Any of yall got any info on this car? It's scarce on the net, so he must not have driven it long.
Any of yall got any info on this car? It's scarce on the net, so he must not have driven it long.
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Here you go Rob. Nascar tried some compact car races in '60 and '61, but the Valiants outclassed the rest of them so bad, they dropped them. The 170 with the hyper pack was untouchable.
the compact war - racing compact cars
Typical NASCAR - when Chrysler dominates, they handicap them or outlaw them...
Here you go Rob. Nascar tried some compact car races in '60 and '61, but the Valiants outclassed the rest of them so bad, they dropped them. The 170 with the hyper pack was untouchable.
the compact war - racing compact cars
Richard didn't do so well.
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That’s because like typical “Chrysler fashion.” They did not give to the powers at be. The same thing happened in TV land. During the late 60’s and early 70’s Chrysler vehicles were used on a lot of tv and movies. When Chrysler was asked to kick back for all this advertising they refused. This ending the Chrysler cars in TV and movies.
and he later drove co-drove a Barracuda with Rainville.Yeah I've seen that article and all it's awesomeness, but I was wondering about Petty's car in particular. Never knew HE drove a Valiant. How cool is that?
Here are a couple of interesting examples. ( Not to highjack this thread RRR)Typical NASCAR - when Chrysler dominates, they handicap them or outlaw them...
After the Hemi dominated nascar in 64, France band the hemi for 65. This is why Petty went drag racing in 1965 in a Hemi b/altered.