Vintage NASCAR

[C Body Bob]

Start with the Petty Belvedere 1964

 

[C Body Bob]

Chrysler 300

In 1955 Tim Flock dominated NASCAR & USAC. Early Hemi power. His brother Fonty drove a team car & won a lot of races too. Sponsored by the owner of Mercury Outboard motors

 

[C Body Bob]

1971

Buddy Baker in the Charger & David Pearson in the Cyclone

 

[Wollfen]

Real seat of the pants racing in those days.

 

[C Body Bob]

The King

73 Charger

 

[C Body Bob]

This is my favorite of all his cars.

 

[C Body Bob]

Billy Thomas

Good dirt short track driver

 

[C Body Bob]

Neil Bonnet

Believe this to be Rick Baldwin #04 Imperial passing the #70 JD McDuffie Pontiac in the pits

 

[C Body Bob]

Buddy Baker

This was a Petty team car. Hemi powered

 

[C Body Bob]

Petty Plymouth

Restriced Hemi. In 1972 Nascar put restricter plates on all cars running Daytona & Talledega super speedways

 

[C Body Bob]

Notice they didnt have a whole lot of rear spoiler.

 

[BIGBARNEYCARS]

I've seen some of the restricter platez used in the late '60s and early '70s. Looked like real aluminum when you looked down the throats and at idle. But at about 3500 when they really started suckin' gobz of air the edges of the brittle cardboard platez painted silver snapped off and were eaten and blown rite thru' the exhaust. lol... They couldn't protest 'cuz they were all doin' it. Not just the Mopar crew and I've had samplez in my handz from 426s and 440s that are now display case wall hangerz.

 

[C Body Bob]

Yes, they figured out a way around the plates as time went on.

 

[C Body Bob]

A fresh new Hemi

Dale Inman. Richard Petty's long time crew chief helps change out a Hemi for the Superbird

 

[C Body Bob]

Nice old Add

Remember this one?

 

[C Body Bob]

The late Alan Kulwickie

I couldn't help myself. Thought you guys would like this

 

[C Body Bob]

Pettys Charger

This pic was taken at a hugh private collectors home in England. I believe it was in 2012. Richard is driving. They set up a small area to run vintage race cars. Petty said he had a blast driving this car again. W2 355 small block

 

[commando1]

This pic was taken at a hugh private collectors home in England. I believe it was in 2012. Richard is driving. They set up a small area to run vintage race cars. Petty said he had a blast driving this car again. W2 355 small block

To me, that was the start of the end of NASCAR for me.
Cars were further and further away from stock. SMALL BLOCKS Fer crisesakes...
That was it for me....

 

[Ironwolf]

I couldn't help myself. Thought you guys would like this

Do I spy ......

 

[C Body Bob]

Ironwolf I saw that commet on FB. Have no idea what that means. If you do please enlighten me