Historical Representation Of Past NASCAR Years


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#1  12-10-2008 04:55 PM
 Historical Representation Of Past NASCAR Years
Just wanted to point some of those who remember those early years of
NASCAR and the cars, drivers who raced them to review some of the
recent DesignIt entries by Richard Sebastian. He does an excellent job
of both capturing the feel and look of those cars as well as outlining
his process in creating these, on the Super Bird entry. Well worth the
time looking thru these...and voting/commenting as well.
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#2  01-07-2009 01:42 PM
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I'm glad you and others enjoy looking back to the days before corporate America discovered NASCAR. The drivers and the cars they raced in the 1950's and early 60's came from a time when talent, a good mechanic, and some friends and family to work in the pits, were enough to put a driver in the winner's circle. Local Ford, Plymouth, Dodge, Chevrolet and Pontiac dealerships played an important role sponsoring these drivers.
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#3  07-20-2009 08:12 AM
 Requested Information about the Brown Motor Car Co. Spl.

This is an early example of a 35mm Kodachrome transparency, that was taken by my late father, during the last day of Time Trials in 1951. The slide, which was mounted in a glass sandwich holder and was badly damaged and faded, required a considerable amount of digital restoration on my part.
The vehical shown is, I believe, the Brown Motor Car Company Special number 6, driven by Duke Dinsmore. This other “Duke” started 32nd, and finished 24th, going out after 73 laps due to overheating. The entry list records this machine as a Schroeder/Offy, and it displays the classic rail frame, and wire wheels of that era.
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