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1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« on: July 05, 2011, 07:26:46 PM »
Once again, we have more racing photographs taken by Ron Lathrop but this time at the August 4th, 1968 Bryar Trans-Am. As mentioned previously, 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. These photos are a great reminder of how special the Trans-Am series was back in the glory days of the late '60s and early '70s. Thanks again Ron for sharing these with us!

Here's the engine compartment of the #77 Craig Fisher Firebird. Notice the blue-painted Al Bartz small block Chevy engine and the stock-style rocker arms.


Photo by Ron Lathrop

Neat photo of the rear disc brake axle in Skip Barber's '68 Z28. Double-adjustable Konis, Stewart-Warner electric fuel pumps and many other little details to notice.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Bottom-side details of the fabricated aircleaner on one of Shelby's tunnel-port 302 Mustangs.

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Shelby tunnel-port 302 engine compartment photo. The Fords used two Holley in-line 4 barrel carbs.  

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Engine compartment photo of Rusty Jowett's '67 Z. This car was destroyed in a crash at Watkins Glen the next weekend.

Photo by Ron Lathrop
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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2011, 07:52:39 PM »
Driver's seat in George Follmer's AMC Javelin. Looks like the same one homologated by Chevy for the Camaro (less the extra foam padding).

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Ronnie Kaplan, builder of the Javelins, and his famous hat. Number 3 car is Peter Revson's.

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Engine compartment of Revson's Javelin.

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Mark and Roger in serious discussion. Looks like Mark's wife Sue standing in orange & white dress next to Roger's first wife Lisa.

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Penske pitboard items. "Fumbler" = Follmer. "Ranson" is most likely Revson.

Photo by Ron Lathrop
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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2011, 10:33:24 PM »
Titus and Kweck in the Shelby team cars get into an early lead.

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Donohue in front of the two Javelins, Fisher's Firebird and Tony Adamowicz' Porsche.

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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2011, 01:20:02 AM »
Jerry Titus' Mustang


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George Follmer's Javelin

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Peter Gregg's Porsche 911 leads several other U-2 cars.

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Mark's Sunoco Camaro

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John McComb's Mustang leads the Porsche 911 of Bob Bailey.

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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2011, 01:49:58 AM »
Skip Barber's '68 Camaro (car #56)


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Titus' Mustang leads Donohue's Camaro

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Tony Adamowicz' 911. It was legal to leave the bumpers per SCCA rules so they left the front on for the aerodynamic benefit but
left off the back one for better cooling purposes and less weight behind the rear axle. Only a few 911s copied this later detail.

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Horst Kwech's #2 Shelby team car.

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Peter Revson's Javelin leads the Bob Bailey Porsche.

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Horst Kwech and Bert Everett's Porsche.

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Pete Harrison's Porsche tries to avoid getting lapped by Horst Kwech.

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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2011, 01:59:36 AM »
Outstanding photos!  All of these are fantastic additions, but I really enjoy that Mr. Lathrop took so many detail shots of the various cars and parts.

I forwarded the '68 Shelby team car air box shot and this thread to a fellow who restored one of these cars recently, and he was also very impressed.  He wished he'd had the shot a couple years ago when he had to re-make this piece.

Jon, thanks again for posting these... and to Mr. Lathrop for allowing them to be shared amongst the enthusiasts.

-Chad   

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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2011, 02:08:18 AM »
Roger Penske (in blue shirt) going over pit board numbers with his race team partner John Hilton (gray shirt).


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Getting ready for Mark to come in for a pit stop.

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Here comes Mark...

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A flurry of activity but typical Penske efficiency.

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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2011, 02:20:13 AM »
You're welcome, Chad. We are very privileged as fans of these cars to be able to view photos like these and I have made it clear to Ron that we are very appreciative. He is pleased as well. What is really neat is that he got around to all parts of the track during the race weekend and took photos everywhere he went. The detail shots are just priceless though. A real treasure.
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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2011, 03:11:48 AM »
Great shots of that famous Penske refueling rig.  I remember that in 68 my engine guy Brian and I went to Mid-Ohio on a T/A "scouting trip" to see what we might learn in advance of heading to the Glen for our first T/A adventure. That refueling rig was in use that weekend.

We observed one of the Penske camaros on a ramp truck in the pit area and proceeded to snoop around and underneath the car, but were soon spotted by a Penske crew member who chased us off.  Wonder what they were trying to hide? Cam't remember if we spotted anything "strange".

My thanks also to Ron for these wonderful photos.

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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #9 on: July 06, 2011, 03:26:28 AM »
Pretty cool pace car.

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Follmer and Donohue.

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Porsche battle. Everett, Harrison and Bailey.

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Titus vs Donohue. Titus would fry his rear axle but the Shelby team replaced it in 10 minutes!

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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #10 on: July 06, 2011, 03:37:16 AM »
Malcolm Starr's Mustang (car #5)

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Tony "A2Z" looks to duck inside the Mini Cooper of Bill Brack.

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Looks like George Follmer and a Volvo 122S.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Not all views are unobstructed...

Photo by Ron Lathrop
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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #11 on: July 06, 2011, 07:26:23 AM »
Jon,
Fantastic shots, Thank you for posting these and to Ron for allowing us all to enjoy the good old days.

The details are just great to see on the close ups.

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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #12 on: July 06, 2011, 02:07:29 PM »
Fantastic shots!  Nice clear color photos.  That's what makes this site so great. Thanks for sharing.

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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #13 on: July 06, 2011, 02:49:18 PM »
Glad to hear the positive responses. Hopefully Ron will be able to share some more with us.

Malcolm Starr's Mustang again.


Photo by Ron Lathrop

Skip Barber, Craig Fisher and George Follmer.

Photo by Ron Lathrop

Gifford 911 followed by a Mustang and Mark Donohue.

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Donohue cruising to another win.

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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #14 on: July 06, 2011, 03:20:50 PM »
Thank Ron & Jon GREAT photos.

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« Reply #15 on: July 06, 2011, 03:24:46 PM »
Mark wrapped up the Trans-Am championship for Chevrolet by winning at Bryar. This was his 8th victory in a
row and he would end up winning 10 of the 13 Trans-Am races in '68. A dominant effort. Tony Adamowicz
won the under-2-liter class and also had a dominant 1968, helping Porsche win U-2 that year.


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To the Victor go the spoils.

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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #16 on: July 06, 2011, 06:10:07 PM »
Thanks to Mr Lathrop and Jon for all these, they are like gold to those who love the T/A aspect of the Camaro HP development.
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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #17 on: July 07, 2011, 03:00:24 AM »
Glad you enjoyed this feature, James. Here is some more info from one of my issues of Competition Press.

This first tidbit says Donohue had the championship locked up prior to Bryar but Camaro
still needed three points so mathematically Javelin and Mustang were still in the running.
















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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #18 on: July 13, 2011, 03:13:00 PM »
Selected pages from the 1968 Bryar Trans-Am program, courtesy of Ron Lathrop.





















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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #19 on: July 14, 2011, 03:16:59 PM »
More from Ron Lathrop's 1968 Bryar Trans-Am program...











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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #20 on: August 06, 2011, 05:38:37 AM »
Another '68 Bryar Trans-Am race report, this one courtesy of Frank Dihartce. Thank you, Frank!



 



 

























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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #21 on: August 10, 2011, 06:57:00 PM »
Two more race reports for Bryar, courtesy of Ron Lathrop. Thank you, Ron!

This first one is from Car & Driver magazine...


This second one is from Sports Car Graphic magazine...
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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #22 on: September 12, 2011, 08:44:13 PM »
Another article on the '68 Bryar Trans-Am. This one is from my November '68 issue of Car Life magazine.







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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #23 on: May 07, 2013, 04:08:13 AM »
Photo page from SCCA's Sports Car magazine. (Jon Mello Collection)
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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #24 on: August 11, 2023, 06:52:00 PM »
Jon, is there any other known pics of Skip Barbers 1968Z ? The rear end pic is great, but it would be great to see more of his car or the set up. I am told the car was eventually scrapped out. thanks
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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #25 on: August 12, 2023, 07:57:09 PM »
Actually researching more it appears Grimaldi rolled the car and actually rebuilt it, though it was not advised. It looks like it had a good amount of success into the 70's :https://historicracinggroup.com/grimaldi.php

And it is in museum now as "Old #80"  :https://www.nemsmuseum.com/articles.html?n_id=591
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-Looking for original Delco side post negative battery cable part # 6297651AV

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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #26 on: August 15, 2023, 03:22:16 PM »
Not from Bryar, here's one from my files from Bridgehampton in '68, might have been here before ? I have another shot, can't find

 it right now of that unusual instrument set up.

As usual scroll l-r for full image  ::)

Is this the same car ? this colour image was here before I think by Jon ? drivers listed as Grimaldi & Barber.

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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #27 on: August 15, 2023, 03:32:01 PM »
One more from Bridgehampton 1968.

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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #28 on: August 15, 2023, 03:36:29 PM »
Here's that shot of the instruments at Bridgehampton 1968.

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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #29 on: August 16, 2023, 12:18:20 AM »
Well I don't have a #34 associated with the car with what I have found. The first pic you posted shows the car with rocker moulding and a drum brake rear end. I am pretty sure Skip Barber was the first person to race the car and it had the J56 (rear disc)HD rear already installed at that point.
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-Looking for original Delco side post negative battery cable part # 6297651AV

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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #30 on: August 16, 2023, 11:59:45 PM »
Skip Barber raced the car as #56 at Bryar in August '68 with 4-wheel discs but Bridgehampton was earlier in the season by a month and a half and the rear discs were not installed at that time.  The car did not make the race at Bridgehampton but did do some practice laps.  Off the top of my head I am not recalling what may have happened for it to not make the race.
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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #31 on: August 17, 2023, 01:54:42 AM »
here is what I have found on the car:https://historicracinggroup.com/grimaldi.php
1969 garnet red Z/28 46k mile unrestored X77
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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #32 on: August 17, 2023, 04:29:25 AM »
J56 was the heavy duty brake option with rear metallic brake linings for 1967 only.

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Re: 1968 Bryar Trans-Am photos
« Reply #33 on: August 23, 2023, 05:09:19 PM »
Bullitt65, have you seen these images of the Barber #56 Camaro at Bryar?  They are from the Revs Institute.

Click on the following links to use their zoom feature for the photos:

Photo 1 & 2) https://library.revsinstitute.org/bryar-park-trans-am/329328
Photo 3) https://library.revsinstitute.org/bryar-trans-am/347236
Photo 4) https://library.revsinstitute.org/bryar-trans-am/342216
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« Reply #34 on: August 23, 2023, 11:46:02 PM »
Very cool find. Thank you
1969 garnet red Z/28 46k mile unrestored X77
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-Looking for an original LOF soft ray windshield
-Looking for original Delco side post negative battery cable part # 6297651AV