One you don't see everyday

[gator]

From the first race at Talladega back in 1969.

[Dirtman]

  :)Cool looking Torino!

Rett

[slim]

Nice one, Jacky!

[sentsat71]

Oh YEAH!!!
Coooooooolllllllll Torino!!

[Bob P.]

Very nice replica build Gator.

Bob

[gator]

Thanks everyone!

[gator]

Both pictures were taken by my brother. He used to do a lot of model photography and fooled a lot of people into thinking they were looking at the real deal. He passed away back in 2010 and I still miss him. Here's another example of his models and photography.

[Bob P.]

Fantastic photo's Gator.

Bob

[sentsat71]

I remember seeing many of those posts back in the day....
and yes, he did have a talented eye when it came to photography..........and..................building!!!

[ARCA Guy]

Nice one!

[sentsat71]

Did Big Bill France actually enter this car in the Inaugural Talladega race in 1969? After the PDA and some teams pulled out of the race?
I know I read in SCR where France took it out on the track at speed to show the drivers that it was safe to race at those speeds....

[gator]

Tiny Lund drove it in the race. France drove a few laps earlier in the week to show the track was safe. He was pretty far off the speed the top cars were running though.

[spotter23]

Nice! looks like it's sitting at one of the maintenance sheds in Daytona, very cool

[sentsat71]

Thanks, for the info, Gator......

[Hondo]

Thanks for posting this, Jackie.
Man, I still miss Jerry, "That Ol' Redneck............"

Good stuff !!