1997 Mark Martin Valvoline Winston Cup Taurus

[Cousin "It"]

Somebody buy this and tell me what it smells like.

1997 Ford Taurus NASCAR Race Car

Bid for the chance to own a 1997 Ford Taurus NASCAR Race Car at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #70,445.

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[93Cobra#2771]

That is awesome.

 

[Double"O"]

I would kill for that!

 

[VegasMichael]

Very cool. Just out of curiosity, does anyone know what times a NASCAR would do in the quarter mile?

 

[GTSpartan]

Very cool. Just out of curiosity, does anyone know what times a NASCAR would do in the quarter mile?

Depends on which track setup they went with. At best, I'd estimate somewhere in the high 10's. I'm sure it has been tried.

 

[Cousin "It"]

Depends on which track setup they went with. At best, I'd estimate somewhere in the high 10's. I'm sure it has been tried.

During HP rules package before the tapered space, Ford FR9s and Chevy R07s were pushing about 875 hp for 600 miles. They also ran dogbox Jerichos transmissions. Weight would be the biggest thing, 3400lbs with balanced lead. I always wondered how much a chassis weighed with no lead.

 

[HuntFishCobra]

What a freakin steal, still at 20k

 

[MG0h3]

Pretty cool!

Coming up on 30yrs old, I’d be concerned some of these specialty/race parts may not be manufactured anymore.

Wear items like brake components and shocks would be my concern.


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[Blk04L]

Curious if anyone knows if this would be a good daily driver?

 

[projectslideway]

Love the AutoMeters... so much better without the digital dash.

 

[98 svt]

Very cool. Just out of curiosity, does anyone know what times a NASCAR would do in the quarter mile?

Pretty impressive if you ask me, especially at their weight.

 

[VegasMichael]

Pretty impressive if you ask me, especially at their weight.

Those speeds would roughly equate to a 10 second car or not...?

 

[AustinSN]

Setup for road racing too

 

[GTSpartan]

Those speeds would roughly equate to a 10 second car or not...?

I think they are running more than a 1/4. Hard to tell. Certainly not launching hard enough for one.

 

[Cousin "It"]

Closer to Martinsville or Bristol gearing for drag


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[Silverstrike]

During HP rules package before the tapered space, Ford FR9s and Chevy R07s were pushing about 875 hp for 600 miles. They also ran dogbox Jerichos transmissions. Weight would be the biggest thing, 3400lbs with balanced lead. I always wondered how much a chassis weighed with no lead.

About 2400-2700 lbs depending on who did the actual chassis and other systems on board. Since some teams added stuff and othere either didn't have it or need it. Roush though used multi channel communications where all the drivers could talk to each other before it became a standard thing when it was just Martin and Musgrave running the 2 cars.

 

[CobraBob]

Cool video. I honestly expected the Nascar's gearing would hurt it, acceleration wise. But it was solid. Sounded great!

First Nascar I've seen on BaT. I see it sold for $30,000.

 

[specracer]

Imagine what a race winning car cost to actually build back in the day....

 

[Silverstrike]

Imagine what a race winning car cost to actually build back in the day....

In 1997 it was about $400-500,000 dollars.

I think todays it is almost $11 million for a top notch car I do know Neckcars cost more to build and run over Indy types which is just insane.

 

[blk02edge]

In 1997 it was about $400-500,000 dollars.

I think todays it is almost $11 million for a top notch car I do know Neckcars cost more to build and run over Indy types which is just insane.

That would be closer to the teams actual running costs including two cars for the year... no way any Nascar costs anywhere near that to build.