The history of NASCAR, growing from moonshiners racing on sandy beaches to a multi-billion dollar organization that is among the largest motorsports ever, is the stuff of legends. And many legendary drivers have passed through the hallowed halls of the NASCAR series, but while the drivers get most of the credit, their cars are often sold, forgotten, or scrapped, making them valuable collector items today. 

Next week, NASCAR fans will have a chance to scoop up one of three classic muscle cars linked to stock car racing at next week’s Barrett-Jackson auction. Each car has a different story and a different purpose, but for NASCAR fans there is some real treasure here.

The car with the most NASCAR street cred is the 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass (above) owned by Junior Johnson and driven by Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough, who went on to win the 1978 season (and his third consecutive championship) in part thanks to that car. Expect this rare, complete NASCAR stock car to bring six-figures at auction next week.

Also up for grabs is a 1970 Plymouth Superbird, one of less than 2,000 such cars sold that year. Chrysler built these cars specifically for NASCAR racing, which they dominated before being banned for being…well, too dominant. This car is also expected to bring top dollar thanks to an extensive restoration.

We saved the best for last though, a custom 1964 Plymouth Belvedere called the “ForPly”. Built by Ray Evernham to raise money for the IGNITE organization, which helps adults with autism, “ForPly” features a Dodge R5-P7 race engine once used by Kasey Kahne, a NASCAR driver for Hendrick Motorsports. While the racing engine was detuned for street use, it still cranks out around 750 horsepower.

NASCAR fans will have plenty to fight over next week when the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale event kicks off. If you could only have one of these cars, which would you want?