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Title: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 01, 2011, 11:12:36 PM
Please post only vintage photos from the original era '66-'72. Modern day photos of Historic Trans-Am photos
can be posted in a separate thread or viewed on the Historic Trans-Am website ( www.historictransam.com ).



Mark Donohue's Penske prepared Camaro, Sebring 4-Hour Trans-Am, March 1967
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Donohue67Sebring4CFisher.jpg)
Photo by Craig Fisher
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 01, 2011, 11:18:33 PM

Johnny Moore's Camaro leads the Mustang of Sam Posey during the '68 Daytona 24-Hour race. Moore's Camaro was the first Z-28 sold to the public.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/MooreDaytona24hrpic2BWarner.jpg)
Photo by Bill Warner
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 01, 2011, 11:22:36 PM
Charlie Kolb #22 Camaro, 1967 Sebring 4-Hour Trans-Am tech inspection (downtown Sebring).
I believe the car owner was Porsche racer Fred Baker, from Miami, Fla.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/KolbCamaroatSebringtech.jpg)
Photo by Craig Fisher
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 02, 2011, 01:07:22 AM
Bobby Johns driving the #54 Camaro at the Paul Revere 250 night race, 7/4/67. Note Hurst sponsorship. This is the
same car as seen in the previous picture. Car sponsor was Norman Johnson, owner of Miami Speedway Park.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/54Camaro.jpg)
Photo: Daytona Speedway archives
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 02, 2011, 04:03:37 AM
Craig Fisher's Z-28 at '67 Sebring tech inspection. This car is a true Z-28 which was repainted
with gold accents by Gorries Chevrolet in Toronto, Canada. Gorries called these cars Black Panthers.
Craig earned the first points for Chevrolet in the Trans-Am by virtue of his second place finish
at the Daytona 300 Trans-Am, Feb 3rd, 1967. Craig also earned the first points for Pontiac in
Trans-Am when he switched to a Firebird in the middle of the '68 racing season. Great driver,
very underrated.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Fisher3downtownSebringparkinglotLHCF09.jpg)
photo by Craig Fisher
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 02, 2011, 04:18:59 AM
Dick Guldstrand in the Dana Chevrolet sponsored Camaro, 1967 Sebring 4-Hour Trans-Am.
Dick co-drove with Bob Bondurant in this event.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Sebring67start7.jpg)
Dave Friedman photo
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 03, 2011, 09:24:38 PM
Photo taken on the streets of London, April 1967. This is the "sister car" to the Dana Camaro
driven by Dick Guldstrand. It was built at the same time by Bobby Joe McDonald at Dana Chevrolet
and it was driven by car owner and driver Thomas F. Lynch. It ran as car #28 at Sebring and then
left immediately afterward to race in England and Europe over the summer and then returned
Stateside to race in the Las Vegas 350 Trans-Am in the fall of '67. Raced by Tom in Trans-Am thru 1969.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/untitled.jpg)
Photo: Mike Haemmig Collection
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 03, 2011, 09:35:04 PM
Bob Brown in the maroon #5 Camaro and Craig Fisher in the #3. On the grid for the
start of the '67 Sebring 4-Hour Trans-Am race. Brown's car was built with the help
of "Murph" Mayberry, same guy who built Mark Donohue's first Z-28. Fisher's car was
built by the legendary Doug Duncan, who resides in the Canadian Motorsports Hall
of Fame. By the way, Craig Fisher is in CMHOF also, both deservedly so.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/BobBrownandCraigFisherSebring3-31-67cropped.jpg)
Photo by Ken Graham
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: JoeC on March 04, 2011, 12:40:45 PM
thanks for starting this section. There is some great history on the early Trans Am Camaros.
here is a picture of a 67 Z/28 that Yenko Chevrolet had
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 05, 2011, 06:46:57 AM
Joe, thanks for posting the picture. Of note about that particular car, it was not a real Z-28 but was a 6-cylinder car that Don Yenko bought
at a dealer auction. Jerry Thompson and his partners at RST Engineering in Clawson, MI prepared that car for Don to race. It was not race
prepared by Yenko. This was told to me personally by Jerry Thompson himself. You will notice that it is a Marina blue car but has black stripes.
The black stripes were not available with Marina blue unless you got a black vinyl top. You can see that the stripes on the back of Yenko's car
go pretty much right up to the bottom of the rear window. If you look at the Johnny Moore car below (photo taken at the '67 Sebring Trans-Am)
you see original Z stripes didn't go that far up. Might have been an opening for debate there had I not spoken with Jerry Thompson and gotten
the inside story. Thompson was the original driver for the blue car while Yenko was serving a 6 month suspension for ignoring a black flag.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/MooreSebringpitstop1Petersenarchives.jpg)
Photo: Petersen Publishing
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 05, 2011, 07:01:53 AM
Joie Chitwood, Jr pours some brake fluid into the master cylinder as they are doing a brake bleeding job
prior to the '67 Sebring 4-hour Trans-Am. Blue Chevy truck behind Joie has a Dana Chevrolet license
plate frame on it. Probably towed the Dick Guldstrand car out to Florida from California.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Chitwoods167SebringCF21.jpg)
Photo by Craig Fisher
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 06, 2011, 10:18:29 PM
Lots of old Trans-Am racing photos from the classic late '60s and early '70s at the following link...

http://public.fotki.com/gwadagone/trans-am-racing1966/
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Bruce302 on March 07, 2011, 08:53:49 AM
This pic is not exactly as it seems. It is a Camaro, but before this it was a Titus/Godsall (Pontiac T/A Team) built customer car.
One of 6 cars constructed for the '69 season, it had a lot of trick parts. The Pontiac factory was giving a bit of help to the team and providing engineering advise and parts.

There is one train of thought that these cars were Camaros to start with, but they would have been body shells, and separate panels perhaps.

This particular car was supplied to Richard Brown, Canadian racer, and he campaigned it originally as a Firebird in orange from the 69 St Jovite race onwards, and later, 70 onwards as a Camaro, to legitimately use the Z/28 302, which the Pontiacs had been allowed to use in 68 and 69, as it helped get another manufacturer on board.

The car was raced as a Camaro by several subsequent owners, but when it was no longer deemed to be raceable it was stripped of the brakes and gauges (which went into a street car) no doubt the engine and gearbox found new homes, but the body was literally buried. It will not be unearthed.

I do not know who took this pic, but I ould like to graciously thank the rightful owner, and credit that person.

(http://i51.tinypic.com/a28wol.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: JoeC on March 08, 2011, 02:04:54 PM
here is another picture showing RST sponsorship on front fender
 
Jerry Thompson, Don Stoeckel, Dick Rutherford, (RST) worked together at Chevy and raced together. They also had a side business where they sold racing parts. I have seen Yenko receipts where they sold parts to Yenko in 1966-67 for racing Camaros.

The address was RST Engineering 11631 Monsbrook CT., Utica, Mich. 48087

Jerry ran the Yenko Stinger Corvair race car for Yenko Chevrolet winning D/P SCCA national championship in 1967
and Don ran the 1967 L88 DX OIL Corvette in 1967.

I don't know how much they were able to race the 302 Camaro in 1967 but I was told Jerry raced it and Don did also and Don won a SCCA Sedan race with it. (non Trans Am race)


Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 10, 2011, 04:04:59 AM
Daytona 300 Trans-Am, February 3, 1967. Mark Donohue's first race in a Camaro.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Donohue67Daytona36fromfrontCF17.jpg)
Photo by Craig Fisher
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 10, 2011, 04:20:42 AM
Sam Posey's '68 Penske Camaro. Sam was Mark's teammate for the middle part of the '68 season.
This is the same car that Donohue drove at Daytona earlier that year. Currently owned by Don Lee.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/DonohueCamaro6816Poseyhoodup.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 10, 2011, 07:26:32 PM
Pace lap of the 1969 Mid-Ohio Trans-Am.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cedarkayak/4419066167/sizes/o/in/photostream/]

Some photos from the 1967 Kent, WA Trans-Am, Pacific Raceways

http://www.flickr.com/photos/leicabokeh/sets/72157600168574114/with/483253081/
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on March 11, 2011, 06:28:04 AM
Nice photo - have not seen any photos from this area before.  I started 21st next to the Locke/Bailey 68 Porsche 911. I look to be a bit out of position - can just see my 67 camaro with the 2 white hood stripes below the banner to the left of the V.

I shared the car that weekend with Dick Hoffman (H&H Racing) and the rear axle broke just after he took over after our fuel stop. Always enjoyed racing at Mid-Ohio.  It was only my 2nd T/A start. (I once held the D sedan lap record in 1966 - another story).

Robert Barg

Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 12, 2011, 05:26:01 AM
Vick Campbell's Camaro at Sebring, getting ready for tech inspection. The '67 season
was the last for a mandatory passenger seat, which you can see this car has. Bumpers
were not required until the 1969 season so almost everybody left them off to reduce weight.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Campbell75trunklidCF06.jpg)
Photo by Craig Fisher
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on March 12, 2011, 05:37:28 AM
Jon, is this camaro alive and well somewhere?

Robert Barg
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: maroman on March 12, 2011, 11:46:18 AM
Thanks Jon for the excellant pics and histiry. In the Kent '67 race it looks like the Penske 16 is already experimenting with rear spoilers. This era, to me, was the very best time of road racing. Between F1, Trans Am, and Can Am it just couldn't get any better. No racing series has ever been better.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 13, 2011, 04:33:16 AM
Robert, no that Vick Campbell car has not been located yet. I hope it turns up someday. I love the car.

As for the Kent Trans-Am #16 car driven by Craig Fisher, to me the rear spoiler looks to be standard height
although the Penske team had a taller "cheater" rear spoiler at two races (at least) in August '67. I'll post
a comparison when I get an opportunity.

Below is a publicity photo shoot of Dick Guldstrand and his Dana sponsored Camaro. Thanks to Tim Lopata.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/danashootdick.jpg)
Copyrighted photo courtesy of Tim Lopata
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 13, 2011, 05:28:50 PM
Nice shot of Robert Barg's Camaro at Sebring in 1969. Robert is standing behind the car with a blue jacket and sunglasses on.
Check out his story in the lastest interview I posted.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/sebring-69-500x339.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 14, 2011, 10:30:50 PM
Daytona 24-Hour, February 4, 1967. Two great looking cars on the hi-banks. Lloyd Ruby in the Ford GT and Craig Fisher in the Camaro.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/FisherandGT40MkIIDaytona67.jpg)
Photo: Craig Fisher Collection
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 16, 2011, 06:55:36 PM
Compare the rear spoiler in both photos. The car is the same but the spoiler height is different.
First picture is at Sebring, late March '67, the second picture is at Continental Divide Raceway
in Colorado, August '67. Donohue ran this taller rear spoiler at the Bryar T/A, Marlboro T/A, &
CDR T/A. The car was damaged in a trailering accident on it's way to the following race and the
spoiler was not seen again.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Donohue67SebringtechrearshotCF19.jpg)
Photo by Craig Fisher

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Donohue67CDRCamarorear1RShaw.jpg)
Photo by Ron Shaw
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Ron C. on March 17, 2011, 12:22:40 AM
neat pics Jon, I wonder where that white z/28 is? ::)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 17, 2011, 01:18:17 PM
I've got no idea but you'd love that one for your collection, wouldn't you Ron?  ;D
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Ron C. on March 17, 2011, 06:54:15 PM
OH YES!! I like the blue one TOO!! ;D
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: IZRSSS on March 17, 2011, 09:58:20 PM
Daytona 24-Hour, February 4, 1967. Two great looking cars on the hi-banks. Lloyd Ruby in the Ford GT and Craig Fisher in the Camaro.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/FisherandGT40MkIIDaytona67.jpg)
Photo: Craig Fisher Collection

Is this Camaro actually hanging with a Ford GT?
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Ron C. on March 17, 2011, 10:12:25 PM
no, they were in a differnt class, and the ford was a lot lighter than the camaro.That was a race that has 3 differnt classes running at the same time.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 18, 2011, 09:02:28 PM
Hey Ron,

I can't help you with the white or blue ones but this black Z-28 driven by Lake Underwood
at the Marlboro 300 Trans-Am race in '67 is for sale and not all that far from you.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/img171.jpg)
Photo by Alan Lewis
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 18, 2011, 09:25:36 PM
Breaking a wheel hurts...

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Donnybrooke72programcrashphoto.jpg)
Photo: 1972 Donnybrooke T/A program
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Ron C. on March 18, 2011, 11:52:45 PM
Breaking a wheel hurts...

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Donnybrooke72programcrashphoto.jpg)
Photo: 1972 Donnybrooke T/A program

ouch!! that poor z28!!  How much is he asking for it Jon?
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 19, 2011, 06:44:02 AM
Ron,

Just to be clear, the black Z and the one that lost a wheel are not the same car.
Here's a link to an ad showing the black car for sale.

http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/chevrolet/camaro/1132825.html
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 20, 2011, 03:14:14 AM
Ken Deckman's Z-28 at the '67 Riverside Trans-Am. Ken's car was bought new out of Alan Green Chevrolet in the Seattle area.
He had raced Corvettes prior to this. It was sold by Ken to Bob Morton is the 1990's and Bob restored and vintage raced it.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Deckman.jpg)
Photo: Bob Morton Collection
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Ron C. on March 20, 2011, 12:31:29 PM
thats a nice car the #9 car. The ad for the black car doesnt state a price but im sure Jon I cant afford it LOL. Not now with Riches car allmost done my funds are very low LOL.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on March 21, 2011, 04:40:48 AM
I remember Ken racing this car still in the eighties at Seattle and Westwood.  Ken was well into his "senior" years then.  It had some flared fenders at that time. Ken raced this car up and down the west coast and into the midwest.  I believe his engine builder was Everett Hatch, a well known NW engine builder for both race cars and planes.

When it came up for sale it was offered complete for about $10,000 and I was just starting to figure out it might have some "vintage racing" potential, but I was too slow off the mark.

You can find it now every year at the annual SOVREN Pacific North West Historics being raced by Bob Morton.  His son Bob jr. also has a 69 camaro T/A clone race car.

Robert Barg

Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Ron C. on March 21, 2011, 05:26:01 PM
Jon I see most of the scca cars have 4 point roll bars like mine.I thought that they needed a full cage for 67?here is a pic of the roll bar in my car,would it pass for a sedan?I sure would like to know where mine was raced.Its really bugging me man LOL Supposedly the guy who raced my car his name is Scott Moorehouse and it was raced around here somewhere.
(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l188/Budbrewer1/93163.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 21, 2011, 11:31:50 PM
Ron,

I happened to post some pics from the earlier years of Trans-Am where you still saw some cars with 4-point roll bars. In 1970 it became mandatory for actual Trans-Am cars to have full roll cages in them, although A-Sedan cars running in regional and national events could still make do with 4-point roll bars for a few more years beyond that. I don't see anybody named Moorehouse in Trans-Am so if it did any road racing, it would have been as an A-Sedan car.

On another note, I found out the "black car" at Marlboro (above) was actually E-E code Deepwater Blue. Sure looks black in the photo and in the video I have seen from the race.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 22, 2011, 05:30:11 PM
Norberto Mastandrea's red '67 Z-28 at the '68 Sebring race.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/MastandreaCamarofromaboveSebring68PBiro.jpg)
Photo by Pete Biro
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Ron C. on March 22, 2011, 05:50:52 PM
did the stock rims hold up under raceing conditions? Looks neat with them on the front.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 22, 2011, 07:09:55 PM
Some guys used steel wheels if they were on a budget and I have seen guys use them at places like
Daytona where there are high g-forces on the high banking. I guess the steel wheel would be a more
sturdy piece and you might want strength over lightness under that kind of circumstance. Whether the
wheels on the front of the Z above had extra welding on them, I don't know but I would think some
racers would have done that. The John Putnam '68 Camaro below ran all of it's races on steel rally
wheels regardless of the track, probably due to budget more than anything else.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Putnam7.jpg)
Photo: David Doyal Collection
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 24, 2011, 08:20:20 PM
Even the Bud Moore Cougars ran steel wheels for their first couple of races, including these
fancy styled steel wheels at the '67 Sebring Trans-Am.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Sebring67start3DFriedman.jpg)
Photo by Dave Friedman
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 24, 2011, 08:26:19 PM
Lance Pruyn and Peter Pulver's Marina Blue '67 Z was the first ponycar to use
Minilite wheels in Trans-Am. This was taken in August '67 at Bryar, NH. This
car still survives and occasionally races in Historic Trans-Am.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/LancePruyn1.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 27, 2011, 10:05:27 PM
The Marina Blue Z-28 of Bill Boye at the '68 Daytona 24-hour. Billy Yuma was Bill's co-driver. This car was one
of two Z-28 "Stormers" built at Yenko Chevrolet specifically for road racing. Car sold new through Yenko for $5900.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/boye.jpg)
Photo: Petersen Publishing
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on March 28, 2011, 04:59:58 AM
The #14 camaro shown above in the 68 Sebring race was the class winner (12 Touring 2000-5000cc) in the 69 Sebring race, the race in which Rick Stevens and I came 3rd in that class.  There were 12 cars that started in our class. We were 25th o/a.

I have no idea whatever happened to that car - don't believe it ever raced in the T/A out of Florida with the listed drivers it had at Sebring.  Perhaps Jon knows.

I still have the complete race results, program, entry list, qualifying times, several newspaper and magazine reports of the 69 Sebring race - definitely a high moment in my racing to finish that 12 hr. with a new team - lots of memories.

Robert Barg
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 28, 2011, 03:50:08 PM
Robert, I don't know what happened to that #14 car either. I have tried finding Norberto but have not had any luck. You may be right that it did all of its racing down in Florida.

As for the Bill Boye #68 above, I don't know for a fact but have my suspicions that Billy Yuma bought it from him and used it in Nascar GT races. Here is Billy's car at Daytona in 1969. I think the photo was taken at the Citrus 250 race that Don Yenko won in the former Smokey Yunick Camaro. Billy was usually a circle track roundy-round racer. Many of his cars were called "Orange Crate". He passed away several years ago.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/BillyYumaCamaro-Daytona69.jpg)
Photo by Michael Booth
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 29, 2011, 03:42:21 PM
Here is the Todco Racing Camaro driven by Craig Fisher at Kent, WA Sept. 7th, 1969.
Craig finished 5th overall. This race was won by Ronnie Bucknum after Mark Donohue
blew his engine on lap 32 of a 135 lap race.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/FisherTodcoCamaro1969KentTrans-Am.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on March 29, 2011, 08:14:07 PM
Ok, so what is the history of this car - who built it, drove it, where did it go next, where is it now, did it turn into a Pontiac etc? 

Robert Barg
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: RUNUTZ on March 30, 2011, 01:18:40 AM
Jon I hope these guys appreciate all this info that's alot of research.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 30, 2011, 03:20:34 AM
Robert, I suspect it is the same as the white '69 Camaro that Craig began the season with at Michigan Int'l Speedway but don't know that as absolute fact. I've not spent enough time on the history of this $7 car. Maybe Jeff Barley has and he will chime in.

Tim, I have gotten this started for a few different reasons. There is a lot of very neat Camaro racing history that is going to get lost to time if it doesn't get shared. It took a whole lot of time and effort to get to the knowledge level I have attained on the subject and I often wonder why it had to be so hard. If you look at the history that the Mustang road racer guys have acquired and shared, and to some extent also the AMC guys, it is pretty sad and pathetic to see so little info on the Camaro. I think the history of the car and the people involved with racing them deserves better --- MUCH better --- than what has been chronicled so far. This is just the start and it will grow because it needs to and deserves to.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 31, 2011, 03:46:09 AM
Here's Bob Bondurant driving the Dana Camaro at the Sebring 4-Hour Trans-Am in '67.
Dick Guldstrand was Bondurant's co-driver for this particular race.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Dana3.jpg)
Photo: Tomy Drissi Collection
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on April 02, 2011, 04:32:47 PM
The Deepwater Blue '67 Z-28 of Dean Alles at the Bridgehampton Trans-Am race.  This car still survives and is racing in the HTA group on the West Coast.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/DeanAlles39.jpg)
Photo from 1968 St. Jovite Trans-Am programme
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on April 04, 2011, 03:45:26 PM
The Camaro of Johnny Moore and Jim Murphy at the '68 Daytona 24-Hour race.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Mooreonhi-bank.jpg)
Photo: Hugh Heishman Collection
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on April 06, 2011, 10:45:47 PM
The Penske Camaro at Mid-Ohio in June, 1967. George Follmer was driving this weekend,
substituting for Mark Donohue who was at Le Mans driving a Ford MkIV teamed up with
Bruce McLaren as his co-driver. This was George's first ever Trans-Am race. He finished 3rd.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Donohue67Mid-Ohio1967.jpg)
Photo: Jon Mello Collection
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on April 07, 2011, 02:51:12 AM
I have recently acquired the "Penske Authentics" GMP 1:18 scale model of this car (along with the first Warren Tope Muatang).  My intent was to paint it up in the marina blue colour we had for our 67 in 69, but not so sure this is a good idea.  My modeller friend Phil Dauphinee, had built 2 nice 67s for me but I sent one to car owner Al Richards, and had to include the other one in a sale of some memorabilia I sold to a friend

Robert Barg
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on April 07, 2011, 02:25:04 PM
Maybe Phil will make you another one out of that model you have?  It'd look great in the '69 blue paint scheme.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on April 08, 2011, 04:05:26 PM
Here's an interesting one. The Camaro of Jim Corwin at the '68 Sebring 12-Hour. The car is almost
completely stock with full bumpers front and rear, and stock exhaust. It came in 25th out of 68 cars!
Amazing!


(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/CorwinCamaroSebring68PBiro.jpg)
Photo by Pete Biro
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 1968RSZ28 on April 08, 2011, 04:30:06 PM
Here's an interesting one. The Camaro of Jim Corwin at the '68 Sebring 12-Hour. The car is almost
completely stock with full bumpers front and rear, and stock exhaust. It came in 25th out of 68 cars!
Amazing!


(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/CorwinCamaroSebring68PBiro.jpg)
Photo by Pete Biro

Just goes to show you, don't mess with a '68 Z/28!    :)

Paul
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on April 13, 2011, 10:17:18 PM
Here's a photo from the 1971 Lime Rock Trans-Am. Larry Mattera has got his '68 stuck in the mud after
7 laps and can't get it out. Unlike Nascar, Trans-Am races were run rain or shine. The driver was the only
person who could make repairs on the track and they weren't supposed to have assistance from others in
case they got stuck. They weren't "supposed to" but sometimes it did happen and they got away with it.
Other times, they were disqualified right away. Probably depended on if you were a big name driver or not.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/1971LRP.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on April 16, 2011, 03:29:52 PM
Vince Piggins in the blue baseball cap talks with car owner Hugh Heishman in the red shirt as driver
Jim Murphy stands nearby. This is at the '68 Lime Rock Trans-Am.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Murphy24CamaroinPits-May68.jpg)
Photo by Michael Booth
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on April 16, 2011, 03:34:14 PM
Driver Jim Murphy with the Heishman Camaro at the '68 Lime Rock Trans-Am.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Murphy24Camaro-May68.jpg)
Photo by Michael Booth
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on April 18, 2011, 08:34:56 PM
Jerry Lagod's Camaro circa 1971. This car began life as a '68 Camaro but was reskinned into a '69 after a wreck.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Lagod44.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on April 18, 2011, 09:30:37 PM
Ken Stoddard's '69 loses a rear wheel at the 1971 Bryar Trans-Am.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Bryar71.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on April 19, 2011, 04:14:49 AM
Jon, has the Stoddard car surfaced in the T/A vintage world?  Jerry Lagod still has their 68/69?

Robert Barg
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on April 19, 2011, 04:12:58 PM
I don't know if the Stoddard car survives or not. There is not much info on that particular car or driver. This is my only photo of the car.  [EDIT: The Stoddard car has been found and restored by owner Jeff Makovich.  He plans to race it in the HTA group on the West Coast.]

Here are some more photos of Jerry Lagod's car courtesy of Mike Jarchow. Yes, Lagod still has his old car.


At an SCCA National event at Meadowdale, 1968.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/LagodCamaro1968MeadowdaleNatl.jpg)

In the paddock at Road America, June Sprints 1969
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/LagodCamaro1969RAJuneSprints.jpg)

On the grid at the 1971 Road America Trans-Am. Bob Tullius' Pontiac Tempest to the right.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/LagodCamaro1971RATrans-Am.jpg)

Circa 1988 at Blackhawk Farms (Rockford, Illinois area)
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/LagodCamarocirca1988BlackhawkFarms.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on April 20, 2011, 04:39:59 PM
Warren Agor's Hugger Orange '69 Camaro.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Agor13.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on April 21, 2011, 03:08:42 PM
A couple of photos of the Everett Hatch Camaro. This car was raced by Dick Stanton
and Duane Zinola in '67 before Ev Hatch took over the driving in '68 and updated the
look of the car to the '68 body style. The color was light yellow and raced primarily in
Northern CA and Oregon.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Hatchengine1.jpg)
Photo courtesy of Hatch Engine (http://hatchengine.com/history.html)

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Hatchengine2.jpg)
Photo courtesy of Hatch Engine (http://hatchengine.com/history.html)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on April 24, 2011, 06:33:04 AM
Lance Pruyn hangin' the tail out in his nearly stock '67 Z-28. I believe this was taken at the car's first race
at the Lime Rock Trans-Am, 5/30/67. The car was not even a month old at the time. (built 05A)

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/LancePruyn1967Z-28.jpg)
Photo: Dan Lipetz Collection
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on April 25, 2011, 05:57:46 PM
Ralph Webb's Camaro getting ready to head to the track for the '68 Meadowdale Trans-Am.  [EDIT: This car has been found and is being restored by Keith Libby.  He is planning to race it in the HTA group on the West Coast.]

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/RalphWebbCamaro2.jpg)
Photo: Mike Jarchow Collection
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on April 27, 2011, 02:59:17 PM
Dick Guldstrand's Dana Camaro at the '67 Riverside Trans-Am.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/dana001.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: OCTARD on April 28, 2011, 05:17:42 PM
Hello Jon,

Thanks for posting the pic of the 1967 Dick Guldstrand Dana Camaro with the front wheel off.  When I last saw this car racing with the Historic Trans-Am group it was running a Corvette spindle, which then has the caliper mounted in front of the axle centerline.  I figured it may have run a Corvette spindle and caliper brackets because of Guldstrand's well known expertise with 'Vette bits.  

This pic shows me that my assumption may have been wrong, or perhaps the Corvette spindle wasn't used 'til after Riverside, 1967.

-Chad
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on April 28, 2011, 07:40:14 PM
Chad, The photos of the cars on the track are fun to look at but these shots that allow us to see more of the details of the cars are the ones I really enjoy. The '67 rule book does not discuss spindles but the '68 rule books says the spindles can be modified or changed as long as there are no changes to the track or wheelbase. I'm not sure if the Corvette spindle would do any of that. I guess that needs some research. I think it's pretty clear the car did not run that way in '67 but as for '68, I don't have an answer for that at this time. I don't recall another Camaro running with the caliper on the leading side of the axle centerline back in the old days. Anybody else aware of an example?
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Sixteen Grand Sedan #56 on April 29, 2011, 12:38:27 AM
Jon

As I recall the John Punnam 68 Camaro ran modified Corvette front spindles.

What I notice in the photo of the Guldstrand #56 Camaro is the gap between the front of the door and fender near the top. Is this the result of a bad repair/ installation or were they lowering the nose in front thus resulting in the gap.

Robert
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: wolfmin on April 29, 2011, 07:14:13 PM
Ralph Webb's Camaro getting ready to head to the track for the '68 Meadowdale Trans-Am.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/RalphWebbCamaro2.jpg)
Photo: Mike Jarchow Collection

This car was owned by Arnie Fick and sponsored by O A Fick Tool and Die Works in Chicago.  It is a 1967 Camaro that was a repo. Almost everything was stripped from it, including the grill, so a 1968 grill was installed.

Jon, I am having trouble with my scanner. Can you please post a couple more of the pictures I sent you of this car.  I know there is the rear shot in the driveway and an action shot from the 1968 Trans Am at Meadowdale with Ralph Webb driving.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on April 29, 2011, 10:36:48 PM
Here you go, Mike.  Was this the same car that was sold to Allen Hewitt, Jr
and was raced by him in Trans-Am starting around 1970?

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/RalphWebbCamaro1.jpg)

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/RalphWebbCamaro3.jpg)

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/RalphWebbCamaro5.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: wolfmin on April 29, 2011, 10:44:16 PM
Yes, Allen and Arnie made a deal at Meadowdale after the Trans Am.  I saw Allen race it at IRP right after he bought it in the same paint scheme. Later he painted it in a multi-color scheme and ran it in Trans Ams.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on April 30, 2011, 03:33:15 AM
Mike, what was done with the taillights on this car? They look different than stock.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: wolfmin on April 30, 2011, 09:46:54 PM
Jon,

Because the car was a repo (it was stolen and found later, stripped), the taillight chrome was missing also.  Lenses were used as seen in the pictures, which was common on Arnie Fick owned cars.  His GT350 had the lenses with no chrome too.  

Later when Allen Hewitt owned the car, taillight chrome was added.

Mike Jarchow
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on May 02, 2011, 05:30:46 PM
Thanks, Mike.

Here's a photo of the John Putnam Camaro in the '70-'71 paint scheme. John was in the San Francisco Region
of the SCCA at this time but the car ran in the '71 Riverside Trans-Am, the '72 Bryar Trans-Am and the '72 Road
America Trans-Am, as well as numerous IMSA and A-Sedan races before John sold it at the end of 1973.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Putnamcirca71.jpg)
Photo: Dave Doyal Collection
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on May 03, 2011, 07:00:09 PM
Mark Donohue in the #6 and Bob Stevens in the #19 at the Kent (Washington) Trans-Am, October 6, 1968.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/BobStevensCamaroNo19atKentin68.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on May 04, 2011, 04:52:25 AM
Bob was from Vancouver BC  He was a tech guy at a GM dealership and built that car himself as soon as they were available.  It was mostly club raced and eventually put back on the street - has not surfaced.

After the camaro, Bob built and raced a quick Datsun 510 in the 2.5 Challenge in 72

Bob has passed on, but his son Bob jr is a sprint car racer at Skagit Speedway in WA and his daughter Cindy was the SCCBC club points champion racer in a Honda at the Mission Raceway road course in 09.

Robert Barg

Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Bruce302 on May 08, 2011, 10:29:35 AM
This is Canadian Gord Dewar (unknown photographer) he had some very impressive results for a privateer with relatively little backing or experience .

The car appears to be an ex Titus/Godsall Firebird that was converted to Camaro sheet metal for the '70 season. There is also speculation that it is a Gorries built car, but without independent verification we cannot be certain either way.

His results would point to it being a a well built and prepared car, and well driven.

(http://i56.tinypic.com/25z1579.jpg)Bruce.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: OCTARD on May 09, 2011, 12:33:05 AM
The Gord Dewar Camaro above looks great. 

The rear flares look very much like a Titus-Godsall built piece.  Too bad the 1969 Titus Firebirds didn't use window hold down tabs in '69, preferably with each car having the tabs in slightly different locations, as it might be another tool in tracking them in their later use.

-Chad
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Bruce302 on May 09, 2011, 06:51:54 AM
Indeed the cage design looks exctly like the Titus/Godsall built Firebirds. The front tube, tight against the A pillar is a very strong clue.
The design and placement of the bars behind the driver is also typical of the T/G cars.

Sadly I cannot find anyone that was close to Gord or the team that can give me any clues to the history before Gord bought it, or after he sold it.
Gord Dewar died relatively young, due to complications after what should have been straight forward surgery.

There is a good chance that this car survived for some years after this shot was taken, maybe it still does.

Bruce.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on May 10, 2011, 07:13:53 PM
The Washburn Chevrolet sponsored '67 Z-28 was from Santa Barbara, CA and was a very competitive "privateer" entry.
Here it is shown winning an A/Sedan race at Willow Springs. Tony Settember was the driver and Bob Joehnck was the
team manager and engine builder. This blue Z-28 is rumored to still be around as it was sold to a collector who later
ended up in jail. Anybody know of it's whereabouts?

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Washburn1.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on May 20, 2011, 06:49:31 PM
Craig Fisher sent me this photo from a test session done at Marlboro in December 1967. Note the Goodyear tire on the front of the car and Mark with the Firestone patch on his driving uniform. Roger had been a Firestone dealer but they switched to Goodyears at Kent (Washington) for the Trans-Am finale because Mark cut better lap times with them and they were wanting to close out the season with a win (of course). After Kent and this test session, Roger became a Goodyear racing tire distributor and gave up his Firestone franchise.

L-R, Craig Fisher, Mark Donohue, Peter Reinhart pouring oil, and crew chief Roy Gane.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: OCTARD on May 21, 2011, 03:50:59 AM
Here is a picture of the Dick Lang 1968 Z/28 Camaro, before it was turned into a race car.  According to Dick Lang's son, Todd Lang, the first picture shows:

Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: OCTARD on May 21, 2011, 04:01:39 AM
The picture below is of Dick Lang's 1968 Z/28 Camaro at the 1968 American Road Race of Champions.  Dick Lang won this event and was crowned the A-Sedan national champion.

 
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: OCTARD on May 21, 2011, 04:30:59 PM
And I must thank Todd Lang for the above information on his Dad's Camaro, and for allowing me to post these photos.

-Chad
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on May 21, 2011, 06:01:18 PM
Terrific stuff! Todd, your dad was a very good driver. He had some good success with a '63 Z06 Corvette as well as the Camaro. He was good enough to be asked to join the Owens-Corning Corvette team for races at Daytona and Sebring and they were the dominant team at that time. Many thanks for letting us see those neat historical photographs. We'd love to see more or hear more from you as time allows.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on May 22, 2011, 06:15:47 AM
Ron Fournier was and still is a master fabricator who joined the Penske race team in the fall of '67. He was responsible
for most of the construction of the '68 and '69 Penske Camaro race cars. Here he is sitting in the second '68 race car
prior to it being lettered. This is at the Penske race shop in Newtown Square, PA.

You can read a little more about Ron here (http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/hrdp_1104_ron_fournier_metal_fabricator/index.html).

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/abcd3.jpg)
Ron Fournier Collection
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on May 22, 2011, 05:02:51 PM
A great story on one of the unsung racing heros.  I was priveleged to meet him at the 09 Petersen Tribute to Trans-Am. - always had great admiration for the guys who could weld and fabricate etc.

Robert Barg

Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: firstgenaddict on June 02, 2011, 02:14:08 AM
I see the red guts, what color was the car when delivered?
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on June 02, 2011, 01:38:33 PM
This car was a body-in-white and was not a completed car, just a body. From there they built it into a completed race car after first acid-dipping it to reduce weight. They painted the car blue and put a red interior in it apparently because they liked the combination. I have seen a photo later in the season where Donohue's car has blue interior panels.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on June 07, 2011, 04:02:23 AM
A photo of the '69 Penske Camaro dash and interior. This is early in the '69 season due to the presence of the vinyl top.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/fdh1002.jpg)
Frank Dihartce Collection
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on June 07, 2011, 04:06:35 AM
Mark Donohue's Camaro. This is believed to be at Mid-Ohio in June '69.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/fdh1003.jpg)
Frank Dihartce Collection
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on June 07, 2011, 04:38:49 PM
Ron Bucknum, driver of the #9 Penske Camaro for the 1969 season.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/fdh1005.jpg)
Frank Dihartce Collection

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/fdh1006.jpg)
Frank Dihartce Collection

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/fdh1007.jpg)
Frank Dihartce Collection
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on June 08, 2011, 11:05:52 PM
Daytona, February 1968.
L-R: Roger Penske, Mark Donohue, Bob Johnson, Craig Fisher. Standing: Jerry Kroninger, from Sun Oil.
Thank you to Pat Ryan for forwarding this to me so I could post it.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Kroninger1.jpg)
Jerry Kroninger Collection
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on June 09, 2011, 03:25:57 PM
Photos from Sebring, March 1968. This was a 12-hour endurance race (also an official part of the Trans-Am schedule) where the Trans-Am cars were included in the same race as the Porsche 907 prototypes, GT40s, Lola T70s, etc. Mark Donohue and Craig Fisher finished an amazing 3rd overall and 1st in Trans-Am. A truly outstanding accomplishment. Many thanks to Pat Ryan for forwarding these Jerry Kroninger photos for us to enjoy.

Here Mark Donohue and Roger Penske check out the Camaro upon their arrival.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Kroninger7.jpg)

Notice the numbers for each car, 15 & 16. Each car in the photos below wears the opposite number than it did in the actual race.
The car with the vent window (wind wing) in the door is the '67 lightweight car from the previous season. It was under minimum
weight and did not get run through tech inspection. They ran the '68 through tech inspection twice by changing the car number
in a closed airplane hangar between each inspection. A risky proposition but they pulled it off successfully.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Kroninger2.jpg)

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Kroninger3.jpg)

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Kroninger4.jpg)

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Kroninger5.jpg)

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Kroninger6.jpg)

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Kroninger8.jpg)
All 7 photos above by Jerry Kroninger
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on June 09, 2011, 03:37:46 PM
Here is the Sebring Trans-Am class-winner showing the #15 on it, as it was during the race. While the '68 (heavier car) was the car that went through tech inspection twice, this lighter car is the one that qualified both cars for the race during the practice laps.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: OCTARD on June 10, 2011, 06:49:18 AM
1969 Penske Camaro of Donohue refueling at 1969 Watkins Glen Trans-Am.  Photo from March, 1970, Auto Racing magazine.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: OCTARD on June 10, 2011, 07:03:30 AM
Warren Fairbanks 1967 Z/28 at Road America in 1971 from Aug-Sept 1971 CORVETTE NEWS.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: JoeC on June 10, 2011, 12:06:58 PM
Interesting that both cars in 1968 Sebring photos has the SS hood with what lookes like the stock louver trim parts in place.

I always wonder why they used the SS hood instead of the stock Z/28 flat hood (67-68)

I have read that one of the cars was bought new as an SS but on the other car they would have had to change out the flat hood to an SS hood?
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on June 10, 2011, 03:51:43 PM
I don't know why they used those hoods, Joe. Later in the season they went back to flat hoods. Both '68 cars began life as bodies-in-white, not as complete "showroom" models.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on June 15, 2011, 06:23:07 PM
The Penske Camaro on pit road prior to the start of the 1968 Daytona 24-hour race. This is the only year when the Daytona 24-hour was part of the Trans-Am schedule. Roger Penske is leaning in giving Mark last minute instructions while chief mechanic Roy Gane listens in.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on June 17, 2011, 03:39:36 PM
Two gold and black Camaros taking off at the start of the 1967 Sebring 4-hour Trans-Am race. The #22 is driven by Charlie Kolb of the Fred Baker Racing Team and the #4 is driven by Johnny Moore (entered by HRH Corp, Hugh Heishman's entry).
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on June 26, 2011, 03:38:26 AM
I've posted these in the thread discussing GMP models but they should probably be here too.

The Penske Camaro at the August 12, 1967 Marlboro Trans-Am.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Donohue67Marlboroonpitlane.jpg)
Photo by Andrew Keller

Penske Camaro interior at Marlboro.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Donohue67Marlborointeriorshot.jpg)
Photo by Andrew Keller

Penske Camaro interior two weeks later at Continental Divide Raceway.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Donohue67CDRinteriorRShaw.jpg)

Penske Camaro at the August 6, 1967 Bryar Trans-Am showing location of battery in the trunk. Note
the rear spoiler is taller than a stock GM piece and 1/4" pinstripe is not seen on the spoiler itself. This
is the rear spoiler I talked about earlier that was used only at Bryar, Marlboro and Continental Divide.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/DonohueBryar1.jpg)
Photo from Bryar Racing magazine
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on June 26, 2011, 04:52:29 AM
Mark Donohue broke an axle (twice) at the '67 Bryar Trans-Am and tore up all his new, thin-gauge sheetmetal.
Do you see that little dot on the rear spoiler, just outside of the rear stripe? That's a big slotted head screw
(painted body color). There were three of these, one in the middle and one each to the outside of the stripes
to hold down the front of the spoiler. Style points = zero.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Donohue67Bryarcrash.jpg)
Photo: Sports Car Graphic
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on June 27, 2011, 04:13:18 PM
Some photos courtesy of Tim Lopata. They are frames captured from a Trans-Am film he has.
These two are of Robert Barg's Z-28 Camaro during the '69 Trans-Am season.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on June 28, 2011, 03:14:05 AM
This would be the 69 Mid-Ohio T/A.  Tim has a racing T/A film?

Robert Barg
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on June 28, 2011, 03:49:48 PM
He says they are clips from a movie called "Ford Flat Out". Maybe this is the one Dick Hoffman did the filming for at Riverside? Here are a few more from the same movie.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on June 29, 2011, 12:03:12 AM
The car # at Mid Ohio was # 50.  Dick used # 48 at Riverside, his usual race #,  according to the photo with the camera on my "interview" thread. Also I don't see any camera on the car in Tim's photo.

Robert Barg
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on June 29, 2011, 02:50:01 AM
I didn't phrase that very well. I don't believe that he did the filming for the entire movie, just the part that was on the track at Riverside.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on June 29, 2011, 05:03:45 AM
Maybe I didn't make it very clear either, but the car with #50 only ran at Mid Ohio, so somewhow it ended up in Ford film also.

Robert
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: RUNUTZ on June 29, 2011, 01:12:34 PM
Thanks Jon Kurt got me back up again.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: RUNUTZ on June 29, 2011, 01:14:08 PM
Jon would know these camaros.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: RUNUTZ on June 29, 2011, 01:17:06 PM
I used to send my racing films to Old Cars Weekly to post for me but the person that dowloaded it to YOUTUBE doesn't work there anymore.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: RUNUTZ on June 29, 2011, 01:46:05 PM
The film is so quick images were hard to capture.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on June 29, 2011, 07:11:16 PM
Thanks, Tim. Even though blurry that one picture looks like Frank Search's '68 Camaro spinning in front of Dick Hoffman's '67 and Gerry Gregory's '69 at the '69 Riverside Trans-Am.

Here are a couple of photos of Mark Donohue's Camaro at the '67 Marlboro Trans-Am.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Donohue67Marlboro3.jpg)

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Donohue67Marlboro1.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on June 29, 2011, 11:38:18 PM
The red #92 camaro being dirt-tracked is Rusty Jowett.  He was a leading independant driver in 68 and 69 with 13 top ten finishes including some top fives. He also had a 2nd and 3rd in 2 Nascar baby grand races.  He wrecked his 67 camaro at the 68 Watkins Glen T/A race - I was following him when suddenly he went off track and rolled the car a few times.  A 68 car was then built from a Penske body-in-white with much help from Donohue. Rusty was very fast but did not race in 70 and only once in 71 - often wonder what happened to such a promising racing career.  Paul Nichter from Buffalo was the next owner and racer of that 68 car. "Nick" used to tell me just to "drive the wheels off that camaro" I was racing.

Robert Barg
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on July 04, 2011, 05:04:26 PM
Mark Donohue's Camaro and Steve Brownstein's Mustang at the '67 Lime Rock Trans-Am (from the Bryar Trans-Am program)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on July 04, 2011, 05:06:47 PM
Roger West in the Joie Chitwood Camaro at the '67 Lime Rock Trans-Am (photo from the Bryar Trans-Am program)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on August 13, 2011, 05:10:44 AM
Mark Donohue and Parnelli Jones at the start of the '69 Bryar Trans-Am.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/DonohueBryar69.jpg)
Bill Lange Collection photo
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on October 01, 2011, 05:09:22 PM
Mark Donohue in the #15 car at the '68 Sebring Trans-Am.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Ron%20Lathrop%20photos/Donohue15Sebringinterior.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on October 02, 2011, 05:53:58 AM
June 1967 Mid-Ohio Trans-Am. George Follmer, standing in the driving suit with Firestone across
the back, is substituting for Mark Donohue who is driving at LeMans for the Ford team. Roger Penske
is crouched on the other side (red shirt) discussing the rear brakes with a crew member.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/MO67Follmer.jpg)
Jon Mello Collection
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on October 04, 2011, 03:26:21 AM
Another shot of George Follmer and the Penske Camaro at the June '67 Mid-Ohio Trans-Am.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/FollmerMO67.jpg)
Jon Mello Collection
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Bruce302 on October 04, 2011, 08:12:00 AM
That is a very neat shot Jon, it looks quite sparsely populated, is this during practice ?

Bruce.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on October 04, 2011, 06:45:18 PM
Bruce, I do believe that was taken during an earlier practice session because during the actual race the flexible
air duct was mounted up high on the roof drip rail and in the photo just above, the duct is seen just below the
rear quarter window.

Here is a photo of Donohue's first '67 Camaro taken at the Marlboro Trans-Am in August '67. As probably
mentioned earlier, this was the first win for Camaro in the Trans-Am series.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Penske-Camaro--Marlboro-TransAm--1967.jpg)
Photo by Michael Booth
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on October 05, 2011, 01:37:12 PM
Craig Fisher seated in the first '68 Penske Camaro with Roger Penske talking to him and possibly crew member Tom Greatorex on the
passenger side. I'm not sure of the crew member at the back and neither is Craig when I asked him. It's possible it is a Goodyear tire guy.
This was taken at the February '68 Daytona 24-hour race. This must have been during a pre-race practice session due to the relaxed
demeanor of the people on the pit wall and also there's no garage door handle on the hood, which was there during the race.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/PenskeDaytona68.jpg)
Jon Mello Collection
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on October 05, 2011, 04:44:32 PM
Bruce, I remember that races at Mid-Ohio were usually well attended.  The track has several small "knolls" that spectators usually congregated at. That was either a practise day or just not a good viewing area.

Mid-Ohio was a favoutite track of mine to go racing at.

When are you going to bring that car over and do some of the tracks that we raced at?  I will make sure to attend!

Robert Barg
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on October 08, 2011, 05:58:28 AM
1968-era photo showing the dash of Penske's Daytona 24hr Camaro, as seen above.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/68inside.jpg)
Petersen Publishing photo
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Bruce302 on October 08, 2011, 08:25:33 PM
Bruce, I remember that races at Mid-Ohio were usually well attended.  The track has several small "knolls" that spectators usually congregated at. That was either a practise day or just not a good viewing area.

Mid-Ohio was a favoutite track of mine to go racing at.

When are you going to bring that car over and do some of the tracks that we raced at?  I will make sure to attend!

Robert Barg

Damn straight you'll attend Robert, I'll need you in the pits. But a few fiscal matters need attending to. oh and I hope my car is eligible.

Bruce.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on October 10, 2011, 08:16:28 PM
Bob West's Camaro gets sideways in turn 11 at the 1969 Sears Point Trans-Am between the Camaros of Hugh Harn
and Gerry Gregory. Bob had sponsorship from Nor-Cal Auto in Burlingame, Calif for this race.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on October 12, 2011, 03:19:55 AM
Not a Trans-Am car but instead a Nascar GT machine, which I believe was built by Smokey Yunick.
Pete Hamilton was a very good Nascar driver pretty new on the scene at that time and Lloyd Ruby
was an outstanding driver who could race in any type of car and was always a threat to win.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/25car.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on October 16, 2011, 09:19:57 PM
Photo shows Larry Drover owned '68 Camaro as prepared for the start of the '69 racing season.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Drovercar.jpg)
Larry Drover collection
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on October 23, 2011, 06:54:25 AM
Photos of Donohue's Sunoco Camaro from early in the '69 season (vinyl roof still on).

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Donohue1.jpg)
Jon Mello Collection

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Donohue2.jpg)
Jon Mello Collection
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on November 29, 2011, 08:02:01 PM
Big smiles from the two winners of the Marlboro 300 Trans-Am race on August 12, 1967. Mark Donohue is holding the cup/trophy and
Craig Fisher is looking directly at the camera. This was the first win for Penske and first win for any Camaro in the Trans-Am series.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Donohue67Marlboro4.jpg)
Photo by Craige Pelouze

Mark Donohue, with his oldest son Michael in front of him, accepting accolades for a job well done. That's the chief starter Tex Hopkins
(with the cigar in his mouth) talking with Mark's wife Sue, while Craig Fisher (to Sue's left) listens in.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Donohue67Marlboro5.jpg)
Photo by Craige Pelouze
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 69Z28freak on November 30, 2011, 02:21:03 AM
Great Pictures Jon. Thanks for posting.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on December 03, 2011, 09:37:02 PM
You're welcome. Here a shot of the #15 Penske Camaro during a pit stop at Sebring (March '68).

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/PenskeSebring15pit.jpg)
Photo by Dave Friedman
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 69Z28freak on December 03, 2011, 10:35:23 PM
That is my all time favorite Camaro, followed by the 69 model, then Smokeys 68. Just can't get enough of these cars. I have 1:18 scale models of all three still in the boxes. One day I want to build a 68. Just curious why there are pictures of the 67 with 68 doors, or were those 67 doors with the vent windows removed.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on December 04, 2011, 07:57:28 AM
The car in the pit stop photo above is a true '67 but it has a '68 grill in it to help it look like the twin of the other Penske team car, which was a true '68 model.
The '68 Sebring race was the only race that year where Penske used this '67 Camaro. Hopefully that answered your question.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 69Z28freak on December 04, 2011, 09:35:22 PM
The car in the pit stop photo above is a true '67 but it has a '68 grill in it to help it look like the twin of the other Penske team car, which was a true '68 model.
The '68 Sebring race was the only race that year where Penske used this '67 Camaro. Hopefully that answered your question.

Thanks Jon. I guess I should have asked if they ever ran the 67 with 68 doors or thge vents windows removed. Thought I saw  pictures of the 67 like that, or would have been the 68 with a 67 grill?
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on January 22, 2012, 05:34:57 AM
I am not recalling any '68 Penske car that ran with a '67 grille in it.

Here's the ex-Dick Lang Camaro that ran in the '69 Wolverine Trans-Am as well as several other Trans-Am events in the late '60s.
Dick also won the '68 ARRC event at Riverside with the car. It went to Sweden after Dick sold it and here it is seen at Mantorp Park
Raceway in 1971. The car still survives today but needs a full restoration.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/More%20car%20stuff/EX-DICKLANGMANTORPRACEWAY71.png)
Michael Dunå Collection

This Competition Press ad shows Pete Ledwith as the owner after Lang and before going to Sweden.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/More%20car%20stuff/ex-Langad.jpg)
Jon Mello Collection
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on January 27, 2012, 04:24:09 AM
Canadian racer Al Mason circa 1970.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/More%20car%20stuff/Picture15.png)
Courtesy of Lance Hill
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on January 27, 2012, 06:04:42 AM
This was a very well built car.  Al never raced it in a Trans-Am but it later was raced in 3 or 4 T/A races by Peter Wiseman of Toronto.  It passed thru my hands in 1980 as a roller (still had wind-up windows).  I, of course, flipped it for a profit, so I could go and race at the 1980 Hallet Trans-Am with the first ex Dick Hoffman 1970/71 T/A camaro   It was supposedly put back on the street, but I heard many years later from Al Mason that it ended up as a drag racer in eastern Canada - whereabouts unkown.

Robert Barg
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on January 28, 2012, 07:27:18 AM
Thanks, Robert. I did not realize the Al Mason car turned into the Fossman Racing/Pete Wiseman car.
I believe Wiseman did 5 Trans-Am races during the '71 season. (Wiseman's car seen below at St Jovite)
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/More%20car%20stuff/Picture2.png)
Photo by Yves St Jean
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: klvn8r on January 28, 2012, 04:47:19 PM
This is some good stuff....how about a tab for AS cars only, kinda like the AP and BP cars.  BTW- no one noticed that BP AMX at the front of the grid in front of all of the BP Vettes and Shelbys!  That was Ike Knupp, Cen-Div champion in 69, and nearly won it all at the run-offs!

klvn8r
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: kgu on February 01, 2012, 02:50:36 AM
I am a new member on this forum and joined because I think I can answer some of your questions about Todco racing 1969 to 1972 as I worked there at the time.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on February 01, 2012, 04:26:52 AM
Ken, thanks a lot for signing up for the forum and we look forward to being able to ask you some questions about Todco Racing.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on February 26, 2012, 06:32:29 AM
Start of the 1970 Laguna Seca Trans-Am. Corvette pace car seen on pit lane.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/More%20car%20stuff/LS095.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on February 29, 2012, 05:12:10 AM
Mo Carter's red & white '68 Camaro taken during the '69 season, courtesy of Ken Ulrich. Thank you, Ken!
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/More%20car%20stuff/UlrichMoCarter.jpg)
Ken Ulrich photo
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on February 29, 2012, 05:23:45 AM
Ken, did you get to know any of the Mo Carter crew?  I'm trying to contact a Ken Ball who also looked after Mo's Firestone tire operation.  Thanks.

Robert Barg
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on February 29, 2012, 05:37:29 PM
The Camaro of Larry Wilcox, as seen at the Green Valley Polar Prix in early 1969. Larry ran this car in one Trans-Am race in May 1968
[The War Bonnet 250 in New Mannford, OK] and ran in A/Sedan the rest of the time. I'm wondering if anybody knows what happened
to this car after Wilcox sold it. It would be nice to know if it got back in Trans-Am under a different driver/owner.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Jerry%20Melton%20photos/CAMARO48GVRPOLARbyJIMSUTER.jpg)
Photo courtesy of Jerry Melton


I'm going to make an assumption that WEB Enterprises was owned by Larry Wilcox. If someone knows different, let me know.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Jerry%20Melton%20photos/WEBCamaro.jpg)

1969 for sale ad in Competition Press & Autoweek.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Jerry%20Melton%20photos/WEBCamaroad.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: kgu on March 01, 2012, 07:38:39 PM
No Robert not really, but I do remember JT talking to Moe whenever we saw them at a track.
     Ken
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 02, 2012, 07:31:46 PM
1972 Bryar Trans-Am. The '68 Camaro of John Putnam going by in a blur. This car is currently owned by Dave Doyal (http://www.historictransam.com/projects/DaveDoyal.html).
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/More%20car%20stuff/Ulrich-JohnPutnamcar.jpg)
Photo by Ken Ulrich
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: mdz on March 06, 2012, 02:14:43 AM
WEB sold a Camaro Chassis Preparation  and Clearances and Specifications for 302 cu.in. v-8 Chevrolet Engines in the early 70's,they were based in Grand Paririe, Texas. The chassis manual covered subframe and body prep,roll cage install,front and rear suspension,spring and sway bar rates,shocks and bump stops, and brakes just to name a few. also included was G.M. part # for steering componets,springs,sway bars,brakes, etc, it was very well put together and undoubly straight from Chevrolet.I think I have seen this mentioned on other Camaro websites. Has anyone else seen this info?
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 06, 2012, 03:42:02 AM
The Camaro Chassis Preparation sheets are already posted on our forum here:  http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=7863.0 (http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=7863.0)

There's also some more info here: http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=8578.0 (http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=8578.0)

I have the "Clearance and Specifications for 302..." sheets you mention but have not gotten around to copying and posting them yet.
I'll see if I can set aside some time to do that.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 28, 2012, 06:12:58 PM
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/More%20car%20stuff/Quebecstartsmall.jpg)
Dick Brown Collection

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/More%20car%20stuff/QuebecWinsmall.jpg)
Dick Brown Collection


"These two photographs were taken in the Trois-Rivières (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trois-Rivi%C3%A8res) race weekend in September of 1970......I ran in both the Quebec Regional Championship that year and the Canadian Touring Car Championship races, back to back on Sunday.
 
The first shot is in the Quebec race (25 laps), open for sedans and sports cars (explaining the Cobra on the front row in second position) which I won from the Cobra and Derek Johnson flag to flag from pole (Todco car qualified third on the outside front row).
 
The second shot was taken after my second win.
 
The second race was the Canadian Touring Car race (40 laps) and we were joined this time by Moe Carter in his ex-Chaparal Camaro who had qualified second and .... after having again qualified on pole beat them all flag to flag and .......... and by a country mile might I add  .
 
You could say I was just flying that day as  the car was extremely well set up by our very competent mechanics ,  and that shorts city circuits being favourites of mine, I won Three Rivers 5 years/times in different cars, all sedans of course..."


The "Export A" Camaro was an ex-Titus car which Dick Brown's team got in 1969 (Orange Firebird) from TG Racing after Jerry damaged their Firebird in practice in St-Jovite in 1969.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 31, 2012, 05:02:04 AM
Lloyd Ruby in the Gene White Firestone/Jim Rathmann Chevrolet sponsored Camaro is locked in a heated battle
with Parnelli Jones' Bud Moore Mustang. This is at the Citrus 250, a Nascar GT race at Daytona in February '69.
This was the debut of the Boss 302 Mustang in any kind of officially sanctioned race. Neither car finished.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/More%20car%20stuff/CompChev11.jpg)
Petersen Publishing photo
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on May 01, 2012, 07:10:34 PM
Here's a photo of the Warren Fairbanks Z-28 at Road America in 1971.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/More%20car%20stuff/WarrenFairbanks.jpg)
Ron Tribble Collection
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on May 27, 2012, 04:05:28 PM
Smokey Yunick's Camaro at Riverside, September '67.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/More%20car%20stuff/Smokey13.jpg)
Hot Rod magazine
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 69Z28freak on May 29, 2012, 06:31:03 AM
What a great picture
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on June 04, 2012, 06:17:03 PM
Another shot of the Peter Wiseman car, this time at the '71 Michigan Trans-Am.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/June%202012/Wiseman29.jpg)
Robert Barg photo
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: OCTARD on June 05, 2012, 04:36:53 AM
Thanks to Robert for all the new photo additions!

Great stuff from a true enthusiast, both "back in the day," and today.

-Chad
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on June 09, 2012, 06:16:55 AM
Mark Donohue's Sunoco Javelin prior to the '71 Wolverine Trans-Am. Privateer racer Martin Shook's blue '67 Z-28 Camaro (car #54) can be seen next
to Donohue's car but he's not sharing a front row spot with Mark. The inner row of cars will head out first followed by the row headed by Martin's car.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/June%202012/Jav71MIS.jpg)
Robert Barg photo
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 69Z28freak on June 12, 2012, 05:07:20 AM
Smokey Yunick's Camaro at Riverside, September '67.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/More%20car%20stuff/Smokey13.jpg)
Hot Rod magazine

Man that is one of the finest looking Camaros of all time!~
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on June 12, 2012, 07:11:13 PM
You might like this one as well. Same car at Daytona in February, 1968. Not allowed to run in the
Daytona 24-Hour race because it still did not pass tech inspection.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: yenkomark on June 13, 2012, 09:15:16 PM
 Re:  Photo of Parnelli and Ruby in Citrus 250...race was won by Don Yenko in recently purchased( by Mike Summers of Best Photo Service ) Yunick Camaro. In my book " The Yenko Era " you will find a photo of Mr. Jones sitting in the Mustang looking very unhappy. He said he was at a disadvantage being a Firestone dealer ,having to use a tire not competitive with latest Goodyears. Also , I recall he had trouble with the shifter.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on June 29, 2012, 09:47:03 PM
Alan LaBrush has spun his '67 Camaro out on the track at the '71 Road America Trans-Am.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on June 30, 2012, 03:26:44 AM
Re the Michigan 71 T/A photo - I believe those cars were lined up for a practise session, in no particular order.

Robert Barg
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on June 30, 2012, 04:25:29 PM
Another shot of the Alan LaBrush #70 Camaro prior to the running of the '71 Road America Trans-Am.
That's Frank Reimann's #43 Camaro. My stepfather, Jack Guerrier, is the person talking to Alan LaBrush.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/June%202012/JackSalikaphoto.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on July 17, 2012, 12:45:44 PM
Mo Carter's red '67 Z-28, taken at Mosport in September 1967. These come courtesy of Mike Scott (group/7) from Ontario, Canada.
Thanks for sharing, Mike!

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/June%202012/MoCarter1croppedMikeScottphoto.jpg)
Photo by Mike Scott

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/June%202012/MoCarter2cropped.jpg)
Photo by Mike Scott
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 69Z28freak on July 19, 2012, 06:52:07 AM
You might like this one as well. Same car at Daytona in February, 1968. Not allowed to run in the
Daytona 24-Hour race because it still did not pass tech inspection.

Love it. Any idea why it did not pass tech?
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on July 20, 2012, 03:23:35 AM
I have misplaced my "Chevrolet = Racing?" (http://www.pvanvalkenburgh.com/Race%20Car%20Tec/chevrolet.html) book, which I think has some details on that. From memory, I think most of it had to do with aerodynamic trickery such as the mounting of the headlight doors and the heavily smoothed underside of the car. The SCCA tech people did not like what they saw.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: MO on July 21, 2012, 03:30:40 AM
I seem to remember reading something about the windshield being slightly raked and the nose angled down more than stock. But those may have been tricks used on his Chevelle.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: wolfmin on September 07, 2012, 02:15:17 PM
Warren Fairbanks at the 1971 Donnybrook Trans Am.

From the Mike Jarchow collection.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on September 11, 2012, 03:49:34 AM
This photo is from Ontario Motor Speedway, October 20, 1970. Doug Hooper's McLaren and Bud Turner's Camaro (#42) in an SCCA National event. Bud Turner's '67 Camaro would be in the Riverside Trans-Am race just two weeks later. (Jon Mello Collection)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: OCTARD on September 11, 2012, 04:16:44 AM
Thanks for posting this photo, Jon.  

(http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7779.0;attach=9469;image)

Though I don't have more on the entry for this race, given the wheels and skinned lower chassis on the McLaren, and that Doug Hooper is driving... I'd say this is the old Holywood Sport Cars McLaren.  Chassis# 20-09.

Thanks again, and sorry I don't have anything to add about the Bud Turner Camaro that is pictured.

-Chad
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on September 11, 2012, 03:29:56 PM
I thought that might be your McLaren, Chad, but I wasn't quite sure. I'll look to see if I have any more pics of it.

Below is the '69 Camaro of Carlos Iribe, also seen at the same Ontario event as the Bud Turner car above. It too ran at the '70 Riverside
Trans-Am a couple of weeks later. I'll have to check to be sure but I think Carlos' car was green. (Jon Mello Collection)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on October 08, 2012, 09:47:15 PM
Tom Lynch's white #74 Camaro at the '69 Riverside Trans-Am along with Parnelli Jones' #15 Mustang.
Partially visible is the #18 T/G Firebird driven by Milt Minter.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/June%202012/Lynch.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on October 25, 2012, 04:14:24 AM
This photo is one that was sent to me by David Tom and is from his personal collection. It will be used in his forthcoming Trans-Am book
which should come out in print sometime in 2013. Many thanks to David for letting me post it here in advance of his book. The photo is
from the June 1967 Mid-Ohio Trans-Am race. The blue & yellow Camaro is Mark Donohue's (but driven by George Follmer that weekend)
and the yellow & black one is Craig Fisher's. It is interesting to note on the Fisher car that the stock gas filler hole in the center of the rear
taillight panel has been completely smoothed over.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: redvetracr on November 11, 2012, 12:51:15 AM
Ralph Webb's Camaro getting ready to head to the track for the '68 Meadowdale Trans-Am.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/RalphWebbCamaro2.jpg)
Photo: Mike Jarchow Collection




This car was owned by Arnie Fick and sponsored by O A Fick Tool and Die Works in Chicago.  It is a 1967 Camaro that was a repo. Almost everything was stripped from it, including the grill, so a 1968 grill was installed.

Jon, I am having trouble with my scanner. Can you please post a couple more of the pictures I sent you of this car.  I know there is the rear shot in the driveway and an action shot from the 1968 Trans Am at Meadowdale with Ralph Webb driving.



does this car exist today?? who owns it?? thank you
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on November 11, 2012, 06:50:31 AM
To the best of my knowledge, the car has not been located. The car was sold to Allen Hewitt who also raced it in Trans-Am but who it went to after that is unknown by me.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on November 20, 2012, 10:12:17 PM
Here's a photo of the Gagnon Spring sponsored Camaro as seen at St. Jovite in a support race for either the USAC Indy race in August, or the F1 Grand Prix in September 1968. Francois Favreau was the driver.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Oct%202012/HowardCohenPic.jpg)
Photo by Howard Cohen
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on January 01, 2013, 05:51:50 PM
Here are two photos sent to me by Mike Scott from Canada. They were taken by a friend of his named Adam Papp.


The Rick Stevens (ex-Mo Carter) Camaro, Mosport 1972.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Oct%202012/StevensCamaroMosport1972_zpsdb22c78e.jpg)


The Rick Stevens - Robert Barg (ex-Mo Carter) Camaro, Mosport 1973.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Oct%202012/Stevens-BargCamaroMosport1973_zpsd2736fa5.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on January 02, 2013, 02:49:00 AM
Thanks Mike, for supplying those photos.  The 72 photo appears to be taken at the Mo Carter unnoficial T/A Charity race (see other thread) and the 73 photo was taken at a 2 or 3 hr.Mosport club race enduro -
mechanical problems at both races. After much reasearching. Rick and I believe this car to be a rebodied Firebird shell built in the Carter shops and raced by Alfie in 71.  According to other info it is believed to
have been raced at the 71 Kent T/A race by Mo Carter.  This car was later sold to Leon Alain in late 74, who had previously raced his own 68 camaro in a few T/A races.  Leon only did a few club races before this
car was destroyed in a garage fire.

Robert Barg
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on January 02, 2013, 03:30:49 AM
oops, meant to say it was believed to have been raced by Mo Carter at the 70 Kent T/A race.

Robert Barg
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on January 02, 2013, 08:48:45 PM
Here's a photo of Mo Carter's '69 Camaro taken at the Mosport track in 1970.
This photo was taken by Adam Papp and sent to me by Mike Scott.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Oct%202012/MoCarterMosport1970.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on January 03, 2013, 01:52:17 AM
Wow, after looking at the photos of both cars they sure look the same to me?

Robert Barg
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on April 13, 2013, 06:17:32 AM
This photo from the January 17, 1968 issue of National Speed Sport News shows the Penske team testing their leftover '67 in mid-January 1968. This is the car that
Donohue used for the West Coast T/A races in the fall of '67 (note this car still has the '67 paint job with the stripes on it). They did not end up running a 2-car team
at Daytona, opting to just use their new '68 car instead. That decision would not play out in their favor. (Jon Mello Collection)

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Oct%202012/Day68-test_zpsbf5704c6.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/Oct%202012/Day68-test_zpsbf5704c6.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on April 19, 2013, 05:05:38 AM
The dark green Alan Green sponsored '67 Z-28 driven by Skip Scott. Skip won the "big bore" race at Kent, WA on June 30, 1968.
This is the same car driven by Gary Gove and Jerry Grant during the '67 season.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Oct%202012/AlanGreenCamaro_zps0c08656e.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/Oct%202012/AlanGreenCamaro_zps0c08656e.jpg.html)
Jon Mello Collection
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on May 16, 2013, 05:01:28 AM
Pics of the Camaro driven by Curt Martin at the Sept 18-20, 1970 races at Ontario Motor Speedway, courtesy of John Ryals.
This car appears to be (visually) the same car that Bob West drove at the 1970 Laguna Seca Trans-Am, April 19, 1970.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Oct%202012/photo-012CurtMartin_zpsd9a934b0.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/Oct%202012/photo-012CurtMartin_zpsd9a934b0.jpg.html)
John Ryals photo

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Oct%202012/photo-006CurtMartin_zps1dc85d67.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/Oct%202012/photo-006CurtMartin_zps1dc85d67.jpg.html)
John Ryals photo

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Oct%202012/photo-005CurtMartin_zps8cc60c8f.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/Oct%202012/photo-005CurtMartin_zps8cc60c8f.jpg.html)
John Ryals photo
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: SMKZ28 on May 16, 2013, 11:45:17 AM
Interesting roof stripes.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Nikke on May 16, 2013, 07:54:49 PM
I like this Yellow 69.
Hood Tachometer.
SS Big Block Z/28
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on May 21, 2013, 03:14:31 AM
Here we have some very nice photos courtesy of Gene Fisher who took these at the 1970 Watkins Glen Trans-Am.
Many thanks to Gene for sharing these with us.

Jerry Thompson's Owens-Corning Camaro lined up on the false grid.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Oct%202012/WGThompsonfalsegrid_zpscc3e473d.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/Oct%202012/WGThompsonfalsegrid_zpscc3e473d.jpg.html)
Gene Fisher photo

Cars on the false grid for morning warm up. Dean Gregson's #28, Larry Drover's #11 and Warren Tope's #70 the most apparent of the bunch.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Oct%202012/WGfalsegrid1_zpsf28c6925.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/Oct%202012/WGfalsegrid1_zpsf28c6925.jpg.html)
Gene Fisher photo

A different angle.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Oct%202012/WGfalsegrid2_zpsbaa75001.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/Oct%202012/WGfalsegrid2_zpsbaa75001.jpg.html)
Gene Fisher photo

The pace lap with Jones and Donohue on the front row. This shot is taken at "the Chute" which is at the far end of the course.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Oct%202012/WGpacelap_zps3e3b3565.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/Oct%202012/WGpacelap_zps3e3b3565.jpg.html)
Gene Fisher photo

First lap, Jones leads Donohue.
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Gene Fisher photo

Second lap, Jones is putting some distance on his competitors.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Oct%202012/WGlap2_zpsfe30a70c.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/Oct%202012/WGlap2_zpsfe30a70c.jpg.html)
Gene Fisher photo

Here's Vic Elford setting up Dean Gregson for the pass.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Oct%202012/WGElford_zps4f631a8e.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/Oct%202012/WGElford_zps4f631a8e.jpg.html)
Gene Fisher photo

Elford and Sam Posey prepare to go by the Camaros of Craig Fisher and Vince Gimondo.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Oct%202012/WGElfordPosey_zps405cd483.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/Oct%202012/WGElfordPosey_zps405cd483.jpg.html)
Gene Fisher photo

Warren Agor's Camaro engine is smoking.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Oct%202012/WGAgorsmoking_zpsbbc57d3e.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/Oct%202012/WGAgorsmoking_zpsbbc57d3e.jpg.html)
Gene Fisher photo

The Camaros of Dick Brown and Jerry Thompson.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Oct%202012/WGThompsonBrown_zps480f0447.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/Oct%202012/WGThompsonBrown_zps480f0447.jpg.html)
Gene Fisher photo

Watkins Glen 1970 grid
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Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on May 22, 2013, 05:20:48 AM
Also from the 1970 Watkins Glen Trans-Am... #12 is Dick Young from Valley Stream, NY and was sponsored by McVeigh Chevrolet in Valley Stream, NY.

"I didn't have time to focus real good as old #12 was heading for us at 80 or 90 MPH, the only thing between us was a 4ft high woven wire fence and a fairly good embankment. I turned to run between nose in parked cars and my only thought was that #12 would come thru the fence, smash into the cars, and I would be squashed like an insect. Talking to some other fans after this, #12 stopped just short of the fence."

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/May%202013/WGDickYoung_zps1e94d8ae.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/May%202013/WGDickYoung_zps1e94d8ae.jpg.html)
Gene Fisher photo
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on May 22, 2013, 07:15:17 AM
This is the race that at least 3 of us got on the grid at the last minute only because several guys blew their engines in the morning warm-up session.  Our car
had been overheated in the Bryar paddock (dns) and owner Al had to cobble another engine together.  I missed the Mid-Ohio race because of the Bryar problem. Several guys
also had to go home on the trailer because they didn' qualify (limited grid by the promoter)


It rained for some time during this Glen race but I have no memory of this.  I think I drove the whole race on dry tires.   At one time I had a tape of this race but
can't find it - was done by the man who did several Nascar races also (the name escapes me).

The Glen was a high speed track and very challenging.

Robert Barg


Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: group/7 on May 22, 2013, 02:25:04 PM
gene, thanks for getting those great photos from the glen, to jon. canada was certainly well represented at this race !

   mike in canada
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on May 23, 2013, 02:44:22 PM
The Watkins Glen grid sheet shown above has some errors in it. Robert Barg, Francois Guertin  and Warren Fairbanks were all in '67 Camaros, not '69s.  Dave Lawler and Paul Nichter were in '68 Camaros.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on June 07, 2013, 04:22:57 AM
Canadian racer Al Mason's Z/28 from fall 1968. (Jon Mello Collection)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on June 07, 2013, 07:33:02 AM
This photo is from the Canadian Touring Car Championship race that wknd. - won by Mo Carter, then Al Mason, Peter Schwartzott, Jean-Guy Roy, Doug Weaver, Francois Favreau, and myself in 7th.  All except
Weaver and Mason ran in some T/A races.  Weaver drove a camaro - might have come from Michigan and later became a well known Corvette racer?  Don't remember him racing a camaro any other time at Harewood or Mosport.

The CTC races were Canada's version of the T/A races.

Robert Barg
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: wolfmin on June 07, 2013, 05:47:23 PM
This photo is from the Canadian Touring Car Championship race that wknd. - won by Mo Carter, then Al Mason, Peter Schwartzott, Jean-Guy Roy, Doug Weaver, Francois Favreau, and myself in 7th.  All except
Weaver and Mason ran in some T/A races.  Weaver drove a camaro - might have come from Michigan and later became a well known Corvette racer?  Don't remember him racing a camaro any other time at Harewood or Mosport.

The CTC races were Canada's version of the T/A races.

Robert Barg


Robert, you may be thinking of Ron Weaver. He was from Michigan and drove an A Production Corvette during the era when the Owens Corning Corvettes were dominating.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on June 07, 2013, 07:20:48 PM
Yes, that sounds right - Ron Weaver was the Corvette driver.  Will try and find out more info re Doug Weaver and his camaro.

Robert
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on June 18, 2013, 05:08:17 AM
Chad pointed out to me that Flickr now has photos from the Dave Friedman Collection on its website.
The link below has images from both the 1967 Sebring 12-Hour and the Sebring 4-Hour Trans-Am
intermingled together. Lots of great stuff here.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thehenryford/sets/72157632877165631/
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on June 19, 2013, 05:14:49 AM
Here's a photo personally taken by Mike Scott (group/7) back in 1969 at the St. Jovite/Mt. Tremblant Trans-Am race.
It shows Donohue's car after rolling off the scales, which is part of the tech inspection of each car prior to the race.
Many thanks to Mike for sharing this with us from his personal collection.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 1109RWHP on June 20, 2013, 01:20:10 AM
Nice shorts!
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on June 22, 2013, 03:36:38 PM
Lothar Motschenbacher was brought in to drive the John Martin #4 Javelin at the '69 St. Jovite Trans-Am. Here is his car
in the line for getting weighed. Lothar had a solid 4th place finish, however this was the race with the huge crash that
took out 3/4 of the factory-backed Mustang team, plus others. Thanks to Mike Scott (group/7) for sharing this with us.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/May%202013/Jovite002_zps6564a172.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/May%202013/Jovite002_zps6564a172.jpg.html)
Michael Scott photo
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on June 24, 2013, 03:24:00 AM
Mike Scott pointed out these interesting Can-Am photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/buell/sets/72157627941013859/
that interestingly included an interior shot of one of the ex-Jim Hall Camaros. This would possibly be the Mo Carter car due to
the red floor?
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: group/7 on June 28, 2013, 01:03:49 AM
jon, thanks for posting those photos for me, sorry for not getting back to you with the proper link on that shot of the ex chaparral camaro ! was away and did not get back till late yesterday.

mike
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 1109RWHP on June 28, 2013, 03:32:30 AM
Was the gauge cluster an over the counter fiberglass piece?
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on June 28, 2013, 03:51:21 AM
You're welcome, Mike.

I'm remembering the Chaparral Camaro dash as being metal not plastic. I'll have to ask around to be sure.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on June 28, 2013, 03:02:09 PM
I stand corrected. The piece that holds the gauges is fiberglass.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on July 08, 2013, 05:02:54 AM
I received some very nice black & white photos today from Don Struke. He took these at the 1967 Marlboro Trans-Am,
the first victory for Penske Racing on the Trans-Am circuit. Many thanks to Don for sharing these photos with us. We
can't get enough of old-time photos around here.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/May%202013/PICT0087s2_zps1c14f2b0.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/May%202013/PICT0087s2_zps1c14f2b0.jpg.html)

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/May%202013/PICT0075SM_zps119e8b27.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/May%202013/PICT0075SM_zps119e8b27.jpg.html)

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/May%202013/PICT0090s_zpsb0da25c0.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/May%202013/PICT0090s_zpsb0da25c0.jpg.html)

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/May%202013/PICT0096sm_zpsbac94745.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/May%202013/PICT0096sm_zpsbac94745.jpg.html)

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/May%202013/PICT0097s_zps3edc3e97.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/May%202013/PICT0097s_zps3edc3e97.jpg.html)

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/May%202013/PICT0094sm_zps69cc1fae.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/May%202013/PICT0094sm_zps69cc1fae.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: RobinBanks on July 19, 2013, 10:26:18 AM
Wow, great site  :)

My dad, Robert Clemens, raced his Silver #71 1970 Camaro in the Trans-Am Series in 71 and 72.
Here is a picture of his car...1971 at Watkins Glen.
-Robin Clemens  (aka: Robin Banks)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on July 19, 2013, 09:51:05 PM
Hi Robin,

In case you missed it, there is a story about this car on the HTA site under roster.  I remember this car from racing against it at the 72 Glen T/A race.

I can also remember your dad racing at Waterford Hills, but can't recall in what car(s).

Robert Barg
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: MO on July 20, 2013, 03:14:34 AM
Neat looking car!!
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on July 20, 2013, 04:13:58 AM
Wow, great site  :)

My dad, Robert Clemens, raced his Silver #71 1970 Camaro in the Trans-Am Series in 71 and 72.
Here is a picture of his car...1971 at Watkins Glen.
-Robin Clemens  (aka: Robin Banks)

Thanks for the compliment. It nice to have you join us Robin. Pretty neat to have a
dad who raced a nicely prepared Camaro in Trans-Am back in the "Glory Days". :)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on August 22, 2013, 02:10:40 PM
Here's a picture I saw at the 2013 Monterey Historics. It shows Mark Donohue riding as a passenger in a '62 Corvette.
I suspect this is for a parade lap of the drivers before the '69 Laguna Seca Trans-Am race.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: firstgenaddict on August 22, 2013, 03:40:32 PM
The dark green Alan Green sponsored '67 Z-28 driven by Skip Scott. Skip won the "big bore" race at Kent, WA on June 30, 1968.
This is the same car driven by Gary Gove and Jerry Grant during the '67 season.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Oct%202012/AlanGreenCamaro_zps0c08656e.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/Oct%202012/AlanGreenCamaro_zps0c08656e.jpg.html)
Jon Mello Collection

Jon I know you said this was a 67... however was it rebodied as a 68? No vent windows 68 grille and marker lights?
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on August 23, 2013, 02:02:48 AM
James, it for sure is a '67 but they put '68 doors on it, a '68 grille and side marker lights to make it looks like the current year model for the '68 season.
It's been returned to a '67 look and is currently owned and raced by Tony Hart... http://www.historictransam.com/Drivers/TonyHart67Camaro7.html
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: firstgenaddict on August 24, 2013, 03:13:50 PM
James, it for sure is a '67 but they put '68 doors on it, a '68 grille and side marker lights to make it looks like the current year model for the '68 season.
It's been returned to a '67 look and is currently owned and raced by Tony Hart... http://www.historictransam.com/Drivers/TonyHart67Camaro7.html

The recent photos I remembered had the vent windows and other 67 cues, I was hoping there was a missing 68 Alan Green car to be found. :(
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 69Z28-RS on August 24, 2013, 03:31:32 PM
James, it for sure is a '67 but they put '68 doors on it, a '68 grille and side marker lights to make it looks like the current year model for the '68 season.
It's been returned to a '67 look and is currently owned and raced by Tony Hart... http://www.historictransam.com/Drivers/TonyHart67Camaro7.html
The white painted car, with the bright rallye green stripes and accents is different, and striking!
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on August 24, 2013, 06:40:17 PM
The original color of the car was Capri Cream (off-white) and the stripes were just green in the center with the pinstripes still in black. For some reason it was not returned to that original color scheme. Very late in the '67 season the car was painted dark green with white stripes. There was a second '67 Z-28 that had sponsorship from Alan Green but only for the '67 Sebring race. This was the cream with black stripe car of Phil Seaborn. Phil painted the car orange with some black accent work later in '67. The whereabouts of that car are unknown. Ken Deckman also had a '67 Z that he bought from Alan Green Chevrolet and raced in Trans-Am but it was not an officially sponsored Alan Green car. That car is Marina Blue with white stripes and is currently owned by Bob Morton.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on September 28, 2013, 04:00:43 PM
Here's a shot of the Washburn Chevrolet sponsored '67 Z-28 at speed. Tony Settember was the driver and Bob Joehnck was the crew chief/team manager.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: group/7 on October 05, 2013, 06:50:57 PM
jon, the above shot of the washburn car would that be '69 or '70 or later ? going by the hood. do you know if this was a trans-am race or a regional. just looking at A sedan on the door..

mike in canada
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on October 05, 2013, 08:44:26 PM
Mike, the car always had the AS painted on the door whether it race Trans-Am or A/Sedan races.  This is the only photo that I have ever seen where this car was using the ZL2 hood. I think it may have been taken at the '69 Santa Barbara road races but don't know that for a fact.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: SMKZ28 on November 19, 2013, 04:00:29 AM
Here is a neat shot of a 1970 Penske Sunoco Javelin Trans Am race car from the 1970 Chicago Auto Show which took place between February 21st and March 1st 1970.  Does anyone know if this is the car that participated in the 24 hours of Daytona a few weeks earlier or is it is just a show car?  It doesn't seem to have the same wheels that were on it during the 24 hours of Daytona nor does it have the extra road lights across the bumper or the lights that illuminated the side numbers at night.  It also is displaying #6 instead of the #0 run at Daytona, but these are things that could have been altered after the race in order to make it perfect for the show and be more representative of the way the car would look in the months ahead during the Trans Am season.  If this isn't the Daytona car or just a show car, does anybody know if this particular car ran any Trans Am races?

I live in Chicago and go to the Auto Show every year and I have seen several manufacturers display cars that actually participated in the 24 hours of Daytona just a few weeks before, so I was interested in finding out the history behind this car.  Thanks for any info provided.

You can find the picture here: http://www.chicagoautoshow.com/history/1970/
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: wolfmin on November 21, 2013, 02:27:06 AM
The show car doesn't have widened fenders either. The body looks stock. I'm sure that's just a show car.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: SMKZ28 on November 30, 2013, 01:26:20 AM
Here is a cool color photo taken by John Losee during the 1967 Daytona 24 hour Continental on February 4/5, 1967.  In it you can see the 1967 Penske Camaro of Mark Donohue sandwiched by a Ford GT40 and the Ferrari 365 P2/3 of David Piper just as they head off the main straight past pit-out.  See this picture and several others taken during the race here: http://www.thevrl.com/photo/albums/daytona-24-hours-1967-1?test-locale=&exposeKeys=&xg_pw=&xgsi=&id=1465153%3AAlbum%3A223088&groupId=&groupUrl=&xgi=&commentPage=&page=1

Sorry if this is a repost.  I don't recall seeing it before.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: SMKZ28 on November 30, 2013, 03:25:22 AM
I know that the 1970 Sebring 12 Hours wasn't a Trans Am race but I couldn't resist posting this cool picture of the #43 1969 Camaro of John Tremblay and Bill McDill in pit lane with the hood up.  It is part of the Dave Friedman Collection at The Henry Ford.  A larger and clearer version can be seen here: http://thehenryford.artehouse.com/perl/magnify_popup.pl?imageID=153393&staticImage=C&ckon=image&alt=0

Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on November 30, 2013, 06:05:31 AM
Scott, Mark Donohue was actually driving one of the Ford GT MkIIs during the Daytona 24-Hour race so
Penske had George Wintersteen, Joe Welch and Bobby Brown signed up to drive the Camaro in that event.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on December 02, 2013, 05:43:35 AM
Here's a picture of Canadian Laurie Craig's black '67 RS Z-28. This was taken at the 6-25-67 Westwood, BC races.
Laurie entered this car in the Kent 300 Trans-Am race later that year. The current whereabouts of the car are not
known but I do have the VIN information so it can be verified if it ever does show up.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/May%202013/LaurieCraigwinneratWestwood6-25-67_zpsb6fb3bda.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/May%202013/LaurieCraigwinneratWestwood6-25-67_zpsb6fb3bda.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: MO on December 02, 2013, 05:13:46 PM
Great shot... Looks like at was street driven too.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: group/7 on December 02, 2013, 06:03:56 PM
jon, thanks for posting for me ! Mo it was street driven, have a shot of it before the cage went in. jon, have some stuff on the craig/mander '67 Z-28. that I found on the net. you might already have it ? if not, I could send it to you.

   mike
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on December 02, 2013, 08:20:20 PM
Laurie Craig's racing bio can be seen at this link: http://www.gvmps.org/inductees/laurie_craig.htm

Phil Dauphinee's website at http://public.fotki.com/phildaupho/strata_painting_options/laurie-craig-67-cam/
has some really neat historical photos of Laurie's car plus a cool scale model of the car that he built. When I
spoke with Laurie on the phone, he told me they stopped the train that was carrying the Z-28 from the Norwood
plant to the dealership so they could get a good look at the car. It was an early Z but not the first one exported
to Canada as claimed in the bio.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: group/7 on December 02, 2013, 10:20:52 PM
thanks jon, for those links for the laurie craig camaro info. that's some of what I had. are those americans on the car in street trim ? centre cap looks large.

  mike
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: group/7 on December 02, 2013, 10:29:03 PM
heres a link to a photo of the craig/mander '67 Z'der at the dealer in north vancouver, british columbia. it's about 3/4's of the way down the page.

  mike    http://canadianponcho.activeboard.com/mobile.spark?p=topic&topic=31539705&page=6
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: group/7 on December 02, 2013, 10:30:46 PM
hmm ! link works, but photo is distorted, sorry 'bout that

   mike
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on December 03, 2013, 12:00:38 AM
Mike, it did not look distorted when I looked at the link to the webpage.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 69Z28freak on December 08, 2013, 08:41:55 AM
Mike, it did not look distorted when I looked at the link to the webpage.

Great pics. I live very close to where that dealer used to be. Too bad it is long gone now.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 69Z28freak on December 08, 2013, 08:58:18 AM
Mike, it did not look distorted when I looked at the link to the webpage.

Great pics. I live very close to where that dealer used to be. Too bad it is long gone now.

(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/69z28freak/69%20Camaro%20Stuff/dealer-mander-camaro-super-hugger_zps136d30e8.jpg) (http://s65.photobucket.com/user/69z28freak/media/69%20Camaro%20Stuff/dealer-mander-camaro-super-hugger_zps136d30e8.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: SMKZ28 on December 08, 2013, 02:27:30 PM
I'm not sure there are any more body accessories that could be added to that Mander Super Hugger Camaro!  Seriously though, I've never heard of this one.  Are there any out there?  Thanks Mike for the link and thanks Jon and 69Z28Freak for posting the photos from it.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: SMKZ28 on December 08, 2013, 02:29:58 PM
Here's a link to a thread about the Mander Super Hugger Camaro at the Supercar Registry: http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=322279  No more pics though.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: SMKZ28 on December 08, 2013, 02:48:14 PM
I thought I recognized the picture in the Mander Super Huger Camaro ad.  The car is wearing the custom bolt on accessories that were available from the AMT Corporation Speed and Custom Division through Chevy dealers.  A member named BLUETOPPACE posted the entire catalog over at the Camaro Pace Car site.  See all of the pics on pages 2 and 3 here: http://camaropacecars.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/2510094833/m/2330062215/p/2 

Not sure if Mander used the parts on their own Super Hugger or they just used a stock photo for their ad suggesting what a custom built car could look like.

By the way, that thread also has pictures and info on some very rare and unique Mod Topped Camaros.  Someone named "Jon/1967Z28" posted a cool picture and some info on the Mod Topped 25th 1967 Z28 on pages 7 and 8 of this old thread.  Jon Mello were these your contributions?  If so, I never made the connection. LOL!  The  Check out the whole thing if you are intertested.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on December 08, 2013, 04:38:52 PM
Scott, yes that we me who posted that other stuff. The car in the Mander ad above is the same car on the AMT brochure cover and the shot was taken on AMT's lot in Phoenix. It is therefore not an actual Mander Super Hugger although Mander may have purchased the scoops and made their own car look similar. The AMT car was built for a newscaster in the Phoenix area and it's current whereabouts are unknown.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 69Z28freak on December 08, 2013, 07:25:53 PM
I thought I recognized the picture in the Mander Super Huger Camaro ad.  The car is wearing the custom bolt on accessories that were available from the AMT Corporation Speed and Custom Division through Chevy dealers.  A member named BLUETOPPACE posted the entire catalog over at the Camaro Pace Car site.  See all of the pics on pages 2 and 3 here: http://camaropacecars.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/2510094833/m/2330062215/p/2 

Not sure if Mander used the parts on their own Super Hugger or they just used a stock photo for their ad suggesting what a custom built car could look like.

By the way, that thread also has pictures and info on some very rare and unique Mod Topped Camaros.  Someone named "Jon/1967Z28" posted a cool picture and some info on the Mod Topped 25th 1967 Z28 on pages 7 and 8 of this old thread.  Jon Mello were these your contributions?  If so, I never made the connection. LOL!  The  Check out the whole thing if you are intertested.

Yes that was me who posted the Mod Top photos in that thread. The sixties produced some very unique car ideas which reflected the fashion of the times. It is interesting however that I have never seen any of these modified or speciality prepared cars. I think those cars were so far over the top, that when the sixties ended, so did the desire to be that loud and outrageous. If any of those cars still remain, they surely were painted and returned to a more conservative look. Would be cool however to find some of these cars intact. Since these cars were modified from show room models, I assume that there is no way to document the specialty modified cars, other than perhaps photos from back in the day.My guess is that back in the day, there were a select group of Camaro owners who took their new Camaros into these shops and got some crazy looks applied to their cars. I wonder how many cars in total received these type of treatments. If anyone has anymore info please feel free to post away.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: SMKZ28 on December 08, 2013, 08:45:00 PM
The internet is such a small world isn't it.  I'm glad that everybody with knowledge of different parts of the car hobby can work together to answer questions and figure things out.   
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on December 08, 2013, 08:48:16 PM
While I don't mind talking about unique and special cars built by various Chevy dealerships, a discussion along those lines should be in its own thread and we need to guide this thread back to vintage, original photos of Trans-Am cars from the late '60s and early '70s. Thanks.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 69Z28freak on December 09, 2013, 12:31:33 AM
Sorry for the high jack John. There is already a thread going on such cars.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: SMKZ28 on January 03, 2014, 10:26:20 PM
While searching for something else on the internet I stumbled on this cover for the January 1971 edition of Stock Car Racing magazine which features a pit stop for the 1970 Penske Javelin of Mark Donohue.  It mentions an article entitled, "Javelin: A Racing Success Story."  I don't recall seeing this cover.  I searched through the 1970 and 1971 season review threads and didn't notice it.  If it is here somewhere, sorry for the repost.  If not, does anyone have this magazine or the article?  I found the picture at a web site that shows the covers for most editions of Stock Car Racing magazine issued between 1966 and 2008.  See them here: http://home.comcast.net/~racestats/SCRMag.html
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on February 21, 2014, 02:34:22 PM
Here's an ebay auction with a photo of Ed Leslie, Jim Hall and part of a Chaparral Camaro in the foreground. Taken at the 1970 Lime Rock Trans-Am race.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1970-Ed-Leslie-Jim-Hall-Chevy-Camaro-Lime-Rock-Park-SCCA-Trans-AM-35mm-slide-/291082960945?pt=US_Racing_Fan_Shop&hash=item43c5e58031
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: group/7 on February 21, 2014, 06:43:34 PM
jon, great photo ! looks like the car is coming through tech, post race. can of bud on the hood, and a sweaty ed leslie. that's troy rogers leaning on the car with cap, who we lost in may of last year. hall's main fabricator, he was responsible for the build of the chaparrals, and also pretty much restored the cars for the petroleum museum in midland. and sandy hall in the pale yellow jacket.

mike.. group/7
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on February 22, 2014, 06:35:14 AM
Mike, thanks for the added detail of who some of the other people were in that photo.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1970-Jim-Hall-Chevrolet-Camaro-Lime-Rock-Park-SCCA-Trans-AM-race-35mm-slide-/301100157546?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on May 08, 2014, 01:29:52 PM
Harley Davidson legend Cal Rayborn raced a '67 Z-28 for a short time and had it entered in the '69 Riverside Trans-Am. It ran during
practice but for some unknown reason did not make the race.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/January%202014/Picture303_zpsa1aadbd4.png) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/January%202014/Picture303_zpsa1aadbd4.png.html)
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Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: wolfmin on May 17, 2014, 11:34:35 PM
In the pits at the Donnybrooke Trans Am in 1971. Warren Fairbanks' Camaro #96, Jerry Lagod's Camaro #44 and John McComb's Mustang #33.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: SMKZ28 on October 27, 2014, 03:43:58 PM
I came across a few cool pictures on Flickr that were posted by Chris Kennedy.  Click on the following links to see them since he has disabled the ability to download them:

1) AS Chevrolet Camaro driven by Warren Agor during SCCA Runoffs at Road Atlanta, November 1971: https://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisk48/9681240538/in/set-72157635389415953


2) Group of 22 photos of the Trans Am/F5000 event held at Watkins Glen on June 7, 1972: https://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisk48/sets/72157635315418611/


Sorry if this is a re-post.  I don't recall seeing them before. 
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on October 28, 2014, 01:31:54 AM
Thanks for the 72 Glen photos.  It was the last T/A race for old and getting tired 67 camaro warrior. We were dnf with "engine problems".  Not a good way to end our run.

Robert
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on October 28, 2014, 04:27:02 AM
Thanks for posting those links, Scott. Some really great photos there which we have not seen here before.

Those wheels on Agor's Camaro looks small in comparison to the Minilites on the Boss Mustang. I'm sure
they're 15" diameter but with the blacked out spokes they somehow present an illusion of being 14's.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: group/7 on October 29, 2014, 12:13:05 AM
Scott, great pics from Road Atlanta & the Glen. looks like snow on the ground ! in those shots from the Runoffs, november '71.

mike...group/7
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: SMKZ28 on October 30, 2014, 03:05:48 PM
I found some more great Trans Am pictures on Flickr.  Someone named "Carrera RSR" posted 65 color photos of Trans Am events held at both Laguna Seca Raceway and Riverside International Raceway.  The pictures are mixed up but they include shots from 1969, 1970 and 1971.  I will post the photos of the Camaros here but click on the the following link to see larger versions as well as the rest of the fantastic pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wheelock_steve/sets/72157644148754046/

I know I have never seen these before because they contained two great pictures of a Javelin AMX pace car at the 1971 Riverside events that I posted in the Trans Am Pace Car thread.

These first 4 pictures were taken at the Trans Am event held at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California on August 24, 1969.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: SMKZ28 on October 30, 2014, 03:07:55 PM
More Laguna Seca 1969
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: SMKZ28 on October 30, 2014, 03:11:01 PM
2 more from Laguna Seca 1969

Notice the white 1967 Camaro RS along the fence directly above the #1 Mustang.

The second picture is interesting because it is a sign that used to say "The Hot Spot Mustang Corral" but a Camaro fan altered it to say "Go Camaro The Hot Spot Mustard Corral."
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: SMKZ28 on October 30, 2014, 03:14:21 PM
While the pictures from my previous posts were from 1969, the next 4 pictures were taken at the Trans Am event held at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California on April 19, 1970.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: SMKZ28 on October 30, 2014, 03:15:06 PM
More from Laguna Seca 1970
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: SMKZ28 on October 30, 2014, 03:16:49 PM
The next 4 are from the Mission Bell 200 held at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California on October 3, 1971.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: SMKZ28 on October 30, 2014, 03:18:26 PM
One more from Riverside 1971

Is this one of the ex-Sam Posey Challengers?  I recall someone looking for a good picture of the car during its post 1970 season.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: group/7 on October 31, 2014, 12:07:50 AM
Steve, thanks for the link to those great photos. I believe thats Dick Brooks in the #32 Brock Yates entered Challenger above. good pics of the spoiler less Chaparral Camaros, from '70. and the #88 Mo Carter ex Chaparral camaro from the 1971 event.

Mike (group/7) in canada
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: zombie289 on November 11, 2014, 02:33:41 AM
Hey guys, Im not on this great site too often, so forgive me if this is a repost... Found a TON of TA and camaro pics here: https://revslib.stanford.edu/
Simply do a search for stuff like camaro, trans am, lime rock, 1968 etc etc... Again, sorry if this is a repost...cheers
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on November 11, 2014, 04:23:23 AM
Thanks, Zombie. It has already been posted and we are aware of the website but for some of the newer visitors, it's not bad to be reminded of what a great resource that is for vintage car and racing photographs.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Steve Holmes on November 11, 2014, 04:55:01 AM
Wow, outstanding images! Thanks for sharing. Great to see one of the old Autodynamics Challengers in privateer hands.

The #88 Mo Carter Camaro. Is this an ex-Chaparral car?

The #76 '69 Camaro is, I believe, Joe Chamberlain? Joe raced this car in NZ in 1972/73, just as he did his first '69 Camaro a couple of years earlier. 
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Steve Holmes on November 11, 2014, 05:03:15 AM
Harley Davidson legend Cal Rayborn raced a '67 Z-28 for a short time and had it entered in the '69 Riverside Trans-Am. It ran during
practice but for some unknown reason did not make the race.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/January%202014/Picture303_zpsa1aadbd4.png) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/January%202014/Picture303_zpsa1aadbd4.png.html)
Jon Mello Collection

Fascinating image of Cal Rayborn. Thanks Jon. I didn't realise he raced a Camaro. As you rightly say, he was a motorbike racer, and a very accomplished one. He was killed in New Zealand in late 1973, racing a motorbike at Pukekohe, which is just as wild and bumpy today as it was back then.

He'd had a Lola Formula A/5000 car (ex-AAR John Cannon car I believe) shipped out to NZ that he was going to race in the Tasman Series, but was killed a week before the opening race. The Lola was later used to build an extremely radical Chrysler Valiant Charger sedan race car with tube-frame chassis and the motor in the back. It still exists today, still with the Rayborn Lola parts in it. 
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on November 12, 2014, 01:43:34 AM
Steve, very interesting tidbit about Rayborn driving a F5000 car and perishing in an accident in the car down in NZ. I don't think I knew that fact. Thanks for the insight.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Bruce302 on November 13, 2014, 02:15:55 AM
Steve, very interesting tidbit about Rayborn driving a F5000 car and perishing in an accident in the car down in NZ. I don't think I knew that fact. Thanks for the insight.

Cal Rayborn died after being thrown from his motorcycle at Pukekohe (near Auckland) in practice for the main event. He was riding a two stroke (Suzuki from memory )and as they do sometimes, it went lean, seized and locked the back wheel. Having been used to 4 stroke bikes he wasn't used to having the clutch at the ready when the semi inevitable happened.

Bruce.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on November 13, 2014, 02:58:17 AM
Thanks, Bruce.  Steve said it right.  For some reason I just screwed up my reply.  It's all good now.  ;D
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 1109RWHP on December 31, 2015, 04:14:13 AM
http://41.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw1v0iW0o21qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on December 31, 2015, 06:18:18 AM
Thanks for posting. The car still survives and you can read more about it's history at the following link... http://ricksclassics.com/one/00-One/medallion.html
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: group/7 on January 04, 2016, 03:56:25 AM
Jon, this photo has probably been on the forum before ? what can you tell us about this Camaro at the Giants despair hill climb PA, july 29th. 1967  (rosenthall photo/Revs site)

Mike (group7)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on January 05, 2016, 01:00:17 AM
Mike, that is the Marina Blue '67 Z-28 that was bought new and raced by Steve Elfenbein in SCCA A/Sedan events. It never ran in the Trans-Am series. Steve sold it in 1970 and the guy he sold it to still has the car, the last that I knew. It is untouched from how it last raced in the mid-70s. I didn't know Steve ran it in hillclimb events. That's pretty cool info. Thanks.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: maroman on January 12, 2016, 05:35:47 PM
Mike, that is the Marina Blue '67 Z-28 that was bought new and raced by Steve Elfenbein in SCCA A/Sedan events. It never ran in the Trans-Am series. Steve sold it in 1970 and the guy he sold it to still has the car, the last that I knew. It is untouched from how it last raced in the mid-70s. I didn't know Steve ran it in hillclimb events. That's pretty cool info. Thanks.
Jon, if he ran Giant's Dispair he was part of PHA, Pa. hillclimb Assoc.  May have run Hershey but I don't remember it. They have a historian that may be able to provide you with more pictures or history. Email me for his contact info.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on January 13, 2016, 04:08:58 AM
OK, thanks Doug.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: group/7 on January 31, 2016, 01:13:50 AM
not Trans-Am racing, but any ideas on where this 70 & 1/2 Camaro is, looks like a dragstrip. I was thinking Australia, but the car looks to have New Jersey tags, and is left hand drive.
 Mike (group/7)

(unattributed photo)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Steve Holmes on January 31, 2016, 05:27:20 AM
not Trans-Am racing, but any ideas on where this 70 & 1/2 Camaro is, looks like a dragstrip. I was thinking Australia, but the car looks to have New Jersey tags, and is left hand drive.
 Mike (group/7)

(unattributed photo)

Wow, thats a cool photo! Its taken in New Zealand. Its a Z28 owned by Kiwi racer Red Dawson. He bought the Camaro as a road car in 1971 on a trip to the US, and shipped it home and converted it for road racing. He had been hoping to buy a turn-key Trans-Am car, but none were available to his liking.

In New Zealand, many of the sedan drivers during this era also took their cars drag racing on the weekends they weren't doing the roundy-roundy stuff. Dawson came from a speedway background.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on January 31, 2016, 05:51:47 AM
Many thanks for that ID, Steve.

By the way, that's a blue & yellow California license plate, not one from New Jersey.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: group/7 on February 14, 2016, 02:50:19 AM
 here's another pic of the Steve Elfenbein '67 Z, loaded up at Cumberland, 1970.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on February 14, 2016, 05:47:25 AM
Thanks, Mike. 1970 is the last year Steve raced the car before selling it.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 1109RWHP on May 22, 2016, 03:47:13 AM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/mk1ofmnm/12474054_10205611913039072_2196686806195695827_o_zps4rma0aky.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 1109RWHP on May 22, 2016, 03:48:49 AM
(https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/12986920_980206088699280_8013397635096416884_n.jpg?oh=372c364b20fb738ad3e11c000839d9cd&oe=57E01971)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: MO on May 23, 2016, 04:17:42 AM
(https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/12986920_980206088699280_8013397635096416884_n.jpg?oh=372c364b20fb738ad3e11c000839d9cd&oe=57E01971)

Great pic!
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: group/7 on July 20, 2016, 12:13:56 AM
Tony Morris, who past away last week, raced this Camaro at Westwood, British Columbia, Canada. big boots in the back ! !

(wilkinson photo)


mike(group/7)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on July 20, 2016, 03:15:10 AM
I was sorry to hear of Tony's passing. My condolences to his family. The Camaro photo would seem to be from 1973 or later with the wheels being that wide.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 1109RWHP on August 16, 2016, 01:21:31 AM
(https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13880297_1371954199486044_2054504643088386880_n.jpg?oh=ff0118e70da579b633015b0f9c10d46f&oe=584FAAAB)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on August 16, 2016, 04:39:34 PM
These 2 cars are the 67 ex Mo Carter camaro, which I then drove, and the Paul (Dave) Lawler 68 camaro.
Paul joined the Al Richards team starting in 70 for only that season. Not sure if the ramp truck was Al's, or
borrowed from his stock car friends.

This pic is at Mosport, maybe a club race, or a Canadian Touring Car Championship race in 70. Don't know the
exact date.

Robert
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on October 16, 2016, 03:45:19 AM
It is believed that the #3 Owens-Corning Camaro formerly driven by Tony DeLorenzo went to David "Tuck" Thomas for the 1971 season. Here is a picture of the car taken in 1971 at the Donnybrooke race track in Minnesota.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/January%202014/Tuck%20Thomas%201971%20Donnybrooke%20pic%201_zpsrpklmuba.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/January%202014/Tuck%20Thomas%201971%20Donnybrooke%20pic%201_zpsrpklmuba.jpg.html)
Mike Jarchow Collection
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on October 16, 2016, 03:54:44 AM
The Tuck Thomas Camaro changed to a red & yellow color scheme for 1972, it is believed.  Here is the car going up the main straight at Road America.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/January%202014/Tuck%20Thomas%20RA_zpskiownfno.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/January%202014/Tuck%20Thomas%20RA_zpskiownfno.jpg.html)
Mike Jarchow Collection

Here's a clearer shot showing the revised livery. Trans-Am cars had to have the bumpers installed so this photo may have been taken prior to an A/Sedan race.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/January%202014/Tuck%20Thomas%20Camaro_zpsdfibtxid.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/January%202014/Tuck%20Thomas%20Camaro_zpsdfibtxid.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 68camaroz28 on October 17, 2016, 11:14:03 AM
Here we have some very nice photos courtesy of Gene Fisher who took these at the 1970 Watkins Glen Trans-Am.
Many thanks to Gene for sharing these with us.

Jerry Thompson's Owens-Corning Camaro lined up on the false grid.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Oct%202012/WGThompsonfalsegrid_zpscc3e473d.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/Oct%202012/WGThompsonfalsegrid_zpscc3e473d.jpg.html)
Gene Fisher photo

Cars on the false grid for morning warm up. Dean Gregson's #28, Larry Drover's #11 and Warren Tope's #70 the most apparent of the bunch.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Oct%202012/WGfalsegrid1_zpsf28c6925.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/Oct%202012/WGfalsegrid1_zpsf28c6925.jpg.html)
Gene Fisher photo

A different angle.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Oct%202012/WGfalsegrid2_zpsbaa75001.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/Oct%202012/WGfalsegrid2_zpsbaa75001.jpg.html)
Gene Fisher photo

The pace lap with Jones and Donohue on the front row. This shot is taken at "the Chute" which is at the far end of the course.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Oct%202012/WGpacelap_zps3e3b3565.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/Oct%202012/WGpacelap_zps3e3b3565.jpg.html)
Gene Fisher photo

First lap, Jones leads Donohue.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Oct%202012/WGlap1_zps13a1ff77.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/Oct%202012/WGlap1_zps13a1ff77.jpg.html)
Gene Fisher photo

Second lap, Jones is putting some distance on his competitors.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Oct%202012/WGlap2_zpsfe30a70c.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/Oct%202012/WGlap2_zpsfe30a70c.jpg.html)
Gene Fisher photo

Here's Vic Elford setting up Dean Gregson for the pass.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Oct%202012/WGElford_zps4f631a8e.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/Oct%202012/WGElford_zps4f631a8e.jpg.html)
Gene Fisher photo

Elford and Sam Posey prepare to go by the Camaros of Craig Fisher and Vince Gimondo.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Oct%202012/WGElfordPosey_zps405cd483.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/Oct%202012/WGElfordPosey_zps405cd483.jpg.html)
Gene Fisher photo

Warren Agor's Camaro engine is smoking.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Oct%202012/WGAgorsmoking_zpsbbc57d3e.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/Oct%202012/WGAgorsmoking_zpsbbc57d3e.jpg.html)
Gene Fisher photo

The Camaros of Dick Brown and Jerry Thompson.
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/Oct%202012/WGThompsonBrown_zps480f0447.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/Oct%202012/WGThompsonBrown_zps480f0447.jpg.html)
Gene Fisher photo

Watkins Glen 1970 grid
(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/June%202012/WG70-c.jpg)

Jon, I've really enjoyed looking at the pictures and information so a huge thanks for keeping this going and everyone that has assisted. This is quite a collection so again thanks to everyone involved.
Two questions: One of the cars has Laurel Racing written on the deck lid area. Do you know where they hailed from? Mark Donahue's son Michael, did he ever follow in any type of car endeavors?
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: group/7 on October 18, 2016, 01:26:11 AM
here is an ad for the Laurel Racing '68 Camaro, tha Jon posted way back on Nov. 1st 2012 in the '69 Trans Am review thread. looks like they were from Indiana.

Mike
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on October 18, 2016, 02:28:13 AM
Jon, I've really enjoyed looking at the pictures and information so a huge thanks for keeping this going and everyone that has assisted. This is quite a collection so again thanks to everyone involved.
Two questions: One of the cars has Laurel Racing written on the deck lid area. Do you know where they hailed from? Mark Donahue's son Michael, did he ever follow in any type of car endeavors?

You're welcome, Chick. I'm glad that you have enjoyed what has been posted here.

As Mike pointed out, the Laurel Racing team was from South Bend, Indiana.

Mark Donohue's son Michael did not follow in his dad's racing footsteps but his other son David has done so and is a very talented and competitive driver.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: group/7 on October 18, 2016, 02:44:12 AM
Jon, question, when did Bill Howell get involved with Laurel racing ? did he not work for Penske & Jim Hall ?

Mike
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on October 18, 2016, 03:02:16 AM
Myself, Dick Young, and Francois Guertin only got to start the race because 3 guys blew their engines in the late morning warm-up.
and we were added to the grid  I think I was the 2nd alternate.  Only 30 cars qualified and the promoter could add 3 more.  I remember
that one racer had loaded up and gone home before this happened who could have started

The engine in our 67 had been overheated in the paddock at the Bryar race previously, so Al had to fix it or build another one. 
I had qualified at Bryar but was dns.

The Glen was high speed and you needed some big HP. During that 70 race it rained for some time in the middle of the race,
but I managed without rain tires

At one time I had a racing tape of that race, produced by someone who did many races in those days, but I can't think
of his name right now.  My tape has been lost.

Robert
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on October 18, 2016, 03:09:58 AM
Bill Howell worked for Vince Piggins' group within GM. He was not involved solely with a specific Camaro team but would help out any Camaro racer with technical information over the phone or at the track if he was at a particular race. No doubt he was going to help a Penske or Hall team first as needed and then help elsewhere after that. Bill was and is an extremely sharp engine man and carburetor and fuel injection specialist. Bill helped a number of racers get their cross ram 2x4 manifold set-ups dialed in when those first came on the scene in '68. He was also involved with the vacuum-assisted brake pad retraction that first showed up at the '68 Sebring race. Bill is a very talented person who was of great benefit to Chevrolet's Trans-Am efforts on many fronts.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Trans Åm on October 18, 2016, 11:22:21 PM
Bill Howell worked for Vince Piggins' group within GM. He was not involved solely with a specific Camaro team but would help out any Camaro racer with technical information over the phone or at the track if he was at a particular race. No doubt he was going to help a Penske or Hall team first as needed and then help elsewhere after that. Bill was and is an extremely sharp engine man and carburetor and fuel injection specialist. Bill helped a number of racers get their cross ram 2x4 manifold set-ups dialed in when those first came on the scene in '68. He was also involved with the vacuum-assisted brake pad retraction that first showed up at the '68 Sebring race. Bill is a very talented person who was of great benefit to Chevrolet's Trans-Am efforts on many fronts.
Is Bill Howell still active in any vintage racing?
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on October 19, 2016, 01:17:07 PM
I don't believe so. He never mentioned it to me.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 68camaroz28 on October 25, 2016, 12:05:47 AM
Jon, I've really enjoyed looking at the pictures and information so a huge thanks for keeping this going and everyone that has assisted. This is quite a collection so again thanks to everyone involved.
Two questions: One of the cars has Laurel Racing written on the deck lid area. Do you know where they hailed from? Mark Donahue's son Michael, did he ever follow in any type of car endeavors?

You're welcome, Chick. I'm glad that you have enjoyed what has been posted here.

As Mike pointed out, the Laurel Racing team was from South Bend, Indiana.

Mark Donohue's son Michael did not follow in his dad's racing footsteps but his other son David has done so and is a very talented and competitive driver.
thanks Group/7 and Jon! You fellows rock with this information! I will have to check son David out so thanks again..... See you at MCACN Jon!
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on October 25, 2016, 03:41:51 AM
You're welcome, Chick. Looking forward to seeing you next month at MCACN!
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: cook_dw on November 16, 2016, 06:13:11 PM
Im sure this has been posted before but during a recent search I came across this..

http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/1967/Sebring-1967-04-01t-009.jpg (http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/1967/Sebring-1967-04-01t-009.jpg)

Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on November 16, 2016, 11:13:51 PM
Great shot. Thanks, Darrell.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Kelley W King on November 18, 2016, 12:47:03 PM
Read new write up in Muscle Car on Jon Mello,s car last night. Neat history.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: VINCE Z28 on February 13, 2017, 05:59:14 AM
Don Yenko and Jerry Tompson driving car number 24 at Mont-Tremblant May 21 1967. Also lots of pictures of Canadian drivers and there camaros. Autocourse.ca
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: VINCE Z28 on February 13, 2017, 05:45:46 PM
Anyone heard of Driver Jean D. Legault, in his 69 camaro at Mont-Tremblant August 1st 1971
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on February 13, 2017, 06:47:32 PM
you might contact Dominic who runs the autocourse.ca site.  Legault not listed in the T/A results - could
have been in a support race.

Robert
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Bruce302 on March 13, 2017, 07:14:36 AM
I have some notes that mention, the Richard Brown driven (ex T/G Racing Firebird) Camaro built  (converted from it's Firebird identity) going to  "a bus company in Quebec, sponsorship was "La Patrie, the car was sold to Bob Giannou in '73, it was later sold to the General manager of McDonald Chev/Olds (Halifax ?) It had a 302 Chev, Muncie and 12 bolt. In about '77 it was sold to Rick Miro and ultimately it rests in the Halifax landfill. The brakes and gauges went into a '55 Chev, (the Traco oil filter adapter went to me in NZ. 

Anyone heard of Driver Jean D. Legault, in his 69 camaro at Mont-Tremblant August 1st 1971
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: BULLITT65 on March 14, 2017, 05:18:40 AM
Surprised they would still be running the 200S wheel in 71, I thought it had issue with cracking.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Bruce302 on March 14, 2017, 06:15:36 AM
It makes sense for the seller to keep the good wheels and cast of the left over 200's

Bruce.

Surprised they would still be running the 200S wheel in 71, I thought it had issue with cracking.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: BULLITT65 on March 14, 2017, 06:42:37 AM
that makes sense. Guess the set in the picture were still holding up
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 1109RWHP on November 12, 2017, 04:58:09 AM
(http://78.media.tumblr.com/98fcc5c5097df1300bf00922cfee6572/tumblr_oyyqy9Fdsv1qc2alio1_500.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 1109RWHP on November 12, 2017, 05:11:31 AM
(http://78.media.tumblr.com/fd3162190a633d34f2516c344e94704f/tumblr_oxire8jjWJ1qc2alio1_500.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 1109RWHP on November 12, 2017, 05:38:28 AM
(http://78.media.tumblr.com/884c0cd66474d1cfe74afbc8433830a5/tumblr_osl5rx0POg1qc2alio1_500.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: BULLITT65 on November 12, 2017, 05:46:42 AM
You may have "out did" yourself with that blue challenger pic .... That is one crazy looking spoiler! Looks like it attaches to the roof as well? Someone had a vision...
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 1109RWHP on November 12, 2017, 05:57:09 AM
(http://78.media.tumblr.com/e0d7c85a44ff2ed00156e6546a7c7d7f/tumblr_og3bx6YVAO1qc2alio1_500.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Trans Åm on November 12, 2017, 07:13:09 AM
Did you take that pic^^^^???
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: group/7 on November 12, 2017, 03:41:56 PM
I'm surprised that Robert (oldtransamdriver) hasn't commented yet ! That's his Camaro, the ex Mo Carter '67 Z on display at a mall, in the post # 315 above by 1109RWHP.

Mike
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 1109RWHP on November 12, 2017, 05:08:03 PM
I did not take any of those. I would have been 5 or so.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on November 12, 2017, 05:59:51 PM
Thanks Mike

It was 50 years ago about this time of year I made that deal with Mo to buy that car.
It was sold to me as a roller - no engine or tranny.  Had rear drum brakes and street
Koni shocks, and a very basic roll cage.

Had no idea at that time what Trans-Am adventures lay ahead !

Robert
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 1109RWHP on November 13, 2017, 12:06:34 AM
Was that a picture you have seen before Robert?
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 1109RWHP on November 13, 2017, 12:54:11 AM
This might be a repost.

(http://78.media.tumblr.com/c206fe9d223b7bf00f900fa11c68bd24/tumblr_og3aevP1jl1qc2alio1_500.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on November 13, 2017, 07:41:05 PM
yes, have seen them both before.  #48 I believe is at Michigan International taken at an scca
event in 69.  I shared the car that weekend with GM engineer/racer Dick Hoffman who was going
to help us with car set-up etc- he had already been racing a 67 (H&H Racing) and worked at the
GM MIlford proving grounds, and had lots of test miles on that track.

Robert
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 1109RWHP on November 14, 2017, 12:32:56 AM
(http://78.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5tbnvk8hL1qc2alio1_500.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on November 14, 2017, 05:19:24 AM
Sometime in 70 the camaro got a new paint job - yellow with black stripes.  We are loaded up
ready to head out - not sure where - maybe the Glen, Bryar, or St. Jovite?  You can see the borrowed 69
Dodge 1/2 ton pick-up, I borrowed from a friend, is a might over-loaded!  The single axle trailer was
was probably borrowed from one of owner Al's stock car friends. This pic was taken outside of Al's
house in Weston Ontario - suburb of Toronto.

Robert
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 1109RWHP on November 29, 2017, 04:41:04 AM
(http://78.media.tumblr.com/06c33513696b23135113499ba3f7545d/tumblr_ozmnf7ORfj1qc2alio1_500.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 1109RWHP on November 29, 2017, 04:43:35 AM
(http://78.media.tumblr.com/e562a9571b4b2960e567c8d5c45fb615/tumblr_ozbg1lUpHr1qc2alio1_500.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 1109RWHP on November 29, 2017, 04:54:42 AM
(http://78.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcri7lfcu01qc2alio1_500.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Oldtimer on November 30, 2017, 03:03:10 PM
I hope this is appropriate here, there are a few shots with Camaros and Mustangs.

For Christmas 1967, a skinny seventeen year old got a Kodak Super 8 movie camera. This budding race car enthusiast performed his initial practice with the device at the 1968 Sports Car Club of America Polar Prix, held at Green Valley Raceway, in Smithfield, Texas.

If you ignore the first half to two-thirds of video 1 (we had an ice storm that year, and the kid and some of his friends had a Snow Day from school), you should see some interesting video; including pictures of at least one real Corvette Grand Sport (and maybe another faux version); some vintage road racing coverage, and pictures of a TV star getting his SCCA National License.

Go through the Videos in order, 1 through 4, as that takes you in sequence from practice and qualifying on Saturday into the racing on Sunday.

Remembering that it was been almost 50 years since this film was taken, some of my recollections might be a little cloudy, but feel free to ask questions once you have had a chance to enjoy them.

And please forgive the quality (and that it was the cheapest Super 8 camera Kodak made), thankfully I did not pursue a career in cinematography.

Enjoy!

https://flic.kr/s/aHsm8Dxkqz
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 69Z28-RS on November 30, 2017, 04:14:00 PM
Thanks Jim!   

I enjoyed the videos (and I've seen much worse camera work before - I think you did a very good job!)..  but I sure wish they had sound!!  ;)

I had to look up 'Smithfield, Tx' and the dates for that race..  date seems to have been 15/16 June, and Smithfield has since been gobbled up by 'Richmond Hills, TX' (just north of Fort Worth)..  The raceway and drag stip apparently shut down in 1986 and is now site of 'subdivisions and houses'..

I had been 'living' in Texas just prior to that (Lackland AFB, San Antonio) if you can call basic training as 'living'.. :)    but I completed that phase in early May of that year... :)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on February 01, 2018, 04:14:25 AM
Taken at the 71 Michigan International T/A during practice or qualifying. Unfortunately early during the
race, the camaro developed a severe missfire under acceleration that never went away.  Finished the
race way down. in hindsight I should have parked it and saved wear and tear on the car.

I am still looking for the slim young driver.

Robert

Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Trans Åm on February 02, 2018, 02:59:57 AM
That is such an awesome photo. You're a lucky guy Robert.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: MO on February 02, 2018, 04:31:06 AM
That is such an awesome photo. You're a lucky guy Robert.

No kidding!
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on February 02, 2018, 05:55:45 PM
Yes, it was all rather amazing how a D sedan Mini driver got to run with the
Big Dogs - many thanks to Big Al and his crew.

Robert
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Trans Åm on February 03, 2018, 12:40:28 AM
Yes that is true, the man and the car are only a part of the story, plenty of credit should also go to your crew and friends. Cheers to Al and the gang!


P.S. Did you guys ever find what caused the misfire?
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: oldtransamdriver on February 06, 2018, 05:32:47 AM
I believe it was an ignition problem. Al would know.

Robert
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on December 01, 2018, 05:51:26 PM
Link to a bunch of old Trans-Am photos.  Primarily Riverside and Laguna Seca.

https://www.hotrod.com/articles/throwback-thursday-100-never-seen-photos-trans-ams-golden-days/
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: crossboss on December 01, 2018, 11:09:15 PM
I hope this is appropriate here, there are a few shots with Camaros and Mustangs.

For Christmas 1967, a skinny seventeen year old got a Kodak Super 8 movie camera. This budding race car enthusiast performed his initial practice with the device at the 1968 Sports Car Club of America Polar Prix, held at Green Valley Raceway, in Smithfield, Texas.

If you ignore the first half to two-thirds of video 1 (we had an ice storm that year, and the kid and some of his friends had a Snow Day from school), you should see some interesting video; including pictures of at least one real Corvette Grand Sport (and maybe another faux version); some vintage road racing coverage, and pictures of a TV star getting his SCCA National License.

Go through the Videos in order, 1 through 4, as that takes you in sequence from practice and qualifying on Saturday into the racing on Sunday.

Remembering that it was been almost 50 years since this film was taken, some of my recollections might be a little cloudy, but feel free to ask questions once you have had a chance to enjoy them.

And please forgive the quality (and that it was the cheapest Super 8 camera Kodak made), thankfully I did not pursue a career in cinematography.

Enjoy!

https://flic.kr/s/aHsm8Dxkqz



Thanks for posting! Your picture quality is not bad at all. That said, IF you want it to be 'broadcast quality' you can have it color corrected while its being transferred to an HD master….btw, that won't be cheap!
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: 1109RWHP on February 01, 2019, 02:59:41 AM
(https://66.media.tumblr.com/4af247c7ee3fc891d340ef0257971a45/tumblr_pm2c3hkHN11qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on July 06, 2020, 12:31:55 AM
Ralph Webb's Camaro getting ready to head to the track for the '68 Meadowdale Trans-Am.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/RalphWebbCamaro2.jpg)
Photo: Mike Jarchow Collection




This car was owned by Arnie Fick and sponsored by O A Fick Tool and Die Works in Chicago.  It is a 1967 Camaro that was a repo. Almost everything was stripped from it, including the grill, so a 1968 grill was installed.

Jon, I am having trouble with my scanner. Can you please post a couple more of the pictures I sent you of this car.  I know there is the rear shot in the driveway and an action shot from the 1968 Trans Am at Meadowdale with Ralph Webb driving.



does this car exist today?? who owns it?? thank you


Update 2020:  Yes, this car raced by Ralph Webb at Meadowdale still exists and is owned by Keith Libby.  It is being restored to how it was at Meadowdale.  Ownership after Allen Hewitt was:
Dale Koch, Lafayette, IN  1973 - 1975
Kevin Koch, Ohio,  1975 - 1984
Harold B. Jackson,  1984 - 1988
Motorsport Sales, Dallas, TX  1988 - 1989
Dave Davis, Young Chevrolet, Dallas, TX  1989 - 1989
Ed Jensen, Des Moines, IA  1989 - 2010  (Ran SVRA events)
Suzette Jensen, Des Moines, IA  2010 - 2012
Colin Comer, Milwaukee, WI. 2012 - 2018
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: group/7 on July 14, 2020, 07:10:42 PM
I believe this to be the Bob West '69 ? ? as in post #340 above by Jon at Laguna, this one is labelled as Sebring '69, looks like a

banking in the distance, maybe Daytona ?  are those California tags on the street cars ? ? I'm not sure where it is ?

Mike
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: group/7 on July 14, 2020, 07:14:45 PM
Not in a Trans-Am race, looks like a '68 at Mutsu Bay Japan, circa 1970.

Jon any ideas ?

Mike
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on July 15, 2020, 01:00:15 AM
I believe this to be the Bob West '69 ? ? as in post #340 above by Jon at Laguna, this one is labelled as Sebring '69, looks like a

banking in the distance, maybe Daytona ?  are those California tags on the street cars ? ? I'm not sure where it is ?

Mike

Mike,

More than likely it was taken at Ontario Motor Speedway in 1970.  Daytona doesn't have the infield parking like that.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on July 15, 2020, 01:01:03 AM
Not in a Trans-Am race, looks like a '68 at Mutsu Bay Japan, circa 1970.

Jon any ideas ?

Mike

That's a new one on me.  I have no clue.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: SMKZ28 on January 12, 2021, 03:49:59 AM
Thought this was a cool picture of Mark and the Sunoco Camaro hauler.  It was taken at Riverside during the 1968 Mission Bell 250 Trans Am weekend.  Race car driver, engineer and truck driver, LOL!

Found it at the Petersen Digital Archives
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: group/7 on February 17, 2021, 04:28:24 AM
Is there a thread here for Camaros in races other than Trans-Am ?

Couldn't find a spot for this unidentified one at the first regional at Road Atlanta, August 1970.

Jon ?

(photo:Terry Tibbott)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on February 17, 2021, 02:26:19 PM
Mike,

That appears to be one of the Bruce Behrens racing team cars that raced in the Trans-Am series in 1969.  Vince Gimondo and Mike Brockman were the drivers.  This would seem to be the Brockman car.  There is a thread for A/Sedan cars here also but this photo is just fine right where you posted it.  Thanks.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on July 10, 2022, 04:04:44 PM
1967 Paul Revere 250 color images posted recently by Harry Hurst via Facebook 2022

Car #68 is the Camaro of Bill Boye. This is its first racing appearance and it is one of the two "Stormer" Z-28s built by Yenko Chevrolet.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/1967_Bill_Boye_Camaro_in_1967_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/1967_Bill_Boye_Camaro_in_1967_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg.html)


(http://i586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/1967_Guldstrand_Camaro_in_1967_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/1967_Guldstrand_Camaro_in_1967_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg.html)


(http://i586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/1967_Chitwood_Camaro_in_1967_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/1967_Chitwood_Camaro_in_1967_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg.html)


(http://i586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/1967_Shelby_Trans-Am_Mustang_of_Ron_Dykes_at_Daytona_in_1967_from_Right_Front_in_Color_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/1967_Shelby_Trans-Am_Mustang_of_Ron_Dykes_at_Daytona_in_1967_from_Right_Front_in_Color_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg.html)


(http://i586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/1967_Pete_Feistman_Mustang_in_1967_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/1967_Pete_Feistman_Mustang_in_1967_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg.html)


(http://i586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/1967_Shelby_Trans-Am_Mustang_of_Titus_in_1967_from_Right_Front_at_Daytona_in_Color_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/1967_Shelby_Trans-Am_Mustang_of_Titus_in_1967_from_Right_Front_at_Daytona_in_Color_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg.html)


(http://i586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/1967_Shelby_Trans-Am_Mustang_of_Titus_in_1967_in_Color_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/1967_Shelby_Trans-Am_Mustang_of_Titus_in_1967_in_Color_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg.html)


(http://i586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/1967_Shelby_Trans-Am_Mustang_of_Titus_in_1967_from_Rear_at_Daytona_in_Color_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/1967_Shelby_Trans-Am_Mustang_of_Titus_in_1967_from_Rear_at_Daytona_in_Color_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg.html)


(http://i586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/1967_Shelby_Trans-Am_Mustang_of_Titus_in_1967_from_Left_Rear_at_Daytona_in_Color_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/1967_Shelby_Trans-Am_Mustang_of_Titus_in_1967_from_Left_Rear_at_Daytona_in_Color_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg.html)


(http://i586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/Jerry_Titus_and_Perhaps_Mrs_Titus_in_1967_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/Jerry_Titus_and_Perhaps_Mrs_Titus_in_1967_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg.html)


(http://i586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/Jerry_Titus_in_1967_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/Jerry_Titus_in_1967_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg.html)


(http://i586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/1967_Bud_Moore_Cougars_at_Daytona_in_1967_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/1967_Bud_Moore_Cougars_at_Daytona_in_1967_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg.html)


(http://i586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/1967_Bud_Moore_Cougar_at_Daytona_in_1967_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/1967_Bud_Moore_Cougar_at_Daytona_in_1967_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg.html)


(http://i586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/1967_Bud_Moore_Cougar_Engine_Bay_at_Daytona_in_1967_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/1967_Bud_Moore_Cougar_Engine_Bay_at_Daytona_in_1967_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg.html)


(http://i586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/1967_Bud_Moore_Cougar_Interior_at_Daytona_in_1967_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/images/ss309/1967z28/1967_Bud_Moore_Cougar_Interior_at_Daytona_in_1967_Credit_Harry_Hurst_on_FB.jpeg.html)
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: rocco376 on July 10, 2022, 11:21:37 PM
Awesome photos.  Thanks for sharing
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on July 11, 2022, 11:17:37 PM
You're welcome.  Glad you enjoyed them.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Trans Åm on July 27, 2022, 12:53:34 AM
The color in those pics are like they were taken yesterday, thanks Jon.

That Cougar interior still has carpet!!! Unbelievable!
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: SS427 on January 04, 2023, 10:42:31 PM
Photo taken on the streets of London, April 1967. This is the "sister car" to the Dana Camaro
driven by Dick Guldstrand. It was built at the same time by Bobby Joe McDonald at Dana Chevrolet
and it was driven by car owner and driver Thomas F. Lynch. It ran as car #28 at Sebring and then
left immediately afterward to race in England and Europe over the summer and then returned
Stateside to race in the Las Vegas 350 Trans-Am in the fall of '67. Raced by Tom in Trans-Am thru 1969.

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/untitled.jpg)
Photo: Mike Haemmig Collection
Absolutely Fascinating photo ! I am always on the look out for period photos of Camaros in England, but sadly, few seem to exist.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: group/7 on January 19, 2023, 04:22:14 AM
Wadded up '67  :( 19?? Watkins Glen, any idea what race and year ? ?
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: SMKZ28 on January 19, 2023, 04:34:53 PM
Wadded up '67  :( 19?? Watkins Glen, any idea what race and year ? ?

Jon would know for sure but it looks like the 1967 Camaro (vent window wings) Rusty Jowett destroyed at Watkins Glen in 1968.  He then obtained the #92 red 1968 Camaro that still exists today and races with the Historic Trans Am.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: OCTARD on January 31, 2023, 09:42:03 PM
http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=8407.0
Wadded up '67  :( 19?? Watkins Glen, any idea what race and year ? ?

More on this car in this thread: http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=8407.0
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on March 12, 2023, 05:38:41 PM
Such a bummer that Rusty's '67 was destroyed like that.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: group/7 on April 15, 2023, 01:19:56 AM
Mentioned in this thread by Jon Mello, January 22nd. 2012, reply #143 Here's another photo of what I think is the ex Dick Lang

 Camaro in Sweden, looks like it's being loaded into the back of a dump truck ! Maybe it's some sort of weigh scale ?

Mike
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: MO on April 15, 2023, 07:00:57 AM
Fair to assume it was a 67 upgraded to 68 specs?
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: group/7 on April 17, 2023, 07:37:27 PM
Found another photo of the ex Lang Camaro in Sweden in my files.

Mike
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on April 23, 2023, 04:23:25 PM
Thanks for posting those, Mike.  Interesting car.  I don't believe those are of the Dick Lang Camaro.  This car has vent windows in the doors and Lang's car began life as a '68 without the vent windows.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: group/7 on April 24, 2023, 02:21:34 PM
Hi Jon, thanks for your reply,  in reply #360 I did say " what I think is the Lang car" what threw me off was the vent windows and

 '68 side markers, are those factory ? or something added due to regs in Sweden ?

MO also mentions this in reply #361

Mike
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: group/7 on April 24, 2023, 02:57:17 PM
Here's a another more recent photo of what " I think"  is the Lang Camaro in Sweden.

Mike
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: MO on April 25, 2023, 05:17:47 AM
Something I didn't pick up on at first is that the car has the 68 Camaro fender emblem. Maybe the doors were swapped out in favor of the 67 wing windows?
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Jon Mello on April 30, 2023, 03:36:00 AM
More likely it is a '67 car that somebody tried to update looks-wise by adding the side marker lights and '68 style grille.
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: group/7 on June 30, 2023, 08:50:35 PM
Jon, or any else know this one ? '67 "Hugger Camaro" looks like Kent, Washington ?  in period judging by the full size '67 Chevy

 tow car and second '67 Chevy on the right. I looked at the results for the '67 Kent Trans-Am and didn't see that car, might have

 missed it ?

(photo: no credit found)

Mike
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Oldtimer on June 30, 2023, 09:23:55 PM
Jon, or any else know this one ? '67 "Hugger Camaro" looks like Kent, Washington ?  in period judging by the full size '67 Chevy

 tow car and second '67 Chevy on the right. I looked at the results for the '67 Kent Trans-Am and didn't see that car, might have

 missed it ?

(photo: no credit found)

Mike

From the Racing Sports Cars website.

https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Kent-1968-10-06.html

https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/1968/Kent-1968-10-06-019.jpg
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: VINCE Z28 on July 01, 2023, 02:22:46 AM
Looks like it's a Canada car. Hey Mike did you know the driver his name is Bob Stevens?
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: group/7 on July 01, 2023, 02:42:11 PM
Oldtimer, thanks for your reply and links re: The Stevens Camaro.

VINCEZ28, I did not know personally Bob Stevens, but knew about him, I believe he had a link with Robert Barg (also Canadian)

 who raced the X Mo Carter '67 Camaro and the '69 Camaro, also X Carter. He was successful with the "Hugger Camaro"  '67

 winning the Canadian Touring Car Championship in '68. I wonder if that car is still around ? Jon ? ?

Is Robert Barg still with us ?  he hasn't posted for some time, and an e-mail went unanswered.

Here's a link to some of  Steven's career.

Mike

https://www.gvmps.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Bob-Stevens-2014.pdf
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: group/7 on October 10, 2023, 07:20:00 PM
Once again it bit of thread drift  ::)  not original T/A cars but these are cars raced in Sweden.

Hans Radefalk in the #27, '68 model, and Bo Kasby in the '67, photo 1968 Sweden.

And like in one of my posts from Europe just above # 362, , if indeed it is a '68 has vent windows, side markers and '68 grill.

Scan l-r for whole image

(photo: no credit)

Mike
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: klvn8r on December 25, 2023, 11:13:37 PM
Since activity has slowed lately on this topic...could anyone provide some good pics and info on fuel systems and trunk organization? Not just Camaro, but all makes V8 cars.  Fuel cell brands and filter placement etc.

Thanks!

Klvn8r
Title: Re: Original T/A racing photographs, late 60's & early 70's
Post by: Oldtimer on December 29, 2023, 12:50:21 AM
I wish I had more detailed pictures of the 1969 that I bought in 1975, and then sold around 1986.  Photography wasn't a strong suit back then for me.

Here's a picture of the back of my car (excuse the picture of my son - who is now in his 40's).

It has a fuel cell, with an inlet from the cap you can see in the center of the rear spoiler.

There were two outlets, one at each corner of the cell.  I brought them to the middle for a common -6 line.

After I bought it, I put a check valve in the lines, and made everything AeroQuip from the cell to the carb.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52347811424_83f45a6231_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2nKNdyQ)img020 (https://flic.kr/p/2nKNdyQ) by Jim Forte (https://www.flickr.com/photos/157859435@N04/), on Flickr

Here you can see the fuel line coming through the firewall to a bulkhead "T" (right below an electric junction box!), and heading toward the carb.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51601502865_ec6b0fe4d1_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mBRc2T)photo11 (https://flic.kr/p/2mBRc2T) by Jim Forte (https://www.flickr.com/photos/157859435@N04/), on Flickr

This is the engine compartment when I bought the car, notice all the rubber fuel lines!  I moved the fuel filter back to the trunk as I rebuilt it.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51600827273_d01ea964e4_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mBMJcK)photo2 (https://flic.kr/p/2mBMJcK) by Jim Forte (https://www.flickr.com/photos/157859435@N04/), on Flickr

Again, with I had more pictures.