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sebss
Joined: 19 Jan 2019 Posts: 26
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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:45 am Post subject: Harry Gant 1983 |
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any one here have any info aout this Harry Gant ride
1983 monte carlo no aero back car
what race,promo car ...
i will make is the only picture a found
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jjsipes
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Radar43
Joined: 30 Jan 2018 Posts: 180
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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 11:07 am Post subject: #33 |
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The car shown is a 1985 car. That car could also have ran with a green and white hood. Lots of pics on the web. Search for Harry Gant NASCAR. Mikes Decals will have the decals you need. The color is Forest Green. Rustoleum makes this color. Good luck. |
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sebss
Joined: 19 Jan 2019 Posts: 26
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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 12:57 pm Post subject: Re: #33 |
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Radar43 wrote: | The car shown is a 1985 car. That car could also have ran with a green and white hood. Lots of pics on the web. Search for Harry Gant NASCAR. Mikes Decals will have the decals you need. The color is Forest Green. Rustoleum makes this color. Good luck. |
thanks a lot i just odered the decal 3 days ago
and thanks for the color match |
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Radar43
Joined: 30 Jan 2018 Posts: 180
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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 4:06 pm Post subject: color |
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Sorry I told you the incorrect color earlier. The correct color is Kelly Green. Sorry about that. I went to my stash and found I was wrong. |
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sebss
Joined: 19 Jan 2019 Posts: 26
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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 7:19 pm Post subject: Re: color |
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Radar43 wrote: | Sorry I told you the incorrect color earlier. The correct color is Kelly Green. Sorry about that. I went to my stash and found I was wrong. |
still the same brand ? |
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Radar43
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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 7:54 pm Post subject: Paint |
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It`s a Wal-Mart brand. |
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Sundance
Joined: 31 Jan 2018 Posts: 78 Location: Florissant, MO
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Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2020 7:01 pm Post subject: If that is the same car I saw |
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a few years ago at Memory Lane Museum in Mooresville, NC. I can tell you more.
It was a used up car short track car that was campaigned by Harry Gant. This particular car was upgraded and used by Hal Needham in the Pan American Rally in the early 90s. There is a poster inside describing it. I'll see if I can find any of my pictures taken about 2005 or so. It is basically parked as it was raced in the rally.
I am pretty sure it is the same car, as they placed a big tach on the dash for the rally. I think I can see it in the pic. _________________ Two of my favorite things, a lovely blond and a Dodge Charger |
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sebss
Joined: 19 Jan 2019 Posts: 26
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Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 5:02 am Post subject: Re: If that is the same car I saw |
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Sundance wrote: | a few years ago at Memory Lane Museum in Mooresville, NC. I can tell you more.
It was a used up car short track car that was campaigned by Harry Gant. This particular car was upgraded and used by Hal Needham in the Pan American Rally in the early 90s. There is a poster inside describing it. I'll see if I can find any of my pictures taken about 2005 or so. It is basically parked as it was raced in the rally.
I am pretty sure it is the same car, as they placed a big tach on the dash for the rally. I think I can see it in the pic. |
sweet i hope you found some ,thanks |
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Sundance
Joined: 31 Jan 2018 Posts: 78 Location: Florissant, MO
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Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 11:54 pm Post subject: I found them |
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Here they are. Unfortunately I cannot find the pic of the poster inside the car (you can kinda see it in there). The poster had more info on it.
_________________ Two of my favorite things, a lovely blond and a Dodge Charger |
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Sundance
Joined: 31 Jan 2018 Posts: 78 Location: Florissant, MO
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Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 12:33 am Post subject: And for some intrigue |
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I started researching the race that supposedly he won. There is no reference in his biography, Wikipedia, racing stats of him even participating in this race.
So did he win, did he race? I know he participated in the Cannonball Run. Could this have been the car he used in that?
Again, I know the poster inside the car has more information on it but I cannot remember what it said. Maybe someone else has a pic of the poster. I could not find any pictures of the car participating the Mexican race. Anyone out there want to do some research...….. _________________ Two of my favorite things, a lovely blond and a Dodge Charger |
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George Andrews
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Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2020 11:09 am Post subject: |
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Hal Needham only participated in the last true Cannonball Run in 1979. He was one of the " Ambulance Drivers ", along with CBBSTSMTD founder Brock Yates. Their " patient " was Brock's wife, Lady Pamela. It was not the same Dodge Van Yates used in previous runnings of The Cannonball, though it did suffer terminal transmission problems. ( One of the more accurately portrayed story lines in the Burt Reynolds - Dom DeLuise movie Cannonball Run, which was directed by Needham. )
The stock car used in the movie was a former Hoss Ellington / Hawaiian Tropic Chevy Laguna S-3, which mysteriously became a street - legal version for the Car - into - the - Hotel - pool scene. |
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sebss
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Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2020 12:05 pm Post subject: |
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thanks a lot for those picture |
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rm21
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Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2020 1:56 pm Post subject: |
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George Andrews wrote: | Hal Needham only participated in the last true Cannonball Run in 1979. He was one of the " Ambulance Drivers ", along with CBBSTSMTD founder Brock Yates. Their " patient " was Brock's wife, Lady Pamela. It was not the same Dodge Van Yates used in previous runnings of The Cannonball, though it did suffer terminal transmission problems. ( One of the more accurately portrayed story lines in the Burt Reynolds - Dom DeLuise movie Cannonball Run, which was directed by Needham. )
The stock car used in the movie was a former Hoss Ellington / Hawaiian Tropic Chevy Laguna S-3, which mysteriously became a street - legal version for the Car - into - the - Hotel - pool scene. |
Um, not quite. The Hawaiian Tropic car in the movie was a street legal car the entire movie. It was never an actual stock car, and certainly never a former Hoss Ellington car. |
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George Andrews
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Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2020 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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Ok, I'll go with that. It's been a loonngg time since I've seen the movie. |
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