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Couple more pics, OLD NASCAR
iluvguns
Member Posts: 5,351
I posted a couple of pics on the "76 or 77" thread, and didn't want to hijack it. So here a couple more old car pics for you old-time nascar fans.
My daughter next to one of Tiny Lunds rides. She was about wore out from walking in this pic!
The inside of Fireball Robert's 62 Pontiac. These boys running today would have a heck of a time running 500 miles in something like this! No "cool suits" or "swamp coolers" or "cool helmets", not even good a good seat. Just stock with some extra padding added here and there and a few pieces of foam to keep you from sliding out. Those early NASCAR guys were the REAL racers! This car, prepared by Smokey Yunick, won EVERY race at Daytona in 1962! EVERY FREAKING RACE! Plus, every time out at Daytona that year, in this car, he set a new speed record!
My daughter next to one of Tiny Lunds rides. She was about wore out from walking in this pic!
The inside of Fireball Robert's 62 Pontiac. These boys running today would have a heck of a time running 500 miles in something like this! No "cool suits" or "swamp coolers" or "cool helmets", not even good a good seat. Just stock with some extra padding added here and there and a few pieces of foam to keep you from sliding out. Those early NASCAR guys were the REAL racers! This car, prepared by Smokey Yunick, won EVERY race at Daytona in 1962! EVERY FREAKING RACE! Plus, every time out at Daytona that year, in this car, he set a new speed record!
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Second = '62 Pontiac Catalina, 421 Trophy V8, 1X4.
This was the heyday of REAL NASCAR racing. From about 1954 til about 1971, those old boys really knew how to thrash a car. Many different engine designs - cars that didn't all look alike, and real MEN driving, drinking and fistfighting.
There were also a few NASCAR events on road racing tracks. My God, the sounds !!
"Thunder Road" - Robert Mitchum. "Red Line 7000", and many more.
The pinnacle of automotive technical developement effort.
Doug
Those cars are nice but times change. It's just a fact of life.
AMEN DOUG! The Earnhardt Jr's and Gordon's of the world today with their cookie cutter cars would be left in the dust back in the heyday! They couldn't hold a candle to Roberts, and Lund, and daddy Jarret, and Petty (both Richard and Lee), and Baker and on and on. Those were REAL racers and REAL, AMERICAN MADE DETROIT IRON!!
Those cars are nice but times change. It's just a fact of life.
Not necessarily...Read an article in the paper yesterday that said "rabbit ears" are making a big comeback because all local stations are broadcasting HD channels over the air and with rabbit ears you can get those channels in HD for free. Times might change, but history does have a habit of repeating itself!
Also in my collection of stuff-to-sell-eventually is a 1965 Daytona 500 program/magazine...
My bend is towards old ('65 or older) German and aircooled (356!), so most of what I have is "junk" to me... perhaps some of you left turn fans may like a giveaway?
I'd be up for the mags. I'd pay the postage - Media Rate - if I win.
Doug
quote:And dont forget the "rabbit ears" sitting on the top of it.
Those cars are nice but times change. It's just a fact of life.
Not necessarily...Read an article in the paper yesterday that said "rabbit ears" are making a big comeback because all local stations are broadcasting HD channels over the air and with rabbit ears you can get those channels in HD for free. Times might change, but history does have a habit of repeating itself!
And an invasion of poly-chokes not far behind[:o)]
Man, those were the days! You could go to the track, camp out, watch qualifying on Friday, the ARCA race on Saturday, Grand Nationals practice afterwards, then the Grand Nationals race on Sunday, all for $20.
I met Fireball Roberts at Lakewood Speedway in (I think) 1963. I was about 9 - Pop took me down to the (then dirt) track every race day.
I have a friend, who has a neighbor, whose dad worked for Fireball Roberts.
I remember watching the races as a kid back in the late '60s, early '70s.
I had no choice, really, since no cable/sat TV...your choices were limited. ABC used to broadcast NASCAR, if I remember right.
Those are real STOCK cars!
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