Here at Diecast Detective, we were saddened to hear of Alan Jones' passing this week, aged 80. He was the 1980 Formula 1 World Champion, the last Australian to win the Australian Grand Prix, and a driver who came home and raced anything with four wheels, and usually raced it hard. Without him, it's hard to imagine the path that Mark Webber, Daniel Ricciardo and Oscar Piastri later followed.
For collectors, Jones' career is one of the most varied in the hobby. There are more than 30 Alan Jones models in the Diecast Detective database, spanning Formula 1, Formula 5000, Can-Am, Procar and two decades of Australian touring cars. Here are the ones that matter most.
All prices below are today's Diecast Detective Price (DDP), shown as new/used, with the year-to-date change in the New DDP where we have it.
The Most Iconic
There's only one place to start: the Williams FW07B, the car that took Jones to the 1980 World Championship and gave Frank Williams' team its first title.
Spark 1:18 Williams-Ford FW07B (18S117)
The Canadian Grand Prix–winning car from the race where Jones sealed the title. $430/$350 (new/used), up 9% YTD.
The Most Valuable
Jones' most valuable model isn't one of his Formula 1 cars. It's a Holden.
Classic Carlectables 1:18 Holden VK Commodore (18512)
Shared with Warren Cullen at the 1984 Hardie-Ferodo 1000, in the bright red-and-white Kmart livery, and limited to 750 units. It is now worth $715/$628 (new/used), with the New DDP up 17% YTD. That's not bad for a car that launched at $240.
The Forgotten Cars
This is where the Jones collection gets interesting, because he raced almost everything.
Classic Carlectables 1:18 Lola T332 F5000 (18416)
The Theodore Racing car he drove to fourth in the 1977 Australian Grand Prix at Oran Park. 1,000 made, $240/$186 (new/used).
Spark 1:43 Lola-Chevrolet T333CS (S1143)
The First National City Travelers Checks car that won him the 1978 Can-Am Championship.
Werk83 1:18 BMW M1 Procar (W1803019)
From the one-make support series that ran alongside F1 in 1979–80.
And don't forget the touring cars that made him a Bathurst and ATCC favourite.
Dinkum Classics 1:43 BMW M3 Evolution (RMS206A)
The Benson & Hedges M3 from the 1991 Tooheys 1000 at Bathurst, shared with Tony Longhurst.
Biante 1:18 Caltex Sierra RS500 (103888004)
Shared with Colin Bond to finish third at Bathurst in 1988. 3,000 made, $260/$197 (new/used).
Biante 1:18 Peter Jackson EB Falcon (BNJ0001)
From his 1993 ATCC runner-up season. 402 made, $323/$265 (new/used).
The Rarest
Tecnomodel 1:18 Shadow DN8 (TMD18-436C)
The rarest Alan Jones model in our database, with just 50 made. It's the car in which Jones won his first Grand Prix, in Austria in 1977. None has sold yet, so there's no DDP. If one comes up, it will be worth watching.
Classic Carlectables 1:43 Komatsu EL Falcon (2009)
The last Alan Jones car in our database, from the 1997 Primus 1000 Classic. It was entered by his own Alan Jones Racing team and shared with Scott Pruett and Jason Bright. At $28 new, it's also the cheapest way to own a piece of his story.
Jones kept racing until Bathurst in 2002, at 55. Away from F1, he won the 1982 Australian GT Championship in a Porsche 935, unbeaten in all 16 races, and the 1993 Bathurst 12 Hour with Garry Waldon in a Mazda RX-7. He also won five ATCC races and made 19 Bathurst 1000 starts, with a best of second in 1995.
Few drivers have left the hobby with a collection this varied. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and fans.
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