Author Topic: 1967 Bryar Trans-Am photos (Read 50097 times)

Jon Mello · « **on:** June 30, 2011, 05:37:30 PM »

Just yesterday I received a large quantity of racing photographs taken by Ron Lathrop at the 1967 Bryar Trans-Am. Ron was a freelance racing photographer dating back to 1963 and did work for Sports Car Graphic, Competition Press, Road & Track, as well as a number of karting magazines and even Rod & Custom. He also was in the U.S Air Force from 1965 - 69 and again from 1972 - 92. I'm going to post the Camaro photos first but would like to post all of them just because they are really cool and I think we all would enjoy them. Thank you very much Ron for sharing these with us!

Jon Mello · « **Reply #1 on:** June 30, 2011, 05:41:16 PM »

Here, the Johnny Moore Camaro cuts through a turn ahead of Mark Donohue's Camaro while Ed Leslie's Cougar and Ken Duclos' Mustang are seen on another part of the track.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Jon Mello · « **Reply #2 on:** June 30, 2011, 05:43:22 PM »

Here' another shot of the Mark Donohue and Johnny Moore Camaros.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Jon Mello · « **Reply #3 on:** June 30, 2011, 06:46:31 PM »

Photos from a Penske pit stop...

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Notice the height of the cheater rear spoiler in this profile shot...

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Jon Mello · « **Reply #4 on:** June 30, 2011, 07:14:28 PM »

Some color photos from the start of the race...

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Swede70 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 30, 2011, 08:16:58 PM »

Greetings,

Thank you - these are wonderful. I didn't appreciate just how tall the 'unofficial' rear ducktail spoiler was even for the rear view photographs. Had I tried to fab. something, I likely would have stopped mid-stride believing '...oh, I couldn't look like THAT!'. What a fun and funny thing to see put past tech., hence have to make one.

Mike K.

Jon Mello · « **Reply #6 on:** July 01, 2011, 03:38:20 PM »

Yes Mike, I think replicating that spoiler is a must and now you have some good photos to work from.

Continuing on, here are some more photos. Notice how close the crowd is to the action on the track with nothing but a mound of dirt and a chain link fence to "protect" them. Those were the days!

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Jon Mello · « **Reply #7 on:** July 01, 2011, 03:58:29 PM »

Milt Minter's Mustang in front of the Lyle Davis/Peter Sachs Lotus Cortina (#7) and the Jim Baker/Paul Richards Alfa GTA (#37).

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Ken Duclos' Mustang and Mark Donohue's Camaro in among some U-2 cars.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

David Johnson's NSU (car #41) and the Porsches of Peter Gregg and John Kelly.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Gordon Dewar driving Craig Fisher's Camaro

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Chasing Donohue...

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Jon Mello · « **Reply #8 on:** July 01, 2011, 05:01:06 PM »

Bob Grossman's Mustang and Johnny Moore's Z-28 in a pack of other 0-2 cars.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Lance Pruyn's Z-28 chasing a Mustang.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Dr. Dick Thompson's Mustang (Shelby team) ahead of Donohue.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Donohue leading a couple of Mustangs.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Milt Minter and Mark Donohue with a pack of others.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Jon Mello · « **Reply #9 on:** July 01, 2011, 05:41:36 PM »

1967 Bryar Trans-Am poster.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Bryar Trans-Am race queen

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Pretty girl in the crowd.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Jon Mello · « **Reply #10 on:** July 01, 2011, 09:31:58 PM »

Lance Pruyn's Camaro leads several others through the wet curves.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Pete Feistmann's Mustang leads John Kelly's Porsche.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Bob Grossman's Mustang leads the similar mount of John McComb.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Eventual race winner Pete Revson in his Bud Moore prepared Cougar.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Revson homing in on the Ken Duclos Mustang.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Looks like a blown engine has ended Milt Minter's day.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Bob Grossman's wounded Mustang parked well out of the way.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

JoeC · « **Reply #11 on:** July 01, 2011, 10:56:48 PM »

Great photos ! thanks for posting

firstgenaddict · « **Reply #12 on:** July 02, 2011, 02:26:54 AM »

Wow those are some incredible shots most never knew existed... Thanks to everyone involved.

Jon Mello · « **Reply #13 on:** July 02, 2011, 04:09:12 PM »

The Shelby Team Mustang of Jerry Titus in the Bryar paddock garages (if they can be called that).

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Jerry's teammate Dr. Dick Thompson's Mustang. Thompson, a dentist, was one of the premier Corvette racers in the country earlier in the '60s.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

The Alfa Romeos of Horst Kwech (#3) and Monty Winkler(#6)

Photo by Ron Lathrop

The Porsches of Hans Ziereis (#73) and Peter Gregg (#59).

Photo by Ron Lathrop

The Alfa Romeo of Jim Baker and Paul Richards.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Bud Moore and Roger Penske.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

OCTARD · « **Reply #14 on:** July 02, 2011, 08:08:26 PM »

Outstanding photos. Such a neat addition to this site. Thanks Jon, and Mr. Lathrop for taking and allowing these photos to be seen.

-Chad

Jon Mello · « **Reply #15 on:** July 03, 2011, 05:05:31 AM »

About a third of the way through the race, Jerry Titus was trying to make a pass on Ken Duclos' white Mustang when they came together.
Titus' car spun many times before careening into the dirt bank, doing serious damage. He somehow got it over to the infield out of further
harm's way, but his day was done.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Titus walking back to the pits. Note the gash by his left eye from the accident.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Penske and Titus share a few words.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Jon Mello · « **Reply #16 on:** July 03, 2011, 10:10:56 PM »

Two more photos of "The Captain". Roger Penske.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Bud Moore chats with Chuck Cantwell, Shelby's crew chief and an unidentified person in the yellow jacket. (help me out, Ford guys)

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Fans in the stands.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

More females...

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Jon Mello · « **Reply #17 on:** July 04, 2011, 01:00:14 AM »

Ed Leslie, the early leader because he started on rain tires, comes in for a pit stop.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Steve Brownstein's Mustang duels with Horst Kwech's Alfa GTA.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

John McComb's Mustang zips past the Jim Baker Alfa which retired on lap 33.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Jon Mello · « **Reply #18 on:** July 04, 2011, 06:23:37 AM »

Jerry Titus chose to start the race on dry tires and it put him two laps down when he finally switched to wets.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Milt Minter's Mustang

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Peter Revson's #15

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Ed Leslie's #98

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Ken Duclos' Mustang chased by Allan Moffat's Lotus Cortina (car #1)

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Jon Mello · « **Reply #19 on:** July 04, 2011, 04:21:26 PM »

View of the Start/Finish line.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Gordon Dewar broke a wheel near the end of the race by the S/F line.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Revson's Cougar between the Camaros of Donohue and Dewar

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Mark Donohue's car broke an axle to end his race. The same thing happened during a pre-race practice session the day before but that not
only ruined an axle, it destroyed the half-thickness front sheetmetal that Chevy had specially stamped out for them on a one-time only basis.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Revson goes on to win the race, his second win of the season for Cougar.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Ed Leslie gives his approval.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Jon Mello · « **Reply #20 on:** July 04, 2011, 04:43:20 PM »

Results, as shown in SCCA "Sports Car" magazine. Even though Craig Fisher is shown in the entry list and results, it was really Gordon Dewar.

Official program cover

Entry list, page 1

Entry list, page 2

Jon Mello · « **Reply #21 on:** July 05, 2011, 09:19:39 PM »

Bob Grossman's Mustang and Johnny Moore's Camaro in a duel.

Photo by Alice Bixler

Peter Revson's Cougar puts the Johnny Moore Camaro a lap down and looks to do the same to the Pete Feistmann Mustang.

Photo by Alice Bixler

Jon Mello · « **Reply #22 on:** July 08, 2011, 02:13:02 AM »

Another report on this race, this one from the Oct 8, 1967 Bryar SCCA National program.

Jon Mello · « **Reply #23 on:** August 10, 2011, 04:03:07 AM »

More race coverage of the '67 Bryar Trans-Am race courtesy of Ron Lathrop. Thank you, Ron!

Here's Ron's original copy of Competition Press & Autoweek covering the race...

Coverage of the Bryar race from the November '67 issue of Car & Driver magazine...

Jon Mello · « **Reply #24 on:** October 23, 2011, 05:52:28 AM »

SMKZ28 · « **Reply #25 on:** October 22, 2013, 01:12:08 AM »

I already posted this picture in the "pace cars" thread because it shows the 1967 Camaro convertible pace car heading towards pit entrance but I also think it belongs here. The fabulous color picture shows the field just before they got the green flag during the 1967 Bryar Trans Am race. The front row consists of Jerry Titus who started on pole in his #17 light yellow Mustang and Peter Revson who started second in his #15 red Cougar. Behind them in the second row you can see Milt Minter in his #78 darker yellow Mustang and Ed Leslie in his red #98 Cougar. I'm not sure who took the photo but it was posted by Derek Sutton at the Historic SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series Fan Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=694312197249795&set=o.109038482465812&type=3&theater

369 · « **Reply #26 on:** November 27, 2013, 10:06:57 PM »

Check out the last pic in reply #8!!! You can see the right front tire of Donahue is almost off the ground and that is on a wet track!

369 · « **Reply #27 on:** November 27, 2013, 10:14:01 PM »

Ok...taking a second look, the mustangs and cougars have the same thing going on. Still not as cool as the camaro doing it tho!!!

group/7 · « **Reply #28 on:** March 22, 2015, 01:41:48 AM »

I've read through most of the reports on this race here, and wonder why did Gord Dewar take over from, or replace Craig Fisher in the "Golden Mile" Camaro ? he didn't finish after losing the left front wheel. was it because of the length of the race ? I see a couple of the other teams had two drivers as well.

Mike (group/7) in canada

Jon Mello · « **Reply #29 on:** March 22, 2015, 03:38:16 AM »

Craig Fisher was in the entry list as driver for the #77 Camaro and even in some of the reported results but he in fact had already left to join the Penske team just prior to the Bryar race and Gordon Dewar drove the car instead. If you look at pics of Fisher's #77 at Mid-Ohio, it said "Quiet Man" (appropriate if you know Fisher) above the number roundel on the driver's door. At Bryar, the words "Quiet Man" are covered over with a piece of duct tape (appropriate if you know Dewar). Craig Fisher told me personally he didn't drive at Bryar.

Jon Mello · « **Reply #30 on:** January 21, 2017, 03:20:37 PM »

Here's a link to some Bill Sutton photos from the Bryar Trans-Am as posted over on Steve Holmes' great website, The Roaring Season.

http://www.theroaringseason.com/showthread.php?1880-Photo-The-Bill-Sutton-Collection

VINCE Z28 · « **Reply #31 on:** February 13, 2017, 05:33:33 AM »

Craig Fisher in Mont- Tremblant driving the number 77 Camaro 1967. Craig also drove the 777 car in 1967.

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Author Topic: 1967 Bryar Trans-Am photos (Read 50097 times)