Where are the cars now?

Started on April 16 2019, updated in November 2022

The following is an attempt to list as many AUSCAR, GTA, Stock Cars (NASCAR), OzTruck and Sportsman vehicles that are in Australia as possible.

Cars fates in green indicate that they are currently active or are planned for use in competition, red they are not in race shape and orange they are not being used in Stock Cars Australia.

AUSCAR

#02 – Museum in Warrnambool
#2 – last seen at PRO-LAP (ex Nathan Pretty car)
#03 – Became the #7 Future Tourer now being restored
#04 – Became a Speedway car, currently in South Australia as a shell
#6 – Owned by Troy Perichon and races in Stock Cars Australia 
#7 – Owned by Troy Perichon 
#8 – Museum in Warrnambool
#22 – Owned by Lukas Gates and races in Stock Cars Australia
#23 – retained by Mark Seaton will be future track car

#24 – Recently brought and under restoration, possible future SCA entrant
#26 – Near a tree in Anakie, Victoria
#26 – Under Restoration, intended for Stock Cars Australia  
#31 – Went to Wakefield Park before being sold years later
#34 – last seen in the open at Winton Raceway
#36 – Located at Garry Rogers Motorsport (GRM)
#36 – Former Wakefield Park car, brought by Peter Bowden, ex John Agosta car.
#44 – Still held by original owner, possibly for sale
#47 – Joked about as being a paddock basher, last AUSCAR championship car 
#47 – owned by Hayden Main (ex Leigh Watkins car, Pennzoil sponsorship)
#55 – Owned by the Woods family, potential Stock Cars Australia competitor
#55 – Being restored (ex Eddie Woods car)
#66 – still being driven around and is owned by Brad Hall
#77 Being restored for Stock Cars Australia competition to be driven by Cole Davis

Stock Car – NASCAR

#2 – Not suitable for racing (ex Ian Thomas car)
#2 – Last reported to be at in a museum at Warrnambool
#3 – ex Allan Grice car, will race in Stock Cars Australia with Adam Blattman driving
#6 – Lawes Brothers car

#7 – was driven by Barry Blake and is in Perth
#11 – Owned by Laurence Mckinnon 

#12 – Still owned by Paul Scicluna
#14 – Ended up at paintball facility in WA and is destroyed
#17 – Retained by Tony Southwell
#19 – Mark Harrison driven Pontiac in 2001/02

#22 – Driven by Trevor Crisp in Stock Cars Australia
#26 – ex Johnny Benson Ford Taurus?
#27 – Driven by Zac O’Hara in Stock Cars Australia (ex Kim Jane car)
#30 – ex Johnny Benson Pontiac Grand Prix
#33 –  Driven on Salt Flats
#34 – Competes in Stock Cars Australia and is now #17 
#41 Driven by Mick Heppleston in Stock Cars Australia (ex Gene Cook car)
#55 – In a museum in Bathurst
#55 – Second George Elliot car now in Western Australia
#69 – Speed record attempt car owned by Noel Heenan (ex Wyhoon car) 
#75 – Raced by Aaron Hills in Stock Cars Australia competition
#85 – Returned to action at The Bend in 2020, it is the 2001 V8 Stock Car title winning car
#88 – ex Dale Jarrett Ford Fusion, now up for sale.
#88 – Two time Australian NASCAR Champion Robin Best’s car is in a museum
#91 – Now in QLD, plans unknown (ex Walter Giles car)
#95 – Currently for sale in Adelaide
#97 – Formerly the #10 and now driven by Gregory Morris in Stock Cars Australia competition. 

NASCAR Ride Cars (Fastrack or other)

#1 – Races in Stock Cars Australia driven by David O’Hara
#3 – Owned by Richard White, competes in Stock Cars Australia 
#9 – Future SCA competitor 

OzTruck

#7 – Driven by Danny Burgess in Stock Cars Australia
#8 – Driven by Brett Mitchell in Stock Cars Australia
#11 – Driven by James Burge in Stock Cars Australia

#33 – Currently up for sale
#51 – Driven by Brendon Hourigan in Stock Cars Australia
#69 – Driven by Graham Struber in QR Sports & Sedans
#84 – Driven by Robert Marchese in Stock Cars Australia
#85 – races in QLD by Greg McIntyre in QR Sports & Sedans
#226 – Driven by Stephen Chilby in Stock Cars Australia

Sportsman

#06 – Recently sold (ex Glenn Potter car)
#09 – Seen time to time
#?? – Mysterious Mallee sponsored car in shed seen on Instagram
#87 – Recently put up so sale

GTA

#19 – Up for sale
#43 – Driven by Corey Gurney in Stock Cars Australia
#53 – Up for sale, races in Stock Cars Australia
#63 – Driven by Peter Byrnes in Stock Cars Australia

Xfinity Series

#16  – Driven by Scott Nind in Stock Cars Australia

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2 thoughts on “Where are the cars now?

  1. Mark Seaton still has his number 23 Auscar. The ED falcon Was converted to future tourer but never raced. Currently undergoing an engine change to an LS to use as a track car locally.

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