The Brisbane-based Triple 8 V8 Supercar race team is auctioning off its show car. Photo Gallery
Keen on having a V8 Supercar in your driveway?
A replica of the car that won triple Bathurst crowns and has been driven by the same victorious race drivers is up for auction.
The Brisbane-based Triple 8 V8 Supercar race team is auctioning off its show car which has been used for promotions and drive days on circuits around the country by Craig Lowndes and current V8 Supercars champion Jamie Whincup.
Triple 8 commercial manager Peter Jamieson said online bidding on eBay was up to about $24,000 and he expected it could go as high as $30,000 for the 2003 BA Falcon XR6 Turbo.
"It's definitely a piece of history," he said.
"This is rare memorabilia that should attract bids from all over the country."
It is the first time the team has sold its show car, but the move was forced by the severing of sponsorship ties last year with the Ford Motor Company and the need to build an FG show car to match this year's new race car.
The show car has done 86,000km, is road-registered, painted in 2008 livery and has been modified with a new front splitter, rear wing, alloy wheels and lower, stiffer suspension.
"But it's still got the straight XR6 Turbo engine stock standard," Jamieson said.
Whincup said that because the car was road registered "there is no need to hide it away in the garage".
Triple 8 is also selling what they call their "clunker" static display show car which is not road-registerable. It has attracted bids up to $5000.
The auction closed at 6.15pm, January 30 and the winning bid was $27,600.
