{"id":435119,"date":"2026-05-19T14:30:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T14:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/435119\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T14:30:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T14:30:28","slug":"iconic-bathurst-1000-winning-v8-supercars-sold-in-blockbuster-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/435119\/","title":{"rendered":"Iconic Bathurst 1000-winning V8 Supercars sold in blockbuster deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThree of the Falcons pictured at Muscle Car Warehouse in 2023. Image: Facebook <\/p>\n

Speedcafe can reveal a fleet of cars from the collection of Sydney-based Muscle Car Warehouse has recently been sold to a private buyer via Young Timers Garage.<\/p>\n

The cars include Triple Eight\u2019s most famous machines \u2013 the 2006 Bathurst-winning Betta Electrical Ford Falcon BA and the 2012 Team Vodafone \u2018Kate\u2019 Holden Commodore VE.<\/p>\n

Two Perkins Engineering Commodores are also part of the collection \u2013 the 1993 Bathurst winning VP and a 2003 VY that was Larry Perkins\u2019 last Great Race ride.<\/p>\n

Also among the cars are three Stone Brothers Racing Pirtek Falcons, including the EL driven to victory in the 1998 Bathurst 1000 by Jason Bright and Steven Richards.<\/p>\n

The SBR trio is completed by Marcos Ambrose\u2019s two Supercars; the 2001\/02 AU Falcon and the BA that he raced to championship titles in 2003 and \u201904.<\/p>\n

Known to be part of the set too are an ex-factory Nissan Skyline HR31 Group A and a Jim Richards Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car.<\/p>\n

The deal was completed under a veil of secrecy earlier this year for an undisclosed sum.<\/p>\n

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The two Perkins Commodores at Taupo in 2023. Image: Facebook<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was one of the most significant deals done in the history of Supercars,\u201d YTG director Shaun Baker told Speedcafe.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt took six months to put it together and there were strict parameters. They had to go in the one collection and I was able to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

MCW had collected the cars over recent years with several making public appearances during its ownership, including for 60th anniversary Bathurst celebrations in 2023.<\/p>\n

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Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup with the Betta Electrical Falcon at Bathurst in 2023. Image: Supercars<\/p>\n

The Triple Eight Ford and Holden had been purchased directly from Roland Dane and Jamie Whincup respectively after meticulous in-house restorations.<\/p>\n

Likewise the two Perkins cars were restored by Perkins Engineering and the Ambrose BA by Ross and Jimmy Stone before being snapped up by MCW.<\/p>\n

While the identity of their new owner is being tightly held for now, Baker said the iconic cars will continue to be made available for public events.<\/p>\n

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Jamie Whincup races to victory at Bathurst in 2012. Image: Glenis Lindley<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re not going to be tucked away,\u201d he said. \u201cThey will be made available for display at certain events such as Bathurst.\u201d<\/p>\n

This October marks the 20th anniversary of Craig Lowndes taking an emotional Bathurst win aboard the Triple Eight Falcon, just weeks after the death of his mentor Peter Brock.<\/p>\n

YTG\u2019s sale of the MCW collection is the second major deal involving Bathurst-winning cars to come to light this year, following news of the sale of four Holden Commodores.<\/p>\n

The 2001\/02 HRT \u2018Golden Child\u2019, 2003 \u2018Lap of the Gods\u2019, 2004 \u2018Spiderman\u2019 and 2009 HRT cars were earlier snapped up by another private collector.<\/p>\n


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