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1969 Trans-Am season review
Jon Mello:
Stock Car Racing magazine's preview of the 1969 Trans-Am season. (Jon Mello Collection)
Various Competition Press & Autoweek articles prior to the start-up of the '69 Trans-Am season. (Jon Mello Collection)
Jon Mello:
Although the Daytona 24-hour race was not on the official Trans-Am schedule for 1969, like it had been previously,
I decided to include it here because of the nice 1-2-3 finish for GM powered cars and the nice third place overall,
1st-in-class result for the Jerry Titus/Jon Ward Firebird. (Jon Mello Collection)
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Bruce302:
The photo of John Ward changing the rear axle at Daytona is a great shot. it is hard to make out, but the car has the chassis mounted watt linkage with the pyramid towers on the axle tubes. It is a Pontiac rear axle, not the Chev part, that the one time Camaro was originally built with. You can also see the double adjustable Koni shocks.
Bruce.
Jon Mello:
I figured you would enjoy that Firebird photo, Bruce. Some good details there and not your typical on-track shot.
Here's more coverage of the Daytona 24-hour as found in Road & Track magazine, courtesy of Mike K (Swede70).
Jon Mello:
Mid-January testing of the Penske Lola at Daytona plus coverage of the
'69 Daytona 24-hour from National Speed Sport News (Jon Mello Collection)
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More coverage of the Daytona 24 Hour, this time from Racing Pictorial magazine. (Jon Mello Collection)
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