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Title: Heavy right boot
Post by: Peter Connan on August 20, 2015, 20:10:41

Big cars and corners. Sooner or later, something's going to happen...

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Post by: elsa hoffmann on August 20, 2015, 20:25:21

oh how gorgeous.
I would paint in pink...

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Post by: armando_m on August 20, 2015, 23:01:02

impressive amount of loose rocks been thrown out the back !

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Post by: Peter Connan on August 25, 2015, 05:34:38

Thanks Elsa and Armando

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Post by: Gary on August 25, 2015, 06:08:59

A Batmobile! I'd paint it black. Details Peter, who, where, what, when and why?

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Post by: Hugh_3170 on August 25, 2015, 09:39:00

Nice shot - love the rocks and stones element.

Is it a 1958 Dodge or Plymouth?

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Post by: Erik Lund on August 25, 2015, 11:02:54

Quote from: armando_m on August 20, 2015, 23:01:02

impressive amount of loose rocks been thrown out the back !

Indeed! ;)

I would crop it right to avoid the red thing and the top and then the bottom to make it look in proportion :)

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Post by: Gary on August 25, 2015, 16:55:13

I miss fins on cars.

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Post by: Peter Connan on August 25, 2015, 18:55:38

Unfortunately my excellent forgettery has dropped me here.

Early every year there is a big classic racing event at Zwartkops Raceway west of Pretoria. It is the only event on the SA racing calendar where one can be reasonably sure of seeing some "international talent".

This year the date was the 31st of January, but unfortunately I don't remember what car it is or who the driver was.

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Post by: David H. Hartman on August 16, 2016, 21:55:03

No. 43 is probably a 1959 DeSoto. The front end is for sure. The fins don't look quite right to me. Number 43 was the traditional number of Richard Petty. Richard Petty was a hard driver who often broke down or won. At least that's what I remember. He was kind of the Babe Ruth of American grand national stock car racing. Richard Petty was nicknamed The King as he won many races.

My favorite driver was Dan Gurney. In high school arguments I was die hard Ford.

Dave Hartman

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Post by: Matthew Currie on August 16, 2016, 22:50:53

The fins are Plymouth, I'm pretty sure.  The front end looks more like a DeSoto, but I imagine that since they used the same chassis, the clips were pretty much interchangeable.

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Post by: David H. Hartman on August 17, 2016, 12:23:24

I was wondering if the front end of the car was replaced. The car may be a Plymouth with a DeSoto front end. It looks good: I want one!

Dave

I poked around the net and this is what I came up with: it's a 1959 Plymouth with a 1959 Desoto front end.