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DaveHFulton
10-13-2008, 05:05 PM
Remember when cars used to have "sayings", etc. lettered on them.

Ray Hendrick's Tant/Mitchell #11 36 Chevy modified used to sport a Budweiser beer tap for a hood ornament and this lettered on the rear deck; "Constipated, can't pass a thing..."

I recall a number of cars having "8 Sticks of Dynamite" lettered on them.

One of my favorites was the J.E. Beard "Barbecue Barn" sponsored 6 cyclinder Chevy at Wilson County Speedway in the early 70s. It's rear deck sported a drawing of a mule with a raised hind leg and the legend "Bad Air" painted beside it.

Have any favorites that you recall?
DoubleZero
10-13-2008, 05:14 PM
"Drive the damn thing" Dashboard on a RAMBI Modified 1963

"Something I've Got!" My dad 1965 (front fender)

"Built by 3 Stooges" Hop Holmes 1968 (trunk)

"Sorry 'Bout That" Lonnie Todd 1967 (trunk)

"Go or Blow" Everybody and his brother (hood, roof, trunk, dashboard)

"Bad Iron" Tom Goff 1967 (trunk)

"White Lightnin'" Wyman Lupo 1965 (hood)

"We Lead......Others Follow" Curtis Turner 1950's (dash)

"Big Daddy" Sam Ard/Jackie Rogers 1968-69 (trunk)

"Big Daddy's PAPA" Sam Ard 1969 (trunk)
archielm#7
10-13-2008, 07:21 PM
U is half of us H.P. Larrimore we need to win worse than a dead man needs to be buried dont remember the driver but it was at marion county and conway
Kenny
10-13-2008, 07:49 PM
Back in the 60's i remember richard petty's plymouth had "Ketchum #1" on it. And the other petty car,(maybe Jim Paschel)"not spelled right".Anyway the 41 car had "Ketchum#2" on it!!
Kenny
10-13-2008, 07:52 PM
Also at one time back then,in the late 60's,the words "Curious Blue" were on the petty cars.
DoubleZero
10-13-2008, 08:10 PM
The Petty cars once had "Ski-King" (Richard) and "Daddy-O" (Lee)

"I'm Sure Trying" Hop Holmes 1960's

"The Gray Ghost" Howard Smithey 1960's
capefear01
10-13-2008, 08:41 PM
Jimmy Pardue's "Car 54 Here I am"
georgep
10-31-2008, 12:13 AM
Stan Ploski (Polish Prince)
#16 Joe Csolak (Happy Hunkie)
Otto Harwi (Mortified)
#6 Jackie Hamilton (Ruptured Duck)
Deasey #707 (Big Donkey)
Never guess where I grew up!!
racinmech53
10-31-2008, 08:18 AM
My fathers modified from the 50s and 60s used to have this on the hood " here comes stubby" and on the rear trunk it had " i have no a** but a whole lot of gas " from Langley Raceway now Langley Speedway...
capefear01
10-31-2008, 09:55 AM
My fathers modified from the 50s and 60s used to have this on the hood " here comes stubby" and on the rear trunk it had " i have no a** but a whole lot of gas " from Langley Raceway now Langley Speedway...

"Here comes Stubby" Was that your father's nickname? Langley, VA?

Here's one from James Hylton's sportsman ride at Beltsville...no slogan but you get the picture...
racinmech53
10-31-2008, 05:16 PM
no dad's nick name was "buck." or "buckie"