Vintage NASCAR Models from Chuck Poi!!!

Freddie Lorenzen's '62 Ford Starlift

Note From Chuck:
"The new roof line of the '62 Galaxy had all the aerodynamics of a brick. It pretty much negated any additional speed the larger 406 engine would have provided. For the Atlanta Dixie 400, Ford engineers and Holman-Moody came up with the idea of bolting on the '60 Starliner roof on to the Sunliner convertables that had raced previously that season. There were even 2 street versions being shown in area Ford dealerships to try to convince NASCAR that this was an actual option.

NASCAR first said no, then agreed to let the 4 cars that were built compete in the upcoming Atlanta race only. Lorenzen drove the #28, teamate Nelson Stacy had the yellow #29, Marvin Panch drove the Wood Bros. #21, and Larry Frank drove the pale blue #66 Cafe Burgundy entry. Lorenzen won. The car was disallowed from further competition. Nostalgia Race Models Starlift kit. "

(Note from Mr NASCAR: - As with Mike Madlinger, Chuck Poi was an inspiration to me to get into NASCAR modelling after seeing his work in Toledo in the '80's and '90's. Chuck is an original DarkSider! Chuck was also a major contributor to Motor Racing Replica News Magazine in its heyday, as the resident NASCAR expert. Thanks for sharing these great models, Chuck!

Here is info on Chuck's line of vintage resin NASCAR - his was the first resin I ever tried, with great results!:
From Chuck: "I offer resin cast bodies, kits, and parts of stock cars from '55-'72 under the name of Nostalgia Race Models. My email is Chuksducks@yahoo.com. My phone is 317-356-6770." )

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