Steven Johnson will campaign Tony Karanfilovski’s Ford Falcon XY GT-HO in the upcoming Sydney round of the Touring Car Masters.

Johnson had raced John Bowe’s Mustang in the class over recent meetings, but has elected to help sort the Karanfilovski Falcon, which has recently been put up for sale.

The deal has seen Neil Crompton drafted into Bowe’s Mustang in a one-off arrangement for the Muscle Car Masters event.

CLICK HERE for Speedcafe.com’s previous story on Crompton’s TCM debut.

“I’ve had to hand the keys back to ‘Sally’ to JB for the weekend, kicking and screaming, to allow Neil to drive the car,” Johnson said ahead of the September 5-6 meeting.

“Tony Karanfilovski races a beautifully built yellow and black Mustang in the series and also has an XY GTHO Falcon TCM car in his stable, and he was keen for me to drive it to help get the car sorted.

“It’s a really well built car and prepared by Spencer Rice and his team at Classic Speed Shop in Sydney, and he really knows his stuff. I think we should be able to race somewhere near the front.

“Tony has indicated that the car could be for sale so let’s hope we can give it a really good send off at the Muscle Car Masters event and help get it to a good home after the weekend is complete.

“I’ll miss driving ‘Sally’ but it should be a really good project for us and an exciting challenge.”

The Touring Car Masters return to Sydney Motorsport Park’s famed Muscle Car Masters meeting this year following a one-year hiatus.