AUSCAR's... Where are they now?

[Driver TBA]

Hi all,
Long time reader first time poster.
Reading the current issue of 'Motor Racing Australia' magazine spured me on the ask this question.
In the tribute to PB there is a photo of him driving a mobil sponsored XF Ford Falcon AUSCAR. What has happened to this car plus the many other AUSCAR's built over the years? While I figured that most early models would have been stripped of there race components to go into a newer model car with the body most likely off to the tip. I know alot of the later models (ie. VS/EL) ended up as Future Tourers, but did any survive?

Cheers

[DAVID PATERSON]

I think there may be some ex Auscars still running as Future Tourers in the Touring Car challenge...........

[rdmdog]

I believe the 1986 (?) Bathurst Winning Commodore ended up as an AUSCAR and destroyed in a crash, does this sopund right or is it another well known Commodore that suffered this fate?

[William Dale Jr]

Originally Posted by rdmdog

I believe the 1986 (?) Bathurst Winning Commodore ended up as an AUSCAR and destroyed in a crash, does this sopund right or is it another well known Commodore that suffered this fate?

Close. The '86-winner is still alive and well; it was Allan Grice's '87 Bathurst car that was turned into an Auscar. The story was detailed in AMC not that long ago. The VL Commodore in question ran in Group A trim in 1987, was converted to an Auscar for Steve Harrington for the 88-89 season, then was later sold to the Fastrack oval racing school as a training car.

[DAVID PATERSON]

William that is such a sad story.

[PVDA]

A couple of the old AUSCAR's can be seen regularly competing in VMRC & AMRS rounds here in Victoria under the AASA umbrella.

[MickAU]

There were about 6 or 7 that Wakefield Park were using as drive/ride cars

[enduro1sttimer]

...up until the weekend just past where they won't be used anymore.