Not many advertisements for Nitro out there, or 1970 Coronets race cars.. both found on Us-muscle.tumblr.com

from http://us-muscle.tumblr.com/

When Nascar had cool cars

I think this was on http://mecanicien.tumblr.com/

Nascar race trim Daytona, looking totally bitchin' with the headlight buckets scooping air

Found on http://outsidethecubicle.tumblr.com/ but originally posted on http://stiffspeed.tumblr.com/post/53708958373 with no info

The Last American Hero, starring a young Jeff Bridges in a 1973 movie about running moonshine, driving a fastback Mustang GT, and getting into NASCAR... great opening scene, and dirt road car chase

part one above, go to youtube for the part 2, but be sure to check out the paint on the race cars at minute 55

Besides Jeff Bridges, the other actors you might enjoy seeing are Ned Beatty and Gary Busey before he was full looney tunes... you'll recognize at least 4 other actors, Ed Lauter, William Smith,

This movie is the bio of Junior Johnson, and he is the Tech Advisor and consultant of course


The movie depicts Junior's father as being arrested for producing moonshine. In reality, it was Junior himself that was arrested and sentenced. In 1956, federal tax agents found Johnson working at his father's moonshine still in Wilkes County; they arrested him. Many local residents believed the raid was done in revenge for the agent's inability to catch Johnson delivering moonshine on local highways; this is depicted in the movie when we see the local law enforcement busting up his father's still. Junior Johnson was convicted of moon-shining and was sent to prison in Chillicothe, Ohio. He served 11 months of a two-year sentence.

anyone recognize the rim? the movie is 1972-73 production, and this is probably a local racer, but I can't remember ever seeing a rim like this

Stroker Ace, a Burt Reynolds movie about Nascar, made in 1983

an extremely significant Chevy collection, you probably haven't heard of

one of the 5 Grand Sport Corvettes, and it was driven by Penske
the "Pass In The Grass" Dale Earnhardt Sr Monte Carlo,
the SR2 Corvette that Zora Duntov drove, and Bill Mitchell designed
Bobby Allisons 1973 Malibu, the last 427 powered Winston Cup car

http://www.powerperformancenews.com/features/chevy-power-bill-towers-historic-collection/

A good look at the cars of REAL stock car racing, the 1954 NASCAR race at Darlington, the Southern 500, begins with the Smokey Yunick prepped fabulous Hudson Hornet

found on http://carrosantigos.wordpress.com, where Nik finds the coolest stuff!

in this one post http://carrosantigos.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/loyd-moore-nascar-movies  Nik assembled 10 early 1950s NASCAR and Grand National race films

the 1952 Grand National race on Daytona Beach, in color, and what a big variety in cars, colors, and paint scheme designs!

found on http://carrosantigos.wordpress.com

Marty Robbins when he raced in Nascar

if you've never heard of Marty, he was a great singer song writer of westerns. Not this nonsense contemporary line dancing pop country... but westerns. Gunfighters, bandits, the Mexico border, etc etc. Very Zorro era type imagery.

Found on http://iheartcoolshit.tumblr.com/

Bangshift.com found the mother of home videos... the Daytona 500 pits before the race

the above stills from the video are to let you see just how damn cool a late 60's muscle car can be if made full race. Chevelle, Impala, Road Runner, Fairlane, Galaxie, Cyclone, Starliner... you can still get these cars for less than 15 thou in running condition and make a Nascar clone.



All from http://bangshift.com/blog/epic-freaking-video-home-movies-from-the-1969-daytona-500-incredible-footage.html

the Holman Moody prepped, Fireball Roberts 1963 Ford Galaxy #22... .. a museum stored - fresh off the track - race car

Q code, single 4 barrel, 427 with cast iron hi flow exhaust headers

If I could recall all that I was told by the owner, a Holman or Moody, I can't recall which... but a nice guy, he said this was beign neglected in a museum, the NASCAR museum I think, and it hadn't been maintained, kept up, not even properly stored for decades. So when a Holman Moody museum was started, they got their cars back... see, they hadn't sold them to the museums, just loaned them. http://www.holmanmoody.com/

Ray Evernham made a 64 Plymouth Belvedere just like the ones that won in NASCAR, in 1964 at the Daytona 500 and the NASCAR Grand National Championship

750 Hp, 4 speed, front and rear clips from a modern NASCAR race car, and fully adjustable suspension. The only thing it doesn't come with is a crew chief and a pit crew!

Net proceeds from the sale will go to Evernham Family Racing for a Reason, a foundation that is funding IGNITE, a new program and facility in Davidson, N.C. operated by the Autism Society of North Carolina.

 IGNITE enables adults with High-Functioning Autism or Asperger Syndrome to enjoy a better quality of life as valued members of the community in which they live and work.

racers tricks to make a factory Talladega even more aerodynamic