How Many days to the Daytona 500?

[be9ak7ts16]

They pushed that car out just for you didn't they?

Do you realize how many strings I had to pull to get them to do that,

 

[be9ak7ts16]

 

[Bob]

 

[be9ak7ts16]

I have never seen this car. It was a privateer twin engined Porsche entry in the 1966 Indianapolis 500. It failed to qualify. Here's an article on it. Its worth the read.

http://flatsixes.com/porsche-motorsports/first-porsche-indianapolis/

 

[be9ak7ts16]

 

[be9ak7ts16]

Same car, different angle.

 

[be9ak7ts16]

The old

The new.

This is the car that went into the fence up above.

 

[be9ak7ts16]

The final car in the #79 Murray Simmons stable.

Murray Simmons

http://hotrodsandjalopies.blogspot.com/2014/05/murray-simmons-and-lakehead-stock-car.htm

 

[be9ak7ts16]

 

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[be9ak7ts16]

Paging @Dwayne, your expertise for supermods is needed.

 

[pjmolo]

 

[Bob]

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That Beemer looks like one of Doc Severinsen's sport coats.

 

[Pat]

 

[Pat]

 

[Pat]

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Whoa.. that's.. er.. colorful

 

[Bob]

 

[2 Sweet]

 

[be9ak7ts16]

 

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[be9ak7ts16]

 

[aunty dive]

Wow. Horses by Doane.

Doane Spencer is a legend.

 

[aunty dive]

Spencer built this:

 

[aunty dive]

And this for Chris Cord ... Spencer is cleaning the windshield:

 

[aunty dive]

Got a little carried away there.

Sorry about that.

 

[be9ak7ts16]

Got a little carried away there.

Sorry about that.

Not even close. You may have take over Dwayne's spot for supermods

 

[be9ak7ts16]

 

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[Clutch]

 

[Pat]

 

[klemmabyna]

 

[Bobw]

<TWEET> Time out for a flashback. I remember Steady Eddie Flemke was my Dad's driver. saw him race at a number of local tracks back when I was a kid.

 

[pjmolo]

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post #193

deja vu all over again . . . .