This site is dedicated to the restoration and preservation of 1960's and '70's Musclecars. I will answer any and all questions about what is original, and what are "Period Correct" modifications. I will also post my personal opinion about what is and is not proper. People are encouraged to debate me or share their own opinions or experiences.
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Let's see some '40's,'50's,'60s and '70s NASCAR Tributes.....
I was looking at a book showing the history of NASCAR and realized in stark constrast to today's cookie-cutter cars-( They all look like a Toyota Camry, whether their supposed to be a Ford Fusion or a Chevy Malibu or whatever ) that the old ones has serious, distinctive style. The 1949 Olds Rocket 88 stock car piloted by Buck Baker looked totally badass. One of those with a snarling 455 under the hood would be way cool. The late '50's Pontiac, Buick and Olds offerings don't have the cult following of the '55-57 Chevys so building a Nascar-themed late '50's BOP car shouldn't outrage too many people. And if you "gotta have" a tri-five Chevy-like I said in an earlier post-Woodyz Hot Rods is selling new '55-57 Bodies and chassis under liscence from GM. Some '60's models that would be cool-# 1. Full-size Pontiacs. High Performance Pontiac Magazine had a feature on someone who copied Fireball Roberts 1962 Catalina that won Daytona. It looked totally badass. In fact any Pontiac from 1960-68 would work-with 389,400,421 or cubes under those long hoods they could back up the image. # 2. Full-size Fords. The book showed a 1965 Galaxie Stock Car. It was way cool too. And since most of the big Fords of this era had 390 cubes under the hood-they'd have the power to back it up. # 3. "Oddball" '70's Replicas. Lot's of people have done Chargers like Richard Petty's '74, and Chevy Monte Carlos like Darrel Waltrip drove. ( PHR's "Project Talledega" ) I'd like to see an AMC Matador like Mark Donohue briefly drove, or a Mercury Cougar done like the one David Pearson drove for the Wood Brothers. Or a '78-79 Dodge Magnum. Or a '77 Cutlass like King Richard drove when he retired the Iconic '74 Charger. It would be nice to see something other than Camaros, Firebirds, Mustangs, and Chevelles. Mastermind
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