Among the many cool and interesting things we come across on the collector car auction circuit these days, retired Blue Oval race cars tend to generate a lot of interest – particularly ones that previously campaigned in the NASCAR series. Those older stock cars are appealing to NASCAR fans, because who wouldn’t want to own a vehicle that was once driven by their hero? Now, those fans will soon get the chance to bid on this 2001 Ford Taurus NASCAR racer, and all of those funds are set to go to a worthy cause, too.
This 2001 Ford Taurus NASCAR stock car is scheduled to cross the block at Mecum’s 2026 Kissimmee, Florida auction in January, after it was originally built for Bobby Allison Motorsports. It features a blue Miller Lite No. 2 livery once reserved for NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace, and it’s built on a Hutcherson-Pagan chassis. As one might imagine, it isn’t street legal, but one could easily utilize the Taurus racer in some sort of vintage racing series if they choose to do so.
Other notable features here include a cabin that’s stripped down with nothing but essentials such as a racing seat and full roll cage, as one might expect. Power comes from a 358 cubic-inch V8 that generates a reported 740 horsepower, and cost $36,000 to build on its own. That V8 is mated to a four-speed manual transmission, which should make it a whole lot of fun to drive on the track – where one can live out their racing dreams.
The owner of this Ford Taurus NASCAR racer is donating it for auction, with all of the proceeds going to benefit Curing Kids Cancer. It certainly isn’t the only former NASCAR stock car we’ve seen for sale as of late, however.
That list also includes a 2002 Ford Taurus formerly driven by Wallace, as well as another Taurus driven by Davey Allison and Ernie Irvan, and even a rather large Taurus display model, to name just a few.