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27/04/2020 6:38 am
PICS - Smokey Yunick!
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And a visitor who dropped in to see what was going on.
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27/04/2020 6:49 am
Nice trio there. And I'm always amazed watching those little guys scurry up a vertical concrete wall
27/04/2020 10:43 am
ESP when they are upside down .. thrusting their tiny lil red throat looking for mates !!!!
27/04/2020 10:44 am
MARLOWE ... PLESE tell me about that Blck / Gold #47 ... THAT IS SOO COOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Topic starter
27/04/2020 3:29 pm
It was introduced in 1964 at Indy and called the "Capsule" car. However, for obvious reasons...
... that term was soon replaced by the garage as the Sidecar."
Unfortunately, it was an evil handling car and was not competitive. It failed to qualify as the assigned NASCAR driver, Bobby Jones spun it on the last qualifying attempt hit the wall with significant damage. That was the end of that design as it just didn't work. Actually, it was probably a bit of good fortune for Bobby Jones as '64 was the year of the horrific firey crash that killed Eddie Sachs and Dave McDonald. Still, the car was quite unique and when Replicarz announced they were selling a resin model, I had to have it.