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JamesT
Joined: 04 Apr 2018 Posts: 48 Location: Canada
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Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 2:12 pm Post subject: Salvinos JR Pontiac LeMans, Tim Richmond |
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Got most of the stuff assembled. Some more sanding and it should be ready for paint soon.
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Racer14
Joined: 13 Feb 2018 Posts: 283 Location: Rockford, IL
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Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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This one is coming along nicely! Never knew Richmond had run a Lemans. |
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JamesT
Joined: 04 Apr 2018 Posts: 48 Location: Canada
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Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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Racer14 wrote: | This one is coming along nicely! Never knew Richmond had run a Lemans. |
There’s Some good in car footage of him here, there’s even a rain delay and they interview him at 2 hours 12mins in
https://youtu.be/_m8NlERsNDo |
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George Andrews
Joined: 30 Jan 2018 Posts: 461
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Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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Racer14 wrote: | This one is coming along nicely! Never knew Richmond had run a Lemans. |
Raymond Beadle's new Blue Max Racing NASCAR team would become one of the Factory Pontiac teams in 1983. Strangely enough, Tim Richmond would run the now 3 year old ( and out of production ) LeMans body for most Cup races in 1983, and the current Grand Prix body for a few short track races. Beadle had bought most of Ranier Racing's Lemans at the end of the 1982 season, as Ranier was switching to the Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS for the 1983 season. Beadle was also able to hire several talented crew members of the now - defunct M.C. Anderson Racing team, including crew chief Tim Brewer and engine builder Harold Elliott. |
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Razorback 46
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JamesT
Joined: 04 Apr 2018 Posts: 48 Location: Canada
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Orangeastre
Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 212
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Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2020 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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Looks awesome! The work around the rear bumper is tidy! |
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MarkJ
Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 1317
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Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 9:45 am Post subject: |
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Looks perfect so far, James. Dont forget the rear spoiler. Any reason why its not already on the car? |
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Firefly
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 814 Location: New Jersey
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Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 11:27 am Post subject: |
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LOOKING GOOD! _________________ Bill Jobson is my real name. |
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JamesT
Joined: 04 Apr 2018 Posts: 48 Location: Canada
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Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 11:28 am Post subject: |
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MarkJ wrote: | Looks perfect so far, James. Dont forget the rear spoiler. Any reason why its not already on the car? |
Thanks
It’s not Red so I left it off until the end. plus I’ll make a new one from aluminum sheet. |
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18degrees
Joined: 01 Feb 2018 Posts: 1023 Location: metro STL area, ILLINois
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Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 11:55 am Post subject: |
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Always found it interesting that Beadle had sponsorship from Motorcraft but ran GM cars. _________________ ON DECK/IN THE WORKS: too many started to list...
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George Andrews
Joined: 30 Jan 2018 Posts: 461
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Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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18degrees wrote: | Always found it interesting that Beadle had sponsorship from Motorcraft but ran GM cars. |
The MONEY is ALL Green !!!
Even Better is a passage from UMI Publications' Winston Cup'83 Yearbook : pg. 177 " Quickly forgotten was all the joking about an Old Milwaukee car winning the Busch Pole for the Miller High Life Race. " Oh yea -- part of Tim's largess included a new FORD Thunderbird !!! |
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Shunter
Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 461
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Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2020 3:13 am Post subject: |
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Looking good JT....great finish on the paint... |
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Ole 43
Joined: 11 Oct 2018 Posts: 22
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Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2021 1:16 pm Post subject: Richmond LeMans |
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Looks great. I am building one too. What color of red did you use? |
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