10 October, 2004: Twenty years ago today, Peter Brock prepared to race in his final Bathurst 1000, capping an incredible 35-year span between his first and last appearances at Mount Panorama. However, the "King of the Mountain" never had the chance to take the wheel. His co-driver, British racer Jason Plato, was limping a crashed - but possibly repairable - Holden Racing Team’s VY Commodore back to the pits on lap 31, when fellow BTCC racer, John Cleland, smashed into the side of an unsighted Plato who was dawdling on the racing line, flipping Cleland's Ozemail Falcon and destroying the famous #05 sidelining the car before Brock could make his appearance. 

 
In October 2005, AUTOart faithfully replicated the Brock/Plato car (80469) - but sadly never the Jones/Cleland Falcon - to a very high standard giving credibility to the claim that this was the peak era for quality Supercar models. A production run of 5,100 reflected the popularity of Brock and the significance of this being the last Supercar he would race.




Values of this model have fluctuated massively over the years. With a peak price of $700 and a low of $150, there is no pattern to the price movements. The current Diecast Detective 'Used' price sits at roughly half the 'New' ($510 vs $260) but there has been a sharp downward trend this year for used values while new values trend upwards following a sharp correct after a near peak price ($695) was achieved in September 2023.

Less than a year after his last Bathurst start, Peter Brock tragically passed away in an accident while driving a Daytona Cobra replica in the 2006 Targa West Rally (Code 3 collectors have used the Shelby Collectibles Daytona Coupe to build their replicas). His untimely death occurred just weeks before the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, and the event became a moving tribute to the "King of the Mountain." Emotions ran high that year, especially for Brock’s protégé, Craig Lowndes, who channeled his grief into an inspired performance, capturing a breathtaking victory.