Vintage NASCAR

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Thank you. I also wish it was like this. They have ruined racing

 

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Buck Baker in the Chrysler 300B

 

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In 1972 they sold this poster at the Nascar track. I bought mine at Rockingham. The #12 is the Junior Johnson Monte Carlo driven by Bobby Allison. The 71 is the Norm Krauskapf Dodge Charger driven by Bobby Issacs, the 21 is the Wood Brothers Mercury Cyclone driven by David Pearson & the 43 is the Petty Enterprises Plymouth Road Runner driven by Richard Petty

 

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Cotton Owens in his Pontiac & Richard Petty in the Plymouth

 

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Fred Lorenzen in the Ray Fox Plymouth

 

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Richard washing the dirt off the Satellite after a day of dirt track racing. Looks like he did a little bumping & grinding too. I wonder what Ford was on the other end of that......

 

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Bobby Issacs. Looks like Bowman-Grey speedway in Winston-Salem,NC

 

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A teaser for you guys. What year is this pic of Richard Petty's Plymouth. And how can you tell. One hugh clue gives it away.

 

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View attachment 73962 A teaser for you guys. What year is this pic of Richard Petty's Plymouth. And how can you tell. One hugh clue gives it away.

1971? No STP. By the way, love the new avitar!

 

[C Body Bob]

1971? No STP. By the way, love the new avitar!

That is correct. Early in 71 also because he had Pepsi for a few races about mid season. Thanks on the aviator. Little Magnum love since I'm currently parting one

 

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Daytona 1976. Pearson & Petty. One heck of a wreck about to happen coming to the flag.

 

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Richard celebrating another win. That's Dave Marcus in the Charger

 

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This is from 1963 & I believe this is Daytona. The 58 is a Pontiac, 69 is a Mercury, 03 is a Chevie, 43 is a Plymouth. At this particular time in NASCAR the Poncho's & Fords where the cat daddy. The chevies & MOPARS did better on small tracks. Richard said of his 62 Plymouth 413 that if he tried to keep up with the 421 Poncho's the Plymouth would blow up. A few years later when the Hemi came out the Pontiac's blew up trying to keep up with him

 

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The winged warriors

 

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Another teaser for you. Look on the quarter panel just below the Plymouth. It's says I'm Curious Blue. Anyone know what that means. I sure don't. This was a test/R&D car. Chrysler engineers had some design influence in this car & some neat stuff they wanted to test

 

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Did it have anything to do with him signing a deal with Chrysler for the use of Petty Blue? I have heard he collected royalties from Chrysler for the right to use that blue. Interesting considering how that blue came about and that it changed a few times over the years.

 

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Could be, but I'm thinking since it was a R&D car & Chrysler was paying for he didn't have to have STP red on it.

 

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Cecil Gordon Chrysler Imperial

 

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Dale Inman, Richard's cousin & crew chief up Untill the early 80's. Takes a seat in the Kings office

 

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1967 Motor Trend 500. David Pearson wheeling Cotton Owens Dodge. Look at how he is leaning in the seat