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Sundance
Joined: 31 Jan 2018 Posts: 78 Location: Florissant, MO
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Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2019 2:48 pm Post subject: Found this on the internet |
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I have not seen this photo before
_________________ Two of my favorite things, a lovely blond and a Dodge Charger |
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john843
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 607 Location: S.C. Lowcountry
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Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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That look's like it may be the more stock-appearing car that belonged to Chrysler that is in several photos in front of PE.
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Tom M. Board Moderator
Joined: 01 Feb 2018 Posts: 606
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Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2019 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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Yes that's "Curious Blue", the Chrysler Engineering test car. |
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bangor boy
Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 454
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Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2019 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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Not connected to the Swedish art-house film, I Am Curious Blue?
Worth pondering. With his long hair, Fu-Manchu moustaches, peace-sign headrests and Jefferson Airplane on the race car 8 track, that Petty feller was as close as it got in NASCAR to hippy culture. |
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AdamtheWayne
Joined: 09 Jul 2018 Posts: 1182
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Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2019 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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bangor boy wrote: | Not connected to the Swedish art-house film, I Am Curious Blue?
Worth pondering. With his long hair, Fu-Manchu moustaches, peace-sign headrests and Jefferson Airplane on the race car 8 track, that Petty feller was as close as it got in NASCAR to hippy culture. | I dare you to say that to him. You're right though. Just as easy to see him at a clam bake as in a race car. _________________ "Dude, it's not Camelot... it's only a model." "Details man, I need details!!" |
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john843
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 607 Location: S.C. Lowcountry
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Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 5:02 am Post subject: |
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bangor boy wrote: | Not connected to the Swedish art-house film, I Am Curious Blue?
Worth pondering. With his long hair, Fu-Manchu moustaches, peace-sign headrests and Jefferson Airplane on the race car 8 track, that Petty feller was as close as it got in NASCAR to hippy culture. |
Actually, Little Bud Moore and Fred Lorenzen were Nascar's first "long-haired hippy types" (and poor Cale just wanted some hair that would stay on during a race:)
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odcics2
Joined: 09 Feb 2018 Posts: 283
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Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 7:43 am Post subject: |
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Tom M. wrote: | Yes that's "Curious Blue", the Chrysler Engineering test car. |
I have a RR tire from the November 1970 test session when this Nichels built car was at Daytona.
There are other pics of the interior and trunk, showing the data recorder, on the 'net also.
The wheels are the same ones that were on the #88 Engineering Daytona when it ran 200.447 mph. |
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