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Radar43
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 Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2019 3:18 pm Post subject: C. Yarborough 1973 Laguna |
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| MPC kit #1709 of Cale Yarborough`s 1973 #11 Kar-Kare Laguna Chevelle. Other than the model kit box I have never seen a photo of this car. Was this Laguna a one race, car? If so which track? |
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Steve South
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| Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2019 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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| I know I saw it on a 74 Monte, they sponsored 73 and the first half of 74. So it could be on a Chevelle or Monte. I thought that was the car he led all 500 at Bristol with in 73. |
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odcics2
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| Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 10:48 am Post subject: |
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Lots of good pics in Nascar Winston Cup Yearbooks!
I found 74,75,77 on ebay about 20 each. |
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Radar43
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| Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 3:14 pm Post subject: cy |
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| Yea those year books are great and I own them. But those cars are 74 Monte Carlos and Chevelles. The model kit box cover has a photo of a 74 Laguna, this is not the same front end that is on the 75, 76 Laguna Type-S3. 1974 year book shows which car Cale drove at each race and race #14 on June 9, 74 the team switched sponsors and went to Carling Beer. Its no big deal and I`m thinking this may have been a test car. Thanks for responding. |
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Tom Birky
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| Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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I have a pic of the 73 Laguna with Cale posing next to it. It only has one or two fender decals, probably a publicity shot with a test or show car? I'll try to post it later.
Tom
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hemiman_1999
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| Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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| I have pictures of that car as a 73 and 74 Chevelle as well as a 73 and 74 Laguna. I am not sure but I think the sponsorship did not cover all the races in 73 and 74 so you will find some pics of cars with different logos as well as cars that are just plain white with the Kar-Kare lettering in red. I am not sure about this but I think there was some type of rules violation that resulted in suspensions or whatever and that had something to do with the cars that were just white. I also have a pic somewhere of Dick Trickle in the car what race I have no idea but it is one I would like to get more info on. |
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George Andrews
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| Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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| I have read where Junior Johnson was quite adamant that he would only race with Other People's Money. This could explain the various sponsors during the early 1970's. Of course when Junior secured the Holly Farms sponsorship full time, it was kinda - sorta his money, since he was a big supplier of poultry to Holly Farms. |
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Firefly
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| Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Tom Birky wrote: | I have a pic of the 73 Laguna with Cale posing next to it. It only has one or two fender decals, probably a publicity shot with a test or show car? I'll try to post it later.
Tom |
This car. The front seems to be sitting high, like the engine had been pulled.
Never raced with the Laguna nose.
By the way, the MPC box photo was retouched to appear as a Laguna...
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Tom Birky
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| Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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Radar43
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| Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 11:39 pm Post subject: CY |
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| Fantastic!!! Thanks that is great. I have never seen those photos. |
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joe b
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| Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2019 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Tom Birky wrote: | |
that looks like a 73 with a 74 nose |
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Firefly
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| Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2019 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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| joe b wrote: |
that looks like a 73 with a 74 nose |
The nose is a '73. The main synthetic piece was the same for '73 and '74. The difference was the shape of the signal lamps on the grille. In the front view b&w photo you'll notice the round signal lamps of the '73. '74 had square lamps.
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joe b
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| Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2019 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Firefly wrote: | | joe b wrote: |
that looks like a 73 with a 74 nose |
The nose is a '73. The main synthetic piece was the same for '73 and '74. The difference was the shape of the signal lamps on the grille. In the front view b&w photo you'll notice the round signal lamps of the '73. '74 had square lamps. |
so the nose peice that comes in the saturday night special 74 kit is a 73 nose? and can be used on both years cars.
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Firefly
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| Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2019 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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| joe b wrote: | | Firefly wrote: | | joe b wrote: |
that looks like a 73 with a 74 nose |
The nose is a '73. The main synthetic piece was the same for '73 and '74. The difference was the shape of the signal lamps on the grille. In the front view b&w photo you'll notice the round signal lamps of the '73. '74 had square lamps. |
so the nose peice that comes in the saturday night special 74 kit is a 73 nose? and can be used on both years cars.
joe |
yep
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| Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2019 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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| The only difference in the '73 and '74 nose was the grille insert. You can see the parking light holes in the grille behind the mesh in the photos, the '73 had round parking lights and the '74 had square parking lights. |
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| i'm talking about the small one with no chrome as opposed to the integrated bumper instead of the larger one that has the chrome bumper. |
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| Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2020 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Firefly wrote: | | joe b wrote: |
that looks like a 73 with a 74 nose |
The nose is a '73. The main synthetic piece was the same for '73 and '74. The difference was the shape of the signal lamps on the grille. In the front view b&w photo you'll notice the round signal lamps of the '73. '74 had square lamps. |
Now when you say "synthetic", do you mean the rubbery kind of nose like the mid 70's Camaros had? Or was it a type of fiberglass?
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Firefly
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| AdamtheWayne wrote: |
Now when you say "synthetic", do you mean the rubbery kind of nose like the mid 70's Camaros had? Or was it a type of fiberglass? |
Urethane, the rubbery material, over a steel framework, I presume.
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Firefly
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| joe b wrote: | | i'm talking about the small one with no chrome as opposed to the integrated bumper instead of the larger one that has the chrome bumper. |
You mean this? It would work for a '73 or '74 Laguna.
Most I have seen have no rivets. Smooth or with the stock rub strip.
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