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Originally Posted by Ripped
Yeah, some great photos, and heritage, but this is the one I remember;
Maybe you can build one of those next?  |
No interest in that.
I'm a Ford fan not a Petty fan, I just respect the king for being a great driver. The Mopar aero cars were a response to my ugly duckling
and then Fords Talledega and Mercurys Cyclone Spoiler II in 69.
Petty in 69 is interesting because it was the only year he raced something other than a Mopar product. He was pissed they wanted him to stay in the Roadrunner when he knew the Torinos and Cyclones were way ahead on Aero so he jumped ship to FORD.
He came in second that year but he did win a lot of short track races including Riverside.
David Pearson won his second and third NASCAR championships in the Boat in 68 & 69. After that he decided to just run part time. It's a shame because his part time winning % was record setting and it seems he could have captured a few more championships.
Here is Mario Andretti in his Cyclone. In 67 he won the Daytona 500 in a Fairlane. There was a lot of politics in racing then just like today. Chevy was basically siting out and NASCAR had kaboshed the Ford Cammer to help keep the Hemi competitive.
The idea for my car is based on NASCAR being the reason for the FE TunnelPort and that Road Race winning Petty car has a great PT stance.
