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Re: 1967 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #180 on: December 26, 2013, 07:10:02 PM »
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Re: 1967 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #181 on: December 26, 2013, 07:18:32 PM »
Marlboro 300 Trans-Am coverage from SCCA's Sports Car magazine. (Jon Mello Collection)
This race was unusual in the fact that the under-2 liter cars ran a separate 300 mile race on Saturday
while the over-2 liter cars ran in their own separate race on Sunday. Previous races had both classes
running together. Many drivers ran in both races as co-drivers to each car's regular driver. It was not
until the 1970 season that SCCA permanently removed the U-2 cars from running with the O-2s.







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Re: 1967 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #182 on: December 27, 2013, 06:32:43 PM »
Marlboro 300 Trans-Am coverage from Sports Car Graphic magazine. (Jon Mello Collection)






Cale Yarborough tries out the Bud Moore Cougar for the first time at Marlboro.

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Re: 1967 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #183 on: December 28, 2013, 02:58:27 AM »
Here is some cool color home movie footage of the over 2 liter Trans Am race that took place at Marlboro Speedway, Upper Marlboro, Maryland on August 12, 1967: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h9OLNQDxwk&feature=related
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Re: 1967 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #184 on: December 28, 2013, 05:00:26 AM »
Wonderful Marlboro 300 Trans-Am photos, courtesy of Don Struke. This was the first victory
for a Camaro in the Trans-Am series and the first Penske/Donohue victory in that series as well.



























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Re: 1967 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #185 on: January 07, 2014, 05:35:03 AM »
Marlboro 300 Trans-Am coverage from Competition Press & Autoweek. (Jon Mello Collection)




















U-2 grid layout for the separate race on Saturday.


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Re: 1967 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #186 on: January 08, 2014, 07:01:12 PM »
Marlboro 300 pit stop photo, Craig Fisher in the driver's seat as Penske talks to him. Mark Donohue with hand to chin, pondering the meaning of life.
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Re: 1967 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #187 on: January 08, 2014, 07:05:41 PM »
Marlboro 300 pit stop photo, this time with Mark Donohue at the controls and Craig Fisher standing next to Roger.
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Re: 1967 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #188 on: January 08, 2014, 09:16:15 PM »
Nice pics..  :)     Seeing the refueling photo reminded me of being 'refuel man' in a friend's pit crew at a couple of IMSA races at Road Atlanta... :)   I can't recall how much fuel one of those cans held (8 gal?) but they was pretty heavy ...  especially after pulling two of them full in a little red wagon from the fueling station.. :)
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Re: 1967 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #189 on: January 09, 2014, 01:17:46 AM »
11   U.S. Gallons - same as NASCAR.  You are right - they were heavy - needed a strong guy to handle them.

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Re: 1967 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #190 on: January 09, 2014, 02:07:32 AM »
Thanks Bob.. :)

I bet I couldn't handle one of those cans today, certainly not the way I could 35-40 yrs ago.. :)   
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Re: 1967 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #191 on: January 09, 2014, 03:23:32 PM »
Marlboro 300 pit stop photo, Craig Fisher in the driver's seat as Penske talks to him. Mark Donohue with hand to chin, pondering the meaning of life.

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Re: 1967 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #192 on: January 10, 2014, 11:37:24 PM »
Marlboro 300 photos from Andrew Keller. Notice the fit of the hood which is fully closed. This is the only salvageable piece
from the lightweight front sheetmetal (besides the cowl panel) that was so heavily damaged at Bryar the week before.
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Re: 1967 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #193 on: January 11, 2014, 12:20:31 AM »
Marlboro 300 Trans-Am. More Donohue Camaro photos from Andrew Keller.



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Re: 1967 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #194 on: January 11, 2014, 05:25:58 AM »
Marlboro 300 Trans-Am photos of the gold and black Johnny Moore Camaro.


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