This chassis is tuned for road courses and power comes from a 351ci V8 paired to a Jerico 4-speed manual transmission and quick change rear end. The car was set up in accordance to the VARA rule book at the time of its purchase, and the seller notes that it could be set up for use in Vintage NASCAR, VARA, or SVRA. It was purchased as a track toy and maintained by the same owner until his passing in 2016. This example was acquired by a friend of the seller’s at auction in 1998 after the Aquafresh team switched from Fords to Pontiacs. We’ll have more cool auction finds like this to share soon, so be sure and subscribe to Ford Authority for more Ford Thunderbird news and ongoing Ford news coverage.This 1994 Ford Thunderbird was raced by Roy “Buckshot” Jones for one season in the NASCAR Busch Series. Now, this cool piece of Nascar history is up for grabs, with the proceeds from its auction going to benefit the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Foundation, which makes it a win-win for the lucky person who manages to bring it home.
Power for this T-Bird comes from a 358 cubic-inch V8 that was built by Jasper Motorsports, which is mated to a Borg Warner T-10 four-speed manual transmission. It rolls on a set of black 15-inch wheels wrapped with Hoosier slicks, and features a spartan interior with a full roll cage, an aluminum racing seat, and a fire suppression system. This nicely-done replica is finished in the same red, white, and blue number 77 USAir livery as the original, and the exterior features all of the requisite details one would expect to find on the cars that we all watch on our TVs on Sundays. In 1994, this replica was donated to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Foundation and incorporated into the museum’s collection in recognition of the inaugural Brickyard 400.
The original race car then went on to compete in some short track races before Sacks returned to the driver’s seat. This 1994 Ford Thunderbird Nascar racer is a replica of the car that was owned by Travis Carter Racing in the early 1990s and driven by Greg Sacks in the 1994 Winston Cup Series Brickyard 400. Now, this 1994 Ford Thunderbird Nascar replica racer has popped up for sale at Bring a Trailer, and it’s nearly as good as the real thing, too. In recent years, that list has included a 1991 Ford Thunderbird once owned by Nascar legend Jeff Gordon, as well as a 1993 Thunderbird that was driven in actual Nascar races by Jimmy Means, Brad Teague, and Jimmy Hensley, among others. Every so often, cool old racers or cars owned by racers pop up for sale, giving fans the chance to own a truly unique and notable piece of motorsports history.
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