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  • Joseph T.
    Expired
    • April 30, 1976
    • 2074
    #1

    Smokey / France & Duntov 1956

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    • Steven B.
      Extremely Frequent Poster
      • June 30, 1982
      • 3976
      #2
      Re: Smokey / France & Duntov 1956

      Is that a light faced column mounted tach?
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        • Richard P.
          Expired
          • May 31, 2002
          • 190
          #3
          Re: Smokey / France & Duntov 1956

          Great picture, but how did France, Sr. get in the same picture with that much talent?????
          Cheers
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            • Loren L.
              Extremely Frequent Poster
              • April 30, 1976
              • 4104
              #4
              Re: Smokey / France & Duntov 1956

              It's taken at the preliminary runs, prior to the actual Daytona Beach events. NASCAR HAD to be there to validate the mph. The car is Engineering ID #6901, the prototype 1956 body mounted on a massaged 1955 chassis. This would be the B-Modified car at Sebring with its 307 cu in engine.
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                • John H.
                  Beyond Control Poster
                  • December 1, 1997
                  • 16513
                  #5
                  Re: Smokey / France & Duntov 1956

                  Note the lack of bright moldings outlining the cove area.
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                    • Loren L.
                      Extremely Frequent Poster
                      • April 30, 1976
                      • 4104
                      #6
                      Re: Smokey / France & Duntov 1956

                      Originally posted by John Hinckley (29964)
                      Note the lack of bright moldings outlining the cove area.
                      They had been there - when it was being presented as a Styling excercise for acceptance. Probably removed during the conversion to "Let's go racing" trim. The 53 and the 55 that Chevrolet "donated" to the NASCAR attempt to establish the Sports Car Owners and Drivers series on ovals also appeared at Daytona with "side coves" defined by masking tape and no chrome/stainless.
                      The Daytona Beach cars were updated/changed at Smokey's after the Beach runs, to get over to the rules set by Sebring. A major portion of this would be repainting.
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                        • John N.
                          Very Frequent User
                          • February 1, 1975
                          • 451
                          #7
                          Re: Smokey / France & Duntov 1956

                          Originally posted by John Hinckley (29964)
                          Note the lack of bright moldings outlining the cove area.

                          John, the door handles were removed at Sebring before that race.
                          Regards
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                            • George C.
                              Expired
                              • December 1, 1988
                              • 583
                              #8
                              Re: Smokey / France & Duntov 1956

                              Check the size of the front wheel weight.
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                                • John H.
                                  Beyond Control Poster
                                  • December 1, 1997
                                  • 16513
                                  #9
                                  Re: Smokey / France & Duntov 1956

                                  Originally posted by George Claery (13881)
                                  Check the size of the front wheel weight.
                                  Must have had Coker tires .
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                                    • Dick W.
                                      Former NCRS Director Region IV
                                      • June 30, 1985
                                      • 10483
                                      #10
                                      Re: Smokey / France & Duntov 1956

                                      The flagman in the picture is John Bruner, Sr. Long time NASCAR starter.
                                      Dick Whittington
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                                        • Marco H.
                                          Expired
                                          • March 1, 2002
                                          • 218
                                          #11
                                          Re: Smokey / France & Duntov 1956

                                          Great picture!
                                          Looks like the car has a type of tonneau cover, fitted with a windscreen, across the dash board and over the passenger seat.
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