2000 Holden VT Commodore V8 Supercar — Gibson Motorsport GMS 009
Ex-Greg Murphy / Steven Richards — 2000 Bathurst 1000 Podium Car
Offered for sale is Gibson Motorsport chassis GMS 009, one of the most significant and original surviving Holden V8 Supercars from the formative era of the category.
Built in 2000, GMS 009 holds a unique place in Australian touring-car history as one of the last Holden Commodore completed by Gibson Motorsport before the famous team switched to Ford for the 2001 season.
The car made its competition debut in the hands of four-time Bathurst 1000 winner Greg Murphy and was subsequently paired with Murphy and Steven Richards for the major endurance events of 2000.
Its results speak for themselves.
Gibson Motorsport Greg Murphy / Steven Richards | 2000 Bathurst 1000 Podium Car, Provenance. Public Legacy. The Final Chapter.
A Lightweight with Real Pedigree & Verified Provenance Offered for sale is Gibson Motorsport chassis GMS 009, the final Chapter, one of the most significant surviving Holden V8 Supercars from the formative years of the category and the last successful Holden produced by Gibson Motorsport before the team’s highly publicised switch to Ford for 2001. Built as an endurance-focused chassis and debuted by four-time Bathurst winner Greg Murphy in 2000, GMS 009 was exceptionally lightly campaigned during its time with Gibson Motorsport. Its position among the final Gibson-built Holdens, combined with its major-event results, gives the car a historical significance and rarity that cannot be recreated.
Its competition record is the cornerstone of its provenance. Shared by Greg Murphy and Steven Richards, the same pairing that had won Bathurst for Gibson Motorsport the previous year, GMS 009 finished third outright in both the 2000 Queensland 500 and the 2000 FAI Bathurst 1000.
Equally important to the serious collector is the car’s remarkable surviving authenticity. GMS 009 retains its original CAMS Vehicle Log Book, documenting the chassis identity and competition history and providing a direct period-issued link between the car offered today and its racing record. Unlike many significant competition cars that have subsequently been comprehensively restored, re-shelled or reconstructed, GMS 009 remains substantially original and unrestored, preserving the physical character and construction detail of the period.
For the discerning collector, GMS 009 possesses the attributes that underpin the most important historic competition cars: Bathurst provenance, major-event success, celebrated drivers, Gibson Motorsport history, rarity, original documentation and exceptional surviving originality. Its significance is finite — there is only one GMS 009 and only one physical chassis that achieved these results. As genuine Australian touring cars of this calibre become increasingly recognised as important pieces of sporting and motoring heritage, GMS 009 represents far more than an opportunity to own a V8 Supercar; it is the opportunity to become custodian of an original, documented Bathurst podium car and the last successful Holden of the Gibson Motorsport era.
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