That brings back memories for me....
Our sportsman cars looked almost exactly like that!
When we use to race at Mt Clemens speedway! which is no longer there and they built Gibraltar Trade ctr North..in its place!


Can you imagine running a Vega Today? They did have a cosworth motor.

That be like trying to run a AMC Gremlin in a Truck race!

 

Usually, it's a Ford that needs an outside engine from Cosworth to go fast.....

 

Classic NASCAR Photo of the Day:

Here is a shot from the pits of the 1973 Talladega 500 about to begin!!

 

To bad today there isn't such a difference in the cars. Cookie cutter like most tracks. Nascar needs to give us something different. Great shots and posts.

 

Classic NASCAR Photo of the Day.... anybody remember when bug eyed cameras got popular in the early 70's?



Here is a shot from the flag stand of the start of a 1970 race at Michigan.....

 

I like this effect! They should use this again...

 

They actually still use them, but not to this extreme. That's how they do victory lane shots and the such. If you took your camera to victory lane, you would find you have to be like 15-20 ft from the car to get the whole car and background in a shot. Tehir cameras, with the fisheye, can be a few feet from a car and get the whole scene... tehy can be within a couple of feet of the driver and be able to see the drivers face, the whole car, the Miss Sprint Cup girl, and all that fun stuff in one shot.....


SEriously, try to get what they get in a single camera shot...

 

Great stuff Duane...always wondered why the cam shot looked weird with the fish eye cam shot!
Now I know what it is....looks like....

I did learn the difference between...a plymouth superbird and the Charger daytona from all of this...

It wont be long fellas and were gonna be living the dream !!!!
When the season actually fires up!

 

There's a difference between a Charger Daytona and a Superbird?

 

Ones a plymouth road runner.(superbird)
The others a charger. (Daytona) both have the nose price and the huge wing.

The difference is:
1 is made by plymouth
2nd is made by dodge.
Same design 2 different manufacturers.
Thus:
Daytona charger
Superbird roadrunner