Aloha....My father (Burl Pack) was crew on this car and traveled with them. He was mechanis for the aircraft company that sponsored them. I saw it race at Bristol back then. Was cool getting fresh fruit in the middle of winter...they brought it back from Daytona. We lived in Bristol Va., JT in Blountville Tenn. Great memories.

this is the nicest shot of the vinyl\-roofed 43 that I have ever seen. And the fact that there are two of racing's all-time greats, The King and Al Unser, in the same shot is a bonus! n And now I know I have the wheel color correct!

Bob Potter's car (#29) is a 60 Chevy. But Whitey Gerken's #63 appears to be an Oldsmobile!

I know, it's Buddy Arrington, I like one of the stars are legends.

This is the "Banana" created by Junior Johnson and run once in the Dixie 400 in the summer of '66. It couldn't come close to NASCAR's body templates, but NASCAR was acting extra weird that weekend and allowed it to run, along with a Smokey Yunick interpretation of a Chevelle. (There was a small but functional spoiler on the roof's trailing edge, among other tricks) Ford was still boycotting the season so I guess NASCAR wanted those cars for ticket sales. To top it off, David Pearson in the Cotton Owens Dodge and Leeroy Yarbrough in Jon Thorne's were disqualified for failing a height check before the race and not allowed to run at all. So you see, NASCAR has been pulling some extraordinary stunts for quite a while. Fred lorenzen drove the "Banana" that day, crashing after 139 laps.

Of all the automobiles in the world! Here is Fred Lorenzen's 1967 Ford Fairlane. The most highly regarded driver and car of the early/ mid sixties. Fred Lorenzen was one smart pilot. If you ever get a chance to visit a museum that includes these sixties racers you'll be amazed to find they are nothing more than crude street stock by today's standard. And just as fast!!!!!!!!!!! These guys had something we'll never find again in NASCAR. They were in a situation most similar to soldiers and Marines in combat, Racing was that dangerous,
Semper Fi,

Joe Weatherly, Unknown & Curtis Turner

Cecil Gordon & James Hylton

Looks like Henley Grey in 1 of Ned's Hand Me Downs. Thanks for posting theses pics.

I'm pretty sure this was Darel Darenger in the #26. James Hylton is in #48.

I'm pretty sure this is Rock Harn. He & Tiny shared Hallmark Homes as sponsor in '64.

My hero Tiny Lund!!

Buddy Arrington had a bad day here.

Thanks for sharing your photos Pat.

Ray Fox ?

Smokey's Impala again thanks for posting the picture. I saw it run in the 1966 Daytona 500,
Bunkie Blackburn drove it while Mario Andretti
drove Smokey's #13 Chevelle-not a good day for either but they sure were beautiful cars and sounded so sweet.

Great to see a picture of this car again! thanks for posting it!

sam mc quagg diving for bud moore in 1967 at daytona.

The individual in this picture isn't Ned Jarrett. It looks like it was taken at North Wilkesboro

This is a photo of Red Farmer ("Alabama gang" member) with his 1969 Ford Torino (looks like prior to adding the "Talladega" nose-extension); still "semi-active" as a driver and consultant into his 70s!

I think the driver in this photo is Sam McQuagg, not Charlie Glotzbach.

Thanks for the interesting photographs. I'm an old time NASCAR fan and enjoyed seeing the 60s pics.
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Thanks. Will correct.