I am getting such a kick out of these Road Runners on the doors with the numbers!
https://public.fotki.com/gwadagone/sixties-nascar--dec/22billyfoster.html#media
Saturday, April 12, 2025
It's been too long since I've had the time to just look through fun 60s race car photos, I really enjoy this set of Road Runner door numbers
https://public.fotki.com/gwadagone/sixties-nascar--dec/22billyfoster.html#media
the Performance Research Racing (PRR) team entered this Challenger in the 1970 Trans-Am SCCA
Notably, the factory dashboard, interior door panels, and quarter panels remained untouched. Due to regulations prohibiting the modification of the car’s body to accommodate larger tires, the rear quarter panels were instead flared to provide additional clearance for the tires. Finally, clips and straps were added to secure the front and rear windows.
Sheet metal was welded between the back seat area and the trunk. The battery was relocated to the trunk. A chin spoiler, crafted from aluminum, was bolted on to assist with front downforce. For the rear spoiler, a Camaro spoiler was used due to the unavailability of a Mopar spoiler in time.
Initially, only corporate race teams received funding due to company politics, but by the end of 1970, even this support ceased. Independent teams like Performance Research Racing lacking factory sponsorship, couldn’t afford an engine. Consequently, their car was sold without one.
The new proprietors procured a Keith Black engine to complete the car and prepare it for racing. Feeding through a single Holley 730 cfm carburetor, the racing engine would produce around 450 hp.
Behind the engine, an A-833 4-speed manual with NASCAR gearing replaced the 727 3 spd auto. The rear axle was a stock 8¾ with 3.55 gears.
The car resurfaced on October 3, 1971, to race at Riverside Raceway in California, once the green flag dropped, the Challenger ran 13 laps but succumbed to engine failure.
This de-stroked 340 cid engine proved to be unreliable for racing. Originally not designed for racing, the 305 cid suffered from oil starvation issues going through corners at speed.
SCCA regulations prevented the use of dry-sump lubrication, which would have been an instant fix.
Raced for the 1974 season until engine let go, plus the car was ill-handling in the turns due to the fact that it was so nose-heavy. At this point, the new owner decided to move the firewall back to distribute the weight more evenly and help run on the oval track. He started on the project, but he just did not have time. The car was covered and put in the corner.
His son, in 2005, after looking at the car for 30 years, decided to restore it as it raced in Riverside back in 1971, the last attempt by an independent team.
as Judas Priest said
https://www.racingjunk.com/news/todays-cool-car-find-is-this-1976-plymouth-arrow
One life I'm gonna live it up
I'm takin' flight I said I'll never get enough
Stand tall I'm young and kinda proud
I'm on top as long as the music's loud
If you think I'll sit around as the world goes by
You're thinkin' like a fool cause it's a case of do or die
Out there is a fortune waitin' to be had
You think I'll let it go you're mad
You've got another thing comin'
That's right here's where the talkin' ends
Well listen this night there'll be some action spent
Drive hard I'm callin' all the shots
I got an ace card comin' down on the rocks
Judas Priest, You've got another thing coming
I'm guessing the list of who owned the select few GT 40s would show it was only the famous, and the rich and famous. Cena notably tried to sell his before his 3 year ownership contract expired, and now Gretzky's 2006 is for sale, with only 1,226 miles
It was originally delivered new to Gretzky wearing that iconic Gulf Racing-inspired livery and the legend’s own number adorning the doors – #99.
https://fordauthority.com/2025/04/2006-ford-gt-formerly-owned-by-wayne-gretzky-is-for-sale
the story on Cena was from 2017 https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2017/12/sure-people-buy-and-sell-cars-for.html
Friday, April 11, 2025
one of the WW2 Merci train cars is at Camp Perry, a National Guard training facility in the middle of a display of tanks and helicopters, a Huey and a Cobra (thank you Marc! )
from what I can tell, there is a Cobra, a Huey, a Sherman, an armored personnel carrier, and a Nike missile. The other tanks are an Abrams, and a Sheridan, I think
Camp Perry is home to the Civilian Marksmanship Program headquarters and hosts the annual National Rifle & Pistol Matches.
The lack of marksmanship skills during the Spanish-American War persuaded Congress to pass a Congressional Act in 1903 to give federal funding to state militias to provide marksmanship instruction camps and practice rifle ranges. In 1906 the Ohio State Legislature appropriated $25,000 to purchase over 300 acres of land for a state rifle range and camp.
By the summer of 1907 Camp Perry Training Site was home to a 200 yd., a 600 yd., and a 800 yd. rifle range.
Beginning in 1907, Camp Perry has been the host of the Civilian Marksmanship Program and the NRA-sponsored National Rifle Matches
By 1909, Camp Perry had evolved into the largest and best rifle ranges in the United States. During World War I, Camp Perry was used as a training center for officers and marksmanship instructors.
Rudimentary structures were constructed for use by competitors in the National Matches, and for transient military personnel. During World War I, Camp Perry served as a training center for Army officers and marksmanship instructors.
In the 1920s, the facility was by the Special Police School, a tactical training facility established by the National Rifle Association and the Army's National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice.
In the 1920s, the facility was by the Special Police School, a tactical training facility established by the National Rifle Association and the Army's National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice.
Hough Theatre, built in 1938, houses the National Matches awards ceremonies and once played host to legendary entertainers such as Bing Crosby and Bob Hope.
Once a small town within itself with a bowling alley and even its own airport, you may also see the remains of old, original structures while traversing the grounds. Visit the small park on base to see authentic helicopters, tanks and rockets from past wars, along with a boxcar, the Gratitude Train, gifted by France in 1949 after World War II and restored at Camp Perry in 1986.
The coming of the Second World War closed the Special Police School down, and Camp Perry served as a POW camp for German and Italian prisoners.
Set in 1972 Arizona/New Mexico, follows the first black woman in the FBI and a gutsy getaway driver for a growing crime syndicate. (new tv series on Max, with the name Duster, starring Josh Holloway and Keith David)
thank you Marc!
Leading up the cast of the series is Josh Holloway, who Abrams had in mind when co-writing the series. He stars as Jim, a getaway driver who is brought into an FBI mission. Rachel Hilson also has a lead role as Nina, a new FBI agent who enlists Jim in her effort to take down a crime boss. Keith David appears as Ezra, the crime boss whom the two pursue.
In March 2021, Josh Holloway was cast to star in the pilot, with filming beginning in October 2021 in Tucson. In February 2023, the series was officially given a series order, with Rachel Hilson announced as a co-lead. Corbin Bernsen was announced in a recurring role the following month.
Production for the full series began in April 2023 in Albuquerque, New Mexico and the surrounding areas. In May, it was suspended due to the 2023 WGA strike. Before the strike, the pilot was shot in downtown Tucson, Arizona, and parts of Pima County from September through mid-November 2021.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12160826/
https://wildcat.arizona.edu/126580/arts/why-was-hbo-maxs-duster-pilot-shot-in-tucson/
https://www.tvinsider.com/1182376/duster-max-premiere-date-cast-details/
https://wildcat.arizona.edu/126580/arts/why-was-hbo-maxs-duster-pilot-shot-in-tucson/
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