Legendary Roush Vehicles Head to Mecum Nashville Auction in September
Race cars, muscle cars & one-offs from the Roush Automotive Collection will cross the block publicly for the first time at Mecum Nashville, Sept. 23-26...
At Mecum Auctions’ inaugural Nashville event, Sept. 23-26, selections from the Roush Automotive Collection will cross the auction block. Curated over 38 years of collecting, restoring and preserving cars and race-related artifacts, the collection will headline the event with a lineup of race cars, one-offs, classic American muscle and historically significant competition vehicles. The vehicles are being offered in conjunction with the celebration of Roush Industries’ 50th anniversary. For the first time, collectors will have the chance to add a vehicle from this exclusive private reserve to their own high-performance collection, auction officials stated in a press release.
The company founded by motorsports icon Jack Roush has spent decades building a reputation for engineering innovation, championship-winning race programs and high-performance automotive development. The motorsports group, including RFK Racing, has earned more than 30 national championships across multiple racing disciplines while helping shape modern NASCAR and road racing through advanced engineering and relentless performance development, noted the release.
A Boss 429 Built by Jack Roush
The Roush Automotive Collection, located in the Detroit Metropolitan area, houses a variety of displays and artifacts and more than 150 vehicles. One of the highlights from the auction-bound selection from this iconic collection is a 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Fastback, featuring a 460-ci short-block V-8 Pro Stock engine built by Jack Roush himself. KK No. 1429 is stated to be one of Jack Roush’s favorite vehicles in the Roush Automotive Collection, auction officials said.
The Paul Newman IMSA Mustang
Another offering is the 1995 Ford Mustang Cobra “Nobody’s Fool” IMSA Road Race Car, Roush Racing Chassis No. 23, which earned a GTS-1 class victory and third-place overall finish at the 1995 Rolex 24 at Daytona, with drivers including Paul Newman, Tommy Kendall and Mark Martin. Sponsored by Paramount Pictures using leftover marketing funds from Newman’s film “Nobody’s Fool,” the No. 70 Mustang celebrated Newman’s 70th birthday and remains a remarkably preserved piece of IMSA history, officials stated.
Tommy Kendall’s Championship Trans-Am Cobra
A third Mustang from this auction-bound collection is a 1997 Ford Mustang Cobra SCCA Trans-Am Road Race Car that was driven to a record-setting 11 wins and an SCCA Championship by Tommy Kendall in 1997 for Roush Racing.
This renowned collection serves as a tribute to the innovation, engineering excellence and championship pedigree that established Jack Roush as one of the most influential names in American motorsports, the release said.
