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Re: 1969 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #45 on: September 20, 2012, 07:03:03 PM »
Mid-Ohio Trans-Am race report from my June 28, 1969 issue of Competition Press and Autoweek.













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Re: 1969 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #46 on: September 20, 2012, 07:07:10 PM »
Much more on the '69 Mid-Ohio Trans-Am race can be found if you click here
including the wonderful photography of the race by Ron Lathrop.
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Re: 1969 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #47 on: September 23, 2012, 05:27:07 AM »
Bridgehampton Trans-Am race coverage as found in Car & Driver magazine, courtesy of Robert Byng.







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Re: 1969 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #48 on: September 25, 2012, 12:59:09 PM »
Bridgehampton Trans-Am coverage from my 7-12-69 issue of Competition Press & Autoweek.
Mark Donohue started from the back of the pack in Bucknum's #9 car and finished in second.
Notice the first two rows are the factory Boss 302s. Very impressive performance by Mark.





















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Re: 1969 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #49 on: September 29, 2012, 06:15:43 AM »
Bridgehampton Trans-Am race coverage from National Speed Sport News. (Jon Mello Collection)





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Re: 1969 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #50 on: October 01, 2012, 03:58:37 PM »
Bridgehampton T/A report as found in SCCA's "Sports Car" magazine. (Jon Mello Collection)




More Trans-Am coverage as found in Road & Track magazine, courtesy of Mike K (Swede70).

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Re: 1969 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #51 on: October 01, 2012, 04:03:24 PM »
Coverage of the Paul Revere 250 Nascar GT race at Daytona from National Speed Sport News. (Jon Mello Collection)





National Speed Sport News column by the recently departed motorsport legend Chris Economaki.

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Re: 1969 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #52 on: October 01, 2012, 06:15:45 PM »
Selected pages from the 1969 Paul Revere 250/Firecracker 400 program. (Jon Mello Collection)












Paul Revere 250 patch from the '69 race
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Re: 1969 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #53 on: October 01, 2012, 06:35:42 PM »
Results and other tidbits for the '69 Paul Revere 250 as found in the '70 program. (Jon Mello Collection)







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Re: 1969 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #54 on: October 01, 2012, 11:45:34 PM »
Paul Revere 250 coverage as found in Competition Press & Autoweek. (Jon Mello Collection)

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Re: 1969 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #55 on: October 02, 2012, 03:46:32 AM »
Quite a bit of NASCAR heritage in that race.

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Re: 1969 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #56 on: October 04, 2012, 01:51:01 PM »
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Re: 1969 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #57 on: October 04, 2012, 01:57:14 PM »
Fred, yes there are some legendary names in that Paul Revere race as well as other Nascar GT events.

Here is some coverage of the Donnybrooke Trans-Am race as found in National Speed Sport News. (Jon Mello Collection)







This snippet from Chris Economaki's column shows that Penske was really feeling the pressure to win the
'69 series. Not only from his own personal desire but I'm sure Chevrolet was applying some heat as well.
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Re: 1969 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #58 on: October 05, 2012, 03:31:06 PM »
A video of the '69 Donnybrooke Trans-Am race can be seen here.
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Re: 1969 Trans-Am season review
« Reply #59 on: October 06, 2012, 12:55:19 AM »
There is a lot to like about that video. Rumble seat AMX Pacecar?

 

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