And this, my dear little ones, was REAL Winston Cup, Grand National, Nascar racing. No restrictor plate nonesense. No equalizing rules to level the field.
And just remember you Chrysler fans, the Ford Boss 429 bested the 426 Hemi by about 30 flywheel horsepower.
@mitchblack Well,if you think about it,the 429 had 30 extra HP because it had 3 more cubic inches of displacement.Ever take that into consideration?What ever makes you feel better about yourself.
they put rules on and they found a way around them I have allot of cool nascar motors etc from back then and find all kinds of crazy mods they did. I found counter weights in my NASCAR 71 charger.
@ronkirkpatrick it's been awhile but I've seen pics of factory R&D engineers from one of the "Big 3" standing next to big block chain driven DOHC 4 valve per cylinder monsters from back in the day meant for NASCAR racing. Apparently these engines never made it to the track but I wonder where they are now. Hopefully someone saved these things. Do you have pics of your collection?
I have been looking for such footage for quite some time now. More so for mopars, but seeing the "big 3" going at it at on the high banks, and at the same time muscle cars were at their prime on the streets and strips, DAMN those were good days!!!
Yall notice? No spoilers and they can still dust the COT. Back in the good days, Drivers raced the cars. Now they have to depend on spotters. Woe is me. Lets just give them remote controls and seats high above the track.
Unlike then, today's NASCAR has no real relavance to the modern day street cars... I don't think "Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday" has any meaning anymore.
An attempt at stopping what happened to Carl Edwards at Talladega first led to restrictor plate, then common bodies (also cost control, detroit's move away from speedway-inspired passenger cars). Thing is Edwards in 2009 was going about 20 mph slower than Allison in '87, and it still happened. Seems to me the solution didn't solve the problem. youtube com /watch?v=yt5XCCgwulA
Remember in the first restrictor plate race, the '88 Daytona 500, Richard Petty's car got WAY up in the air during his crash...they should have realized then that they weren't doing it right...
great stuff
tweetingsparrow 7 months ago
a shot of one of the wrecked cars showed it still had 4 wheel drum brakes. makes me feel better about my 73 with 4 wheel drums.
CamaroAmx 9 months ago
Nowadays the only thing different is the engines.
symustafa1996 9 months ago
where are the charger daytonas?
alexander1485 10 months ago
These guy's were real racers.
ThreeRiversRC 1 year ago
Pretty cool Ford / Petty footage in the pits at 2:30. Ford and Mercury doninated in68 and 69
1967mustanggta 1 year ago
And this, my dear little ones, was REAL Winston Cup, Grand National, Nascar racing. No restrictor plate nonesense. No equalizing rules to level the field.
And just remember you Chrysler fans, the Ford Boss 429 bested the 426 Hemi by about 30 flywheel horsepower.
Regards
Mitch
mitchblack 1 year ago
@mitchblack Well,if you think about it,the 429 had 30 extra HP because it had 3 more cubic inches of displacement.Ever take that into consideration?What ever makes you feel better about yourself.
MrJohnnyDistortion 5 months ago
Seeing this reminds me of "I Dream of Jeannie"...
AMV12S 1 year ago
they put rules on and they found a way around them I have allot of cool nascar motors etc from back then and find all kinds of crazy mods they did. I found counter weights in my NASCAR 71 charger.
ronkirkpatrick 1 year ago
@ronkirkpatrick it's been awhile but I've seen pics of factory R&D engineers from one of the "Big 3" standing next to big block chain driven DOHC 4 valve per cylinder monsters from back in the day meant for NASCAR racing. Apparently these engines never made it to the track but I wonder where they are now. Hopefully someone saved these things. Do you have pics of your collection?
MotorsportLegends 1 year ago
back when real cars were driven by real men. not none of this cookie cutter and pretty boy crap of today
telecomando1001 2 years ago 12
@telecomando1001
well said
jimmcom 2 years ago
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HongKongFooy1 2 years ago
I have been looking for such footage for quite some time now. More so for mopars, but seeing the "big 3" going at it at on the high banks, and at the same time muscle cars were at their prime on the streets and strips, DAMN those were good days!!!
HongKongFooy1 2 years ago 3
No catch fence in turns. Good old days.
sivvybee 2 years ago 2
Yall notice? No spoilers and they can still dust the COT. Back in the good days, Drivers raced the cars. Now they have to depend on spotters. Woe is me. Lets just give them remote controls and seats high above the track.
byron500 2 years ago 7
Unlike then, today's NASCAR has no real relavance to the modern day street cars... I don't think "Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday" has any meaning anymore.
BSNFabricating 2 years ago 5
They went faster way back then they do now... stupid nascar
tubeyou443 2 years ago 4
Today's drivers drive scared. Give them turbo v6's get rid of the plates, lower the weights of the cars.
aceace14 2 years ago
wow they go about 60mph faster than todays racing.
Tonybm7 2 years ago
why don't the modern cars look stock? they're like all identical. u can actualy tell these ones apart.
creamyfilling102 2 years ago
An attempt at stopping what happened to Carl Edwards at Talladega first led to restrictor plate, then common bodies (also cost control, detroit's move away from speedway-inspired passenger cars). Thing is Edwards in 2009 was going about 20 mph slower than Allison in '87, and it still happened. Seems to me the solution didn't solve the problem. youtube com /watch?v=yt5XCCgwulA
MotorsportLegends 2 years ago
Remember in the first restrictor plate race, the '88 Daytona 500, Richard Petty's car got WAY up in the air during his crash...they should have realized then that they weren't doing it right...
BSNFabricating 2 years ago
parsons ,petty ,glotzbach, rare film
silverbird58 2 years ago
Epic footage!!!
Crocfan20 3 years ago 10
This is awesome! The cars are actually STOCK with just a few mods and I can can actually tell what brand it is. Unlike the cookie cutter C.O.T's...
thecoolhatdude 3 years ago 7
The golden age for sure
ZELPHOR 2 years ago 5
good footage
e521soediv 3 years ago
thanks men I love this footage.!
MichaelMopar69 3 years ago
Thanks for the footage.
scook120 3 years ago 2
awesome footage.
valekraytek 3 years ago 5