MECUM auction review! 33 CARS!!! The Winston Cup Museum Collection. 1995 Dale Earnhardt and more! 

Jks motorsports was the company responsible in building most of the show cars for NASCAR teams Stapleton 42 RU-vid channel did a video with the guy that ran the museum. I may talk about all of that.

Jks motorsports ran promotions for Winston from the 80’s through the end of their sponsorship. These cars have a pretty storied history from a different point of view than most collectors typically come from.

Like a lot of other guys have said check out Stapleton 42. He does an extensive video and he talks to the owner about a lot of the cars that you were describing. You’ll get some good info there.

Thanks for the video. I agree with a couple of others on the Earnhardt seat it may be a seat he actually built. I have saw the video of him building his seat and this does look similar. If it’s not it’s still cool that they put one similar to his in there. 👍🏼

"As raced" doesn't necessarily mean "exactly like it came off of the track." It means that it wasn't rebodied or had any major repairs or repaint. When a car was unloaded off of the trailer after a race, the engine was out within a half hour and sent over to the engine shop, The shocks, springs, rear gear, and transmission were removed and inspected, then put back into rotation to be used on various other cars and at various other tracks. If the car was scheduled to be raced again soon then all of the suspension, steering and brakes were removed and rebuilt, then reinstalled. "As raced" would mean that the car was retired after that event and the suspension and steering would have been left on.

Jks was the company also owned by the museum they were responsible for show cars....the superbird will bring crazy money. If you watched the Stapleton42 videos you would know more about these cars.

It’s just funny how many people act like they know nascar. But the don’t. So typical of this new nascar fan. I am 38 but was raised on and by early nascar. Now days it’s all money and forget the history part. NASCAR is not proud of where they came from so they are running from it.

JKS was created in 1983 or 1984 by Will Spencer (Winston Cup Museum owner) Since he built show cars as a business, he used some of his own parts to complete the cars. Dale car will go for 200K.

Will Spencer, the owner/founder of the Winston Cup Museum owned/founded JKS. He built promotional cars often from race used or show cars. Not surprised JKS is all over the cars. It is my understanding that old confetti was found under the drivers seat in the 42 car.

As for your Kyle Petty car back then they had backup cars and to pull them out of the trailer if they wreck a qualifier or whatever so maybe that car and your car were at the track that particular weekend

Excellent video - Just subscribed

Definitely the right seat in the Earnhardt car. Dale made his own seats for each car.

JKS did a lot a team / sponsor show cars. They often did different cars as needed for clients, sponsors, etc. JKS did the marketing for the RJR branded series sponsorship. Some of the cars may have been other team cars with a decal package to suit a need. Many were wrecked cars and repaired by JKS folks Example the 28 car is a former Junie Donlavey 90 car painted as a tribute Davey Allison.. These cars will be sold on Sunday January14, 2024

As pointed out, Dale made his own seat out of 60s mustang seat. Theres also a super bird there that was driven by Dave Marcus, look at that seat and youll see basically what Dales seat is. Bill Simpson was unfairly targeted by fans about the so called seat belt issue, but Dale was riding around in a 40yr old seat design that didnt anchor the belt at the right degree of angle. I wonder if this isnt a Mike Skinner car converted into a #3 car. Richard claims to have all but a couple of Dales cars. As you pointed out, without proper paperwork from RCR i wouldn't be a bidder, remember about 5yrs ago when a Dale Jr car should up at a auction that turned out to be a not a Jr car after all.

That last gauge you looked at appears to be a vacuum gauge. I can't think of a good reason to have one in the car unless it's to see if the air filter gets clogged or something goofy like that. Or I guess during a yellow, they could push in the clutch and see if it shows any sign of a burned valve or a dead cylinder or something. Still doesn't seem like it's needed. But, then again, the driver might have been old old old school with his gauges.

19:30 I have some close up videos of that exact #3 Dale Earnhardt car when it was at Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2023 (coming to my channel soon). I also pushed it to bump start it as the battery died when they were starting to go out for the parade on the Sunday. Jamie had his hands up in the driver seat, I quickly went over and asked him if he wanted to try a bump start, in a deflated fashion he said sure, so a few of us gathered quickly and got it moving, thankfully it fired up, shot forward like a rocket.

Very interesting auction. I like that most don't even have a reserve - might be some affordable deals but hope Will gets fair prices. The Hemi Daytona is awesome and runs too. I agree with you and hope it's restored to its #30 graphics. Lots of cool hoods and uniforms too.

Just saw the Tony Stewart Pontiac only went for 15,400. I also saw the Bill Elliot 1999 McDs Ford (different auction site) went for only 14K? Complete car with history for only 14K! Market is way down right now?

Love the Spencer car..smokin joes was iconic.. especially here in the Wyoming valley Pa where he is from

God bless you sir........I see where you are going with this........

As I understand it JKS was the guys company that ran all the show cars for Winston and a few teams and other companies and he would get old race cars and turn them into to show cars. Stapleton on RU-vid did a interview with the the owner of JKS and explained everything it’s a great video if anyone wants to more about these cars and JKS

The 3 car seat may be right. I’ve heard Junior and a few others talk about how weird Senior was about his seat. He liked it way down low, he’d even beat the floor down to get the seat lower. He didn’t like big wrap around seats, or so I’ve heard. It may well be the correct seat from the original build.

The guy that ran the winston museum owns and operates JKS motorsports, basically a restoration shop i believe

The owner of JKS said that he bought many of these from the race teams after the race where the were damaged. Many were restored or converted to show cars but there are a lot of raced versions too.

JKS motorsports is Will Spencer’s (the owner of the museum) shop. He not only had a museum but for years he had a shop that he worked out of putting together cars for nascars publicity stuff. He also designed the Winston cup logos which is the craziest part of the museum getting shut down over the Winston cup name and that the museum is in Winston-Salem right near RJR cig manufacturing (Winston)

Just for your info the wing car is the 30 Dave Marcus car and also the only wing car to have run on a short track

fyi i knew a burger king franchisee here in houston back in the 90s, he told me that it cost 1 million dollars for burger king to get on the car. burger king charged all franchises 1 percent of all store sales to fund the sponsorship

You asked in the video: "Why would the car not have shocks?" Shocks were a tuning tool and not really considered part of "the car." During the course of a race weekend, shocks will get changed out to try something different. They might change all four, or they might change just fronts/rears, or they might change a single shock.

8:16 Also have some close up video of the Dodge Daytona wing car from Goodwood Festival of Speed 2023 (coming soon). Surprised they didn't mention it ran there. Then again it doesn't look like it needed more marketing around it given its history. But nevertheless something nice to add to its legacy.

Not sure if you know , there’s a two hour video on all the cars . Everything is explained pretty well

Cool video Scott. I'm going $268.000 on the #3 car. The #28 car being a 1997 Thunderbird is not Daveys because he passed away in 1993. You would think something being in a museum would be closer to the real thing not just something thrown together and passed off as real.

To answer some of your questions on the Kevin harvick car it’s the chassis of the car is what Kevin used so if they say this car race there it’s the chassis of the car they are referring to

Huge KP fan here! If you look at the video from Dover in 95, the front air ducts don't line up, also the air ducts from the left rear window only show 2 ducts not 3, the duct on the B piler does not go past the white decal line unlike the the car that is being sold. Further more its it's missing the DieHard and 3M decals from the winning car. In a video that Mitchel posted it was stated that there was confetti in the car when TWCM acquired the car. Two things, the TNT broadcast shows no confetti on the car. Kyle was spent and receiving oxygen, I have to assume the last thing they would want in victory lane is confetti while Kyle is receiving oxygen. Hard to see in the car in victory lane so can't compare. Hope this info helps people!

I’m wondering if Childress will buy the 3 car back

That is the correct seat in Dale Earnhardt car

1986 MC is nice. Can't beat those 80s MC Nascars. 1996 Dale Earnhardt MC with painted on headlights? I thought they were just outlined.

I think JKS Motorsports was Will Spencer 's show car company.

👍🏁🏁👍

Jks did promotional displays for nascar and rjr

The Dale Earnhardt car should go for around 300,000 also from what I know dale earnhardt used that kind of seat for most of his career and that being 1995 I think that is correct, now if that was on a 99 or 2000 car then I would say no. For me the LFR car is more vauable, there is YT video of Dale Earnhardt and a few other racing legends testing that car at the charlotte road course in the 80s

Reckless Rides has a Dale Sr. 3 car, Dale Jr Budweiser 8 car, and Ricky Bobby Wonder Bread 26 car.

I’m guessing $280,000 for the #3 car

Wonder if Cleetus will bid on Dales car......

What are the odds they are trying to sell the same exact car you own lol

Stapleton42 the cars are explained and restored.

No plug wires on the #3 @22:05 . That's funny.

That car was raced in China the 7

JKS did you build a lot of show cars Stapleton 42 did a lot of videos that were great with the owner of all these cars in an interview that I saw or heard on a podcast the man that owns the museum was part owner of jks Motorsports and they also did some of the cars like the TV cars and show cars for what not in the NASCAR series the Cutaway car the video game car that they had at one time all that was jks motorsports/the owner of the Museum

That is original to that car I know all Deal Eranheart cars I have seen them all even the one he got killed in it's has the same switch panel on it

Dale always sat very low in the car, that seat may have been his chose.

#3 car guess is 235,000

Dale 1.5 million

16:48 Kyle wouldn't know.

Over 450.000 thousand dollars

$222K for the Dale Earnhardt #3 car.

the descriptions of all of these cars are vague at best. the as raced cars are the worst.

If buyers don't do extensive homework, wondering how many will be buying fake cars.

#3 car $460,000

Dale Earnhardt car will go for 300,000 dollars.

$300,000

Because NASCAR takes carbs and shocks

If you’re wondering about the JK motorsports it’s because of the LLFC it’s a it’s a company that’s out of Winston-Salem and they’re the ones that do know when they put new stuff from the time or whatever like all your gauges and everything from all the gauges, your panels that turn the car on and so so forth those are all specialty panelseach team has specialty panels

Man, the guy who built all of these cars could have used your condescending opinions, seeing how you are such a expert.

The speed up of the video causes the info you are talking about to become a blur. That's my only issue. These cars need to be looked at in normal speed as I like to enjoy the visual. Great content just sped up.

wow how can you not no about jks do a lil research

Do you even know about NASCAR and the history?

The reason why they put that like that because all the other ones when they come off the race track OK all your gauges and everything I’ll have to be a certain way now it’s all digital screen now, so just to let you know all the switches are different. The reason why the switches are different all each teams have different switches for each car. They have different switches NASCAR changes those all the time Changes the switches Butler belt sometimes are made by Simpson sometimes are made by ButlerBuilt Motorsports Equipment like the companies that make the gauges and tachometer. They have all the switches and stuff like that it’s just a company that has the switches. I think they put the sticker on there for himinsurance purposes because of the company that own owned the Hall of Fame where the cars were in