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Re: 1967 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #195 on: January 14, 2014, 02:29:21 PM »
Marlboro 300 Trans-Am program. (Jon Mello Collection)















































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Re: 1967 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #196 on: January 14, 2014, 02:29:39 PM »
Competition Press & Autoweek of August 19, 1967 states that Crow's Landing Naval Air Station will be
replacing Vaca Valley Raceway on the Trans-Am racing schedule. (Jon Mello Collection)

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Re: 1967 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #197 on: January 14, 2014, 02:33:01 PM »
Mid-Season Review from Motor Trend magazine. (Jon Mello Collection)





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Re: 1967 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #198 on: January 15, 2014, 05:10:15 AM »
Continental Divide Trans-Am coverage from Speed Wheels. (Jon Mello Collection)













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Re: 1967 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #199 on: January 15, 2014, 05:14:58 AM »
Continental Divide Trans-Am coverage from Sports Car Graphic magazine. (Jon Mello Collection)





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Re: 1967 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #200 on: January 16, 2014, 05:14:41 AM »
Continental Divide Trans-Am coverage from Competition Press & Autoweek. (Jon Mello Collection)












Article below implies that the two Z-28s from Ron Tonkin were destroyed in a towing accident. They probably sustained
some damage but they were repaired and sold during 1968. Just who they were sold to is unknown by me at this time.




Other interesting articles from the same CP&A issue.



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Re: 1967 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #201 on: January 17, 2014, 05:48:21 AM »
Continental Divide Trans-Am program, courtesy of Frank Dihartce. This is an extremely hard
program to find so I'm grateful to Frank for sharing this with us from his personal collection.










































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Re: 1967 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #202 on: January 19, 2014, 05:02:43 AM »
Continental Divide Trans-Am coverage from Riverside's Raceway magazine. (Jon Mello Collection)

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Re: 1967 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #203 on: January 19, 2014, 04:46:33 PM »
Love seeing the old programs for the races, especially the cool ads inside them.  Thanks Jon.
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Re: 1967 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #204 on: January 20, 2014, 02:26:49 PM »
You're welcome, Scott. Glad you are enjoying them.
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Re: 1967 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #205 on: January 20, 2014, 02:31:51 PM »
Crow's Landing/Modesto Trans-Am coverage from Riverside's Raceway magazine. (Jon Mello Collection)



   
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Re: 1967 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #206 on: January 21, 2014, 05:04:12 AM »
Crow's Landing/Modesto Trans-Am report as found in SCCA's Sports Car magazine.
Report claims this was Titus' 7th win of the season but it was actually his 4th. (Jon Mello Collection)





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Re: 1967 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #207 on: January 21, 2014, 08:59:04 PM »
While searching through www.gettyimages.com I found a couple of pictures of the Jerry Titus Mustang that were taken at the Trans Am race that took place at Crow's Landing, Modesto, California on September 10, 1967.  Interesting sticker on the front passenger side of the car that reads "Shelby: Race Raped"  This seems to be a re-working of the "Race Prepared" sticker.  I don't remember ever seeing this before.   I certainly don't think you could put something like this on current race car, not very politically correct.  Was it an inside joke of some sort?

For more info on each picture click on the following:
1) http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/crows-landing-california-race-scca-terlingua-mustang-race-news-photo/159667576
2) http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/crows-landing-california-race-scca-terlingua-mustang-rear-news-photo/163091511
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« Reply #208 on: January 22, 2014, 05:48:04 AM »
Thanks for posting the pics, Scott. The sticker is just guys having fun and is very indicative of those times.
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Re: 1967 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #209 on: January 22, 2014, 02:59:19 PM »
Thanks for posting the pics, Scott. The sticker is just guys having fun and is very indicative of those times.

Thanks Jon.  That's what I figured.
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