AAR Cuda & Challenger T/A trans am racers

by **ViperDave** » 24 Nov 2004 6:24

I am Dave from the Ed Skanes race team. We are the ones who restored the #48 Dan Gruney AAR Cuda and the #77 Posey Challenger T/A. We are working on the #76 Challenger T/A right now and will have it finished in the spring. We also have and restored the Petty kit car Challenger Prototype (Now #74). We will be attending a few shows next year with the #76 Challenger and also we will be at Daytona with the Petty Challenger in Feb 05 for the Daytona Rolex 24 Hour race. We will be doing the exibition before the race with other vintage race cars. We have been doing this with the Challenger and Cuda for several years now. If anybody is coming or sees one of the cars at a show next year just ask for me and I would be glad to show you more of the cars and tell you all about them. Thanks ViperDave

by **dave-r** » 24 Nov 2004 8:01

That is very kind of you to make that offer to the board members here ViperDave.

I hope some of them will take you up on that and show the rest of us some photos!

by **Alaskan_TA** » 25 Nov 2004 0:11

Very cool! I just got some photos of 76 in recently from the 1970 Seattle race, I will attach them here one at a time.

T/Ake care,
Barry

by **Alaskan_TA** » 25 Nov 2004 0:17

These photos are courtesy of Mark Weedin.

by **Alaskan_TA** » 25 Nov 2004 0:22

one more from the track...

by **Fat Tony** » 25 Nov 2004 9:20

Wow. Great photos

by **babyelephant** » 22 May 2006 15:21

What is the paint code for the AAR race cars? And for the lime green race version T/A?

by **dave-r** » 22 May 2006 15:35

The T/As were painted Sublime I believe.

by **dave-r** » 22 May 2006 15:38

Paint Code = FJ5

Name = Sublime

Chrysler code = AY1FJ5

Ditzler code = 2128

by **ianandjess** » 23 May 2006 12:10

gday
yes some photos of those cars would be a great addition to this forum so those of us who will never get opertunity to see them for real can at least have a look at them here
cheers ian

p.s. nice photos barry the old photos of cars in there hey day are a bit special thanks

by **Alaskan_TA** » 24 May 2006 0:52

Hi Ian,
You can see many more photos here;

http://www.challengertaregistry.com/race_photos.html

T/Ake care,
Barry

by **ianandjess** » 24 May 2006 11:11

thanx barry thats awsome
cheers ian

by **six pack** » 30 May 2006 3:52

ViperDave wrote:I am Dave from the Ed Skanes race team. We are the ones who restored the #48 Dan Gruney AAR Cuda and the #77 Posey Challenger T/A. We are working on the #76 Challenger T/A right now and will have it finished in the spring. We also have and restored the Petty kit car Challenger Prototype (Now #74). We will be attending a few shows next year with the #76 Challenger and also we will be at Daytona with the Petty Challenger in Feb 05 for the Daytona Rolex 24 Hour race. We will be doing the exibition before the race with other vintage race cars. We have been doing this with the Challenger and Cuda for several years now. If anybody is coming or sees one of the cars at a show next year just ask for me and I would be glad to show you more of the cars and tell you all about them. Thanks ViperDave

Might want to change spelling to Gurney.

by **christer** » 18 Oct 2008 4:04

I found these videos on youtube. I do not know if they are familiar or not.

Trans Am Racing of the 60s and 70s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVCvHJnxJ20

Trans Am 1967
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XkBPOUW ... re=related

Trans Am racing 1970
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPW1Zoy- ... re=related

TRANS AM 1970 RE MASTER DOCUMENTARY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRO2TkuD ... re=related

by **Eddie** » 18 Oct 2008 15:57

Simply awesome! My favorite form of racing hands down! :thumbsup:

Thanks Chris!!!

by **fal308** » 19 Oct 2008 14:42

My favorite form ofpavement pounding also :thumbsup:

I still remember goung to the road races back in the '70s and watching TransAm and Camel GT cars. Nothing like the sound of a big block GT car running :s002:

by **Eddie** » 19 Oct 2008 16:46

They had both hands on the wheel Barc, what does this mean?(remember the email) :lol:

by **christer** » 19 Oct 2008 19:50

I have found some more movie clips. Here they are. All of them are vintage:

Donahue Penske Camaro Z28
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zkrBW7-Da4

1970 Plymouth Superbird Highlights National 500
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB2CMcI5 ... re=related

Richard Petty: Superbird
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH07ELHk ... re=related

1967 Plymouth with Richard Petty.1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li8Gu49L ... re=related

1967 Plymouth with Richard Petty.2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUIG1odo ... re=related

Dodge Ford NASCAR 1970
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNUDLtHA ... re=related

by **fal308** » 19 Oct 2008 20:49

by **Eddie** » 20 Oct 2008 2:34

by **fal308** » 20 Oct 2008 17:55

I always try to watch the Monterey Historic races every year. For me the highlight is when the Trans Am cars from the mid'60s - early '70s run. A close second are the Can Am cars of that same period :s002:

This is the Historic Trans Am website, though it hasn't been updated in who knows how long http://www.trans-amseries.com/homepage.htm

Here's a way (sort of) to go vintage Trans Am racing http://www.usvintagetransam.com/

by **christer** » 22 Oct 2008 20:47

A couple of Hell-drivers movie clips. They are quite amusing, if you ask me.

Hell Drivers! Dodge 60s.1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrWkyjv5pwE

Hell Drivers! Dodge 60s.2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7wqv7qYPj0

Thrill Show Flashback: Meet the Hurricane Hell Drivers!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdO2leoLI3E

Hell Drivers -- Marathon Oil
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBdS8nI_I74

by **drewcrane** » 23 Oct 2008 23:08

man those are some funny vids, i love the fast paced jazz for the intro :thumbsup:

by **Eddie** » 24 Oct 2008 13:40

Pretty Cool. Joey Chitwood

by **christer** » 24 Oct 2008 21:24

drewcrane wrote:man those are some funny vids, i love the fast paced jazz for the intro

No Challangers in them though. I am not sure if I shall fell happy for that or feel sorry for that.

Apparently they did use a couple of Challengers. Here are some scans from the book "Muscle Plymouths!". The same author (Thomas E. Bosall) has also made a book called "Muscle Dodges!" It is a bit hard to understand why he did not include these Hell Driver Challenger pic´s in that book instead. A mix-up? :s006:

I would be very surpised if any of these Challengers still are alive. :s008:

by **christer** » 29 Dec 2008 11:49

christer wrote:A couple of Hell-drivers movie clips. They are quite amusing, if you ask me.

...and here is an official program for the Hurricane Hell Drivers. 1962. This program has the Dodge Lancers.

..if anyone is intrested.

by **drewcrane** » 29 Dec 2008 19:26

just wondering did sam posey have 2 cars? i have seen a #76 car and a #77, i dont pay attention to that stuff but my buddie pointed it out,just courious

by **Alaskan_TA** » 29 Dec 2008 21:43

There were two. Sam normally drove 77, but they would swap the numbers on them to put Sam in whatever car was doing better that day.

by **jh27n0b** » 29 Dec 2008 21:49

Hey Chris did you notice the 70 Challenger convertible in the Hell Drivers-Mobile Oil link that you posted? It appears at the 22 second mark and is over at the 25 second mark.
Bob

Where did my message go??? so again

Re: Where did my message go??? so again