The iconic blue and yellow Chevrolet Monte Carlo Aerocoupe, adorning the famed Wrangler Jeans paint scheme, will be on sale for the highest bidder at the Mecum Auction in Kissimmee on January 19. This is the masterpiece that won Dale Earnhardt Sr. his second NASCAR Cup Series championship in 1986. And what better place for it to go to than Dale Jr.’s garage?
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Following news of the auction spreading on X, fans have been wanting Dale Earnhardt Jr. to bid on his late father’s car and get it home.
One fan was “surprised @DaleJr hasn’t tried buying this yet… Maybe this is the first he’s hearing about it going to auction”.
Another fan wrote, “Gotta hope @DaleJr buys this!!! That helmet would look cool in the Dirty Mo studio and seeing that back at a throwback North Wilkes event would be next level.”
The helmet mentioned in the comment, which comes as a part of the deal, is an Intimidator-autographed one. It is the one that Earnhardt Sr. wore when he won at North Wilkesboro’s First Union 400 in 1986.
Suprised @DaleJr hasn't tried buying this yet…
Maybe this is the first he's hearing about it going to auction
— Mike Turner (@mrtgamer) January 5, 2025
Another fan added a simple instruction, leaving no scope for misinterpretation: “@DaleJr Buy it!!!”.
The Chevrolet Monte Carlo screams of old-school NASCAR. The car has a four-speed H-pattern manual transmission mated to a powerful V8 engine, coupled with an Aluminum radiator. It has bucket seats with Simpsons harnesses, and steel wheels with Goodyear Eagle slicks.
Other reasons for Junior to own the iconic 1986 Monte Carlo
The Chevrolet is one of the only two cars remaining from the nine built for Earnhardt Sr. in the 1986 season. That multiplies its value by many folds.
Earnhardt Sr. drove this car to five victory lane visits and 23 top-10 finishes that year. He won at Darlington, swept the two fixtures at Charlotte, and conquered Atlanta, besides his success in North Wilkesboro.
He finished 288 points above second-placed Darrell Waltrip. That’s as high as dominance goes in motorsports. These historic facts have got more fans in a bind to see Junior bid for the car and take it home.
“Going to need 10 guys in sunglasses & suits standing behind anybody who tries to outbid @DaleJr on this if he wants it,” a fan commented.
It is highly likely that these little nudges will convince Junior to bid for the car. He probably doesn’t need convincing.
Dale Jr. already owns the 1980 Chevrolet Nova that his father drove in the Busch Series. He procured it in 2019 and restored it with great emotion. The 1986 Monte Carlo could be the next in line.
