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Bobby Allison 1982 Daytona 500 Winner Minus Rear Bumper

 
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BW



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 8:41 pm    Post subject: Bobby Allison 1982 Daytona 500 Winner Minus Rear Bumper Reply with quote

Bobby Allison 1982 Daytona 500 Winner Minus Rear Bumper

For the benefit of those who haven't ever heard the story behind BA's rear bumper controversy at the 1982 Daytona 500, here is the story of what happened. (According to Bobby.) Just as the cars were going out for the final practice, one of the Nascar officials, Joe Gazaway, told Bobby he was not being allowed to go out for practice until he moved his bumper. Joe said it was 1/4" out of place. Bobby argued that he passed nascar inspection and should be allowed to go out. Joe said no and that was final. Bobby and his crew removed the bumper and welded it back in accordance to Joe's satisfaction. However, Bobby missed the final practice. The next day in the 500, during the early stages of the race the bumper suddenly flew off. Bobby claimed that Cale Yarborough's drafting caused it to come off. Bobby went on to win the race but many people claim that, without the rear bumper, Bobby was much faster. Bobby said that without the rear bumper, it actually made the car slower and that the car was just that fast. One can only guess what was true! Great story!

KIT: Monogram

PAINT: Tamiya TS-26 Pure White. Interior Tamiya XF-1 Flat Black with Testor's Semi-Gloss clear. All metal pieces were painted using Testor's Model Master Metallizers.

DECALS: Powerslide.

BUILD NOTES: Right out of the box except I added exhaust dumps made using K&S aluminum tubing. Added Detail Master harnesses and buckles. Made all the rear fascia panel behind missing bumper using Evergreen sheet and painted with Metallizer Stainless Steel. Studied several YouTube videos and photos of this race to make sure the rear area was accurate and it looked like the real thing.

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Really enjoy building the Monogram Buick Regal kit. I wanted to finish this kit before this year's Daytona 500. I started on this build not long after the first of the year. Everything went well and finished just ahead of my goal. I still think this one of the best nascar kits ever produced. Thanks for looking!
Bobby
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 8:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I LOVE it! What a unique build. That missing bumper and panel, just kills me! Laughing
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 8:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Outstanding job! Good story too.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is a hoot! It's the kind of racing lore I enjoy seeing represented in scale. I love it. Thank you for sharing.

Jodie Peeler
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:20 pm    Post subject: Bobby Allison's Daytona winner Reply with quote

Another outstanding build Bobby! That is probably the best monogram Buick I've ever seen and as far as that bumper falling off unintentionally, yeah right! The way NASCAR had the teams mount the bumpers in those days, they were like a parachute under the car! With or without a bumper, BA and the digard team had them covered that year. Who got whacked by the flying bumper?
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great build as always. Love the way you present each project. The paint, decal and modification details all laid out up front followed by quality pictures.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2019 8:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Remember watching that race on TV....
Don't remember all of the story behind this...

GREAT replica of this 500 winning car!!
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2019 12:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great job Bobby and a great story as well.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2019 1:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Love your builds. I have one of these as well as Allison's Hardees cars painted and decaled. Need to get them out and finish them. Thanks for sharing all your builds., Love looking at them and getting inspiration from them.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2019 2:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great job! (as usual) but I really like how you've got the front hunkered down and the stance in general. I'm no expert on the Mono Buicks and MC s but I have noticed that getting the final stance with the right attitude on both ends can require some real finessing. You nailed it (as usual:)

John
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2019 6:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Another beauty!!!
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 16, 2019 1:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice to see interior, engine and under the chassis photos...
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 16, 2019 3:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Top notch build, as usual!
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 16, 2019 10:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Beautiful build Bobby. Love it. Great job.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2019 10:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Another super clean build up to your usual stellar standards! Thanks for sharing!

Don
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2019 1:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's another super clean build. I love that generation of stock cars. I read in Bobbys autobiography, DiGard still owes him money from that race. And they cleaned Donnies clock financially in the seventies. And folks may recall, DW along with his father in law and Junior bought him out of his contract with DiGard. Where there's that much smoke, there's usually fire.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 9:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh yeah. I remember that race well. Great job
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