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hawk22
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 298 Location: Northern Virginia
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Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2018 1:11 pm Post subject: Reposts, Modified cars I saw race |
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Reposts. Modeled after cars I saw race on the 1/2 mile clay Speedway Park track , Jacksonville, Fl in the early 1960's.
#39 various cars driven by LeeRoy Yarbrough.
#6 and #16 David Ezell.
#10 "Wild" Bill Shaw.
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sentsat71
Joined: 03 Feb 2018 Posts: 1237 Location: Fenton, IA
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2018 10:30 am Post subject: |
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Very cool looking builds!! |
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Olderndirt
Joined: 01 Feb 2018 Posts: 24
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 11:03 am Post subject: |
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I love these cars, especially the ones with the big old “W” blocks in them. Most people forget how many of these big old truck motors went to the track.
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Gary Davis
Joined: 02 Feb 2018 Posts: 242 Location: Tacoma,Washington
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 2:03 am Post subject: |
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That's some very cool racing history. Great job on replicating all those cars. _________________ Short Track racing....Ya gotta love it.
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hawk22
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 298 Location: Northern Virginia
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:17 am Post subject: |
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Gary Davis wrote: | That's some very cool racing history. Great job on replicating all those cars. |
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Thankful someone was snapping pictures back then, or all would be left to memory.
1960 era, when the cars raced were so special....
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Gary Davis
Joined: 02 Feb 2018 Posts: 242 Location: Tacoma,Washington
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 1:31 pm Post subject: |
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Now those are some GREAT photos. Man do I remember those days. The cars sounded like RACE CARS! Looked like RACE CARS TOO!! Thanks for posting these Hawk. _________________ Short Track racing....Ya gotta love it.
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Olderndirt
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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Oh yea!! Those were the day when men made race cars out of junk. Now, they mostly make junk out of race cars.
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bandit2026
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 21
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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That one no. 39 coupe looks to have a 409 with fuel injectors sticking up. Can you imagine kicking that thing off the corner? With those skinny tires? |
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Gary Davis
Joined: 02 Feb 2018 Posts: 242 Location: Tacoma,Washington
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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bandit2026 wrote: | That one no. 39 coupe looks to have a 409 with fuel injectors sticking up. Can you imagine kicking that thing off the corner? With those skinny tires? | Oh YEA...I think that's were the expression "SUCK IT UP BUTTER CUP"...came from. If it didn't...then it should have!! LOL _________________ Short Track racing....Ya gotta love it.
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Henryjint
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 1969 Location: NY State's Hudson Valley
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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Very nice!!! _________________ Forum member since 10/25/2010 |
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Olderndirt
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe it isn’t a 409, but an smaller 348. Not that that would make any difference with that light car, and those skinny tires.
The fuel injection surprises me. In my area six dueces ruled the track, and a lot of them ran with a fair amount of success against the injected motors when they first showed up.
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hawk22
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 298 Location: Northern Virginia
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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409 was the magic numbers heard in the grand stands but it may be because of the popular
409 rock song that was played over the PA system, among other songs of the era.
Cubic inch was unlimited, as was fuel injection and multi carbs. Rules later changed to
duel four barrels then single four barrel as a cost cutting measure. Popular cam was made
by Schooler, a local Jacksonville company.
Trival side note, rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd was a local Jacksonville band. Founder Ronnie
Van Zant was a big racing fan. Couldn't afford the cost of a TICKET ($2.00), but would climb
the trees outside of the track for a spectacular view. Went to school with Ronnie, Lake Shore
Jr. High. He was a couple of years ahead of me. We were both fans of Lee Roy Yarbrough, who
lived with his mother just outside the track (car #39)...
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