the family business that Ferdi created in Hurstville in 1969. Adam, from the age of 6, had appeared in the TV commercials of the 1970s...