Wildaugust
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Some more classic pictures
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Old Man with a Hat
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Old Man with a Hat
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Old Man with a Hat
MacLebaron
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A picture freezes a moment in time that can never be re-lived. Thanks for these great photos!
bluefury361
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This is a fascinating story.
My last job, where I collected a regular paycheck, was with the Talladega Superspeedway. I worked for the ticket office in track promotions capacity, which is in the same building as the museum and gift store.
I had a Ford F350 dually crew cab and a 46' Featherlite trailer in my charge. The trailer was outfitted for promo purposes and included a finished vendor area with a side opening door and counter, two built in TV's connected to video and DVD equipment in addition to satellite for live feeds. A generator and a 22' rear area behind a bulkhead with a winch for loading vehicles. I traveled venues such as race tracks, fairs & festivals and sponsor facilities such as car dealerships, etc.
mostly in the South east region. I had the freedom to remove any of the race cars in the museum for promotional use. The #88 Daytona was fully functional, (took a little finesse but the big race hemi would start and run). I took it on a couple of outings as well as Davey Allison's Yates Thunderbird, and one of Fireball Roberts Pontiac's.
I had heard stories about the #88 Daytona being cobbled together for the Talladega museum and not being the original "mule" car. This story is the most in depth I've heard on the subject although I sense a little "embellishment" in the area of trying to "fool" Bill France. There are others min the museum that are actually "clones" but they are done well and display well.
I even got to drive the Dale Earnhardt #2 Wrangler Monte Carlo around the Talladega track once, but not at speed.
Thanks for this story......
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bluefury361
Old Man with a Hat
For close by, one or two day festivals and fairs I would use one of the two Mustang GT pace cars for promo purposes. Promoting the Talladega Superspeedway was one of the easiest jobs I've had. Mostly folks telling me how much they loved the track....
67newport
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