12 Best Picks from Jack Roush’s Personal Car Collection Going to AuctionAutoweekNatalie NeffTue, September 15, 2026 at 2:28 AM UTCAdd us on Google12 Picks from Roush's Car Collection at AuctionHearst OwnedJack Roush has spent more than five decades building race cars, engineering high-performance vehicles, and helping to shape Ford's motorsports legacy. Along the way, he quietly assembled a collection that documents that history as well as any museum could. Now, for the first time, a selection of those cars is headed to public auction.Mecum's inaugural Nashville sale, scheduled for September 22-26 at Nashville Superspeedway, will feature vehicles from the Roush Automotive Collection as part of the company's 50th anniversary celebration. The offering spans nearly four decades of collecting and includes everything from championship-winning race cars and engineering prototypes to one-off development vehicles and personal street cars that helped tell the story of Roush Industries' rise from a small engineering firm to one of the most influential names in American performance.Many of the vehicles crossing the block represent pivotal moments in Ford racing history, from IMSA and Trans-Am championships to experimental programs that never reached production. Others are just personal vehicles, having been owned, driven, or commissioned by Jack Roush himself.AdvertisementAdvertisementWhether you're a Ford enthusiast, a motorsports fan, or simply appreciate significant pieces of automotive history, the Roush collection offers a rare opportunity to see—and potentially own—some of the machines that helped define an era of American performance. Here are some of the highlights scheduled to cross the block in Nashville.1) 1995 Ford Mustang Cobra "Nobody's Fool" IMSA Road Race CarPhoto credit: Mecum AuctionsOne of the crown jewels of the Roush Automotive Collection, the No. 70 "Nobody's Fool" Mustang is remembered for its GTS-1 class victory and third-place overall finish at the 1995 Rolex 24 at Daytona. Driven by an all-star lineup that included Paul Newman, Tommy Kendall, Mark Martin and Mike Brockman, the Mustang celebrated Newman's 70th birthday and carried sponsorship tied to his film Nobody's Fool. Built on a NASCAR-style tube-frame chassis and powered by a 750-hp Roush-prepared V8, the car has been reunited with its original race-worn bodywork, making it one of the most historically significant Roush race cars ever offered publicly.VIEW LOT S1402) 1997 Ford Mustang Cobra SCCA Trans-Am Road Race CarPhoto credit: Mecum AuctionsIf one car defines Roush Racing's dominance in Trans-Am, this is it. Tommy Kendall drove this Mustang to 11 victories during the 1997 season, one of the most dominant championship campaigns in modern Trans-Am history. The streak helped secure both the driver's championship for Kendall and another major title for Roush Racing, cementing the Mustang's place among the great American road-racing machines of the era. It represents the height of factory-backed Mustang racing before the series underwent significant technical changes in the years that followed.AdvertisementAdvertisementVIEW LOT S1413) 2022 Ford Mustang P-51BPhoto credit: Mecum AuctionsRoush has long borrowed inspiration from aviation, and few modern Mustangs illustrate that better than the P-51B. Named after the legendary World War II fighter aircraft, this limited-production model blends supercharged V8 performance with styling cues inspired by the North American P-51 Mustang. Developed by Roush Performance as a modern halo car, it represents the company's continuing ability to transform a production Mustang into something far more exclusive. For collectors, it also marks one of the final chapters in Roush's long-running special-edition Mustang program.VIEW LOT 173.14) 2011 Ford Mustang NASCARPhoto credit: Mecum AuctionsThis Sprint Cup-era stock car reflects one of the biggest changes in NASCAR history. Although the Mustang had become Ford's performance icon on the street, it wasn't until 2011 that NASCAR officially replaced the Fusion with Mustang bodywork in the Cup Series. This chassis represents the transitional period when Ford's racing identity shifted back to its most recognizable nameplate, while Roush Fenway Racing remained one of the Blue Oval's flagship organizations.AdvertisementAdvertisementVIEW LOT S1465) 2008 Ford Fusion NASCARPhoto credit: Mecum AuctionsBefore the Mustang returned to NASCAR, the Fusion carried Ford's banner in the Cup Series. This 2008 car comes from the era when Roush Fenway Racing fielded championship-caliber entries for drivers such as Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth and Jamie McMurray. The Fusion body style may have resembled a family sedan, but underneath sat a purpose-built stock car that competed at the highest level of American motorsports.VIEW LOT S1526) 2004 Ford Taurus NASCARPhoto credit: Mecum AuctionsLong before the Fusion and Mustang, the Ford Taurus carried the Blue Oval's hopes in NASCAR. This 2004 example represents the closing years of the Taurus' long Cup career before Ford switched to the Fusion. During its tenure, the Taurus became one of the most successful NASCAR body styles of its generation, winning races and championships while helping establish Roush Racing as one of the sport's dominant organizations.AdvertisementAdvertisementVIEW LOT S1747) 2012 Ford Fusion NASCARPhoto credit: Mecum AuctionsThe final years of NASCAR's sixth-generation Fusion produced some of the most successful seasons in Roush Fenway Racing history. This 2012 car comes from an era when the organization was still among Ford's premier teams and regularly challenged for victories on both superspeedways and short tracks. It also represents the last generation before NASCAR's Gen-6 car fundamentally reshaped the look of the series.VIEW LOT S1428) 1934 Ford RoadsterPhoto credit: Mecum AuctionsNot everything in Jack Roush's collection is a race car. This beautifully built 1934 Ford Roadster reflects another side of his automotive interests: traditional American hot rods. Combining classic prewar Ford styling with modern craftsmanship, the Roadster serves as a reminder that Roush's passion extends well beyond race tracks and engineering labs into the broader world of custom-car culture.AdvertisementAdvertisementVIEW LOT S1629) 1986 Ford Mustang SVOPhoto credit: Mecum AuctionsThe Mustang SVO was one of Ford's boldest performance experiments of the 1980s. Instead of relying on V8 power, Ford's Special Vehicle Operations division equipped it with a turbocharged 2.3-liter four-cylinder, four-wheel disc brakes and upgraded suspension. Today it's recognized as one of the most collectible Fox-body Mustangs, representing a period when Ford explored a different path toward high performance.VIEW LOT S17310) 1966 Ford Mustang GT ConvertiblePhoto credit: Mecum AuctionsA first-generation Mustang is almost mandatory in any serious Ford collection, and Jack Roush's 1966 GT Convertible delivers exactly that. Representing the model that helped launch America's pony-car craze, it also reflects the foundation on which much of Roush's later performance business was built. Before there were championship-winning Cobras and NASCAR stock cars, there was the original Mustang.AdvertisementAdvertisementVIEW LOT S15911) 1987 Ford Mustang GTPhoto credit: Mecum AuctionsThe Fox-body Mustang became one of the most influential performance cars of its generation, and this 1987 GT arrived during the platform's mid-cycle refresh, when aerodynamic styling and fuel-injected V8 power helped make it a favorite among enthusiasts. The model also laid much of the groundwork for the aftermarket performance business that companies like Roush would later help define.VIEW LOT S15612) 2005 Dodge Magnum R/T ExtremePhoto credit: Mecum AuctionsOne of the collection's surprises isn't a Ford at all. The one-off Dodge Magnum R/T Extreme was built by Roush as a SEMA show vehicle, demonstrating that the company's engineering capabilities weren't limited to Blue Oval products. The aggressively modified wagon became one of the standout concept builds of its era and remains a fascinating example of what Roush engineers could accomplish when given free rein.AdvertisementAdvertisementVIEW LOT S169