A
Trans Am Racing 1968 - 1969
Camaro. I think at the time I had seen someone
do a model of this car in a magazine. While they used a
large scale model, I used a 1/25 scale one.
The Penske decals are Fred Cady. The wheels, not sure what
kit they came from, but look like a Minilite 1960's style.
I made modifications throughout the kit.
Overall,
I think it is the color combination that got me to want
to build this car. ( I used Testors French Blue and Testors
Yellow.)
The
wheels I gave a coat of Testors dull coat so they wouldn't
be shiny, though I don't know what kit they came from.
This
particular model came with a cross intake I believe, with
two carbs, a very good setup.
Chevy
Small-Block V-8: 50 Years of High Performance - Since
its introduction in 1955, the Chevrolet small-block V-8 has
been one of America's most popular, powerful, and desirable
engines. stock cars, drag racers, Trans-Am cars, and racing
boats. All of Chevrolet’s premier, small-block-powered
vehicles are featured, including Tri-Chevys (’55, ’56,
’57), Corvette, Camaro, Chevelle, Impala, pickups, and
more.
Camaro
Restoration Handbook: Ground-Up or Sectional Restoration Tips
and Techniques for 1967 to 1981 Camaros. All Models Included
- This book provides a very complete and easily used reference
on Camaro part numbers, options packages, and tips for show-quality
restorations. It greatly aids planning on a "real"
restoration (that is, returning the car to its original factory
condition), providing enough information to identify virtually
every part in the car. For example, it provides decoding information
for the numeric stamp on Camaro transmissions (which is otherwise
unintelligible). It also provides a large number of B&W
photos and diagrams of parts and assemblies.
Camaro:
Untold Secrets 1967-1969
- This book is all and only about Chevrolet's
efforts in the old Trans-America road race series. As you
may know, the desire to be competitive in Trans-Am led to
Chevrolet developing the Z/28 option package in the first
place. Hood induction, twin carburetors on the 302, chassis
set up, and the famous JL-1 (SP?) four-wheel disk brakes are
all covered in great detail.
Trans-Am:
The Pony Car Wars 1966-1972 - This photographic retrospective
follows the Trans-Am series from its inception until the end
of the 1971 season, when significant rule changes forced the
withdrawal of North American manufacturer teams. The period
signified the golden age of the pony muscle car.
Vintage
American Road Racing Cars, 1950-1970 - “It’s
exceedingly difficult for me to understand how a book so wonderfully
comprehensive can be so very entertaining. How could such
a book crammed with hard facts and cold figures and exact
measurements be such a magic-carpet ride back to the halcyon
days of American road racing? I will just answer my own question
if you don’t mind. ‘Let Harold Pace and Mark Brinker
loose to research and write Vintage American Road Racing Cars
1950-1970 and you have a real masterwork.’SAH Journal
– for the Society of Automotive Historians, October/November
2005”.
Penske
Racing Team: 40 Years of Excellence - From its modest
beginnings behind a Philadelphia-area watchmaker's shop some
40 years ago, the Penske Racing Team, more than any other
organization, has influenced the development, growth and direction
of auto racing in the United States as both a sport and a
business. Led by former race driver turned "Fortune 500"
business mogul Roger Penske, this team has won more than 250
major auto races around the world, captured 19 national championships
(including 12 Indy-Car titles), and have enjoyed success in
all forms of racing—Indy-Cars, sports cars, Formula-1,
endurance racing and NASCAR. Penske Racing Team...40 Years
of Excellence documents the fascinating history of this unique
organization, focusing on the talented drivers and innovative
engineering that have been responsible for the team's spectacular
and enduring success. It also highlights the key events that
have defined American motorsports during this timeframe; including
the rise and fall of U.S. sports car racing in the 1960s and
1970s; the politics of the USAC-CART split in the late 1970s;
the CART-IRL battle that unfolded 20 years later; and the
phenomenal transformation of NASCAR from its moonshine roots
into the mainstream commercial phenomenon that it is today.
