Restored DJR Ford Falcon lands in Bathurst

A legendary Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon has returned to Bathurst, following a painstaking restoration project.

DJR-built chassis EB2, which was restored alongside EB3 by John Vergotis in the Blue Mountains, has arrived at Bathurst's National Motor Racing Museum.

EB2 and EB3, two of Australian motorsport’s most significant and loved cars, were restored and reunited, and captured in an exclusive Supercars documentary, available to watch now.

After being reunited in a special event last December, the cars took to the Canberra Festival of Speed earlier this year.

EB2 was raced to victory by Supercars Hall of Famer in the very first round of the V8 era in 1993 at Amaroo Park.

It comes after a former Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore landed at the museum in April, with the iconic Holden Dealer Team Commodores also reuniting last year.

"A very special arrival yesterday was this fantastic Ford Falcon, from the legendary Dick Johnson Racing team! Chassis EB2 was the team’s first legal car built for the post Group A era, debuting on track as car 17 for Dick Johnson in the Australian Grand Prix support races at the end of 1992," the museum posted.

"In 1993, now wearing #18 and driven by John Bowe, this car won the very first ATCC round at Amaroo Park for the new V8 touring car formula (before it was renamed V8 Supercars).

"The car would also be driven by Cameron McConville, Paul Radisich, Allan Grice and Steven Johnson during the 1993 and 1994 endurance races, and incredibly wore numbers 17, 18 and 19 at various times with DJR!

"EB2 then passed through a series of privateer teams, before ending its racing career in an accident at Phillip Island in 2000 driven by Mike Conway.

"After a long term restoration back to the 1993 Amaroo Park ATCC livery by owner John Vergotis, we’re very pleased to be able to display this very rare early Falcon from the V8 era."

The National Motor Racing Museum is open from 9:00am to 4:30pm daily, and is closed on Tuesdays.

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