Photo ID # | K10.24.14_007_HOA_LAN_0071_1 |
Car #: | #7 |
Driver (s) : | Dutch Hoag |
Location: | Langhorne Speedway - Langhorne, PA |
Date: | 1971 |
Photographer: | George McCormick |
Photo provided by: | Fred Gaskill |
Comments: |
Comment: The transformation from sedans and coupes to 60's &
eventually 70's body styles wasn't always a pretty one, but it did provide
for some very interesting looking race cars and it gives us all a window
into some of strategy that was in play at the time. Here's a 1st
generation Camaro (67 - 69) bodied car (the 3 indents ahead of the rear tire
look real, making it a 1969 for sure.) It's got extended doors that
look like they are turned in toward the engine to keep the air on the
outside, a very flat nose and hood, and I guess the holes on the side of the
roof (c pillar?) are to reduce the parachute effect (?), and it looks like
knock off wheels in the front to speed up the pit stop times. On the
inside, it looks like maybe a mirror support ahead of the steering wheel
maybe? Enough about the car... As for the driver, it could be argued that Dutch Hoag was the best at Langhorne! |
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