Carrera Digital 132 Ford Torino Talladega "No. 72"
Item No. 31058
Some cars drive you to despair when you have to write a report about them. The FORD Torino Talladega currently in front of me is one such car. Why? Because I simply can't find any pictures of the original vehicle. There's a lot of material online. Especially the topic of American stock cars from the 1960s to the present day offers a seemingly endless wealth of pictures of historic vehicles. In that respect, the Americans are way ahead of us. But I just can't find the blue and red car with the number 72.
Just a (supposed) replica, built by a fanatical enthusiast over a period of almost 50 years, and very close to the original (both in color and print). The car was auctioned in 2021.
The muscle car with the number 72 has an undisputed historical model. It was driven by Benny Parsons, an American stock car driver who, after retiring from racing, worked as a motorsport commentator for various broadcasters. During his racing career, his greatest successes were the 1973 Winston Cup and the 1975 Daytona 500.
Of all his cars with different starting numbers, he competed in the most races with number 72: 278 between 1970 and 1978. He achieved a total of twelve victories with that number and also won the championship with the "72." And that despite only winning one race in the entire 1973 season! Since he participated in a total of 28 races and always finished in the front positions, it was enough to secure the overall victory.
And if the name sounds familiar to any of you:
By the way, CARRERA released BENNY PARSONS' yellow Talladega with the number 98 back in 2016! You can check out Chris's old review from that year!
Kind regards
CoMod Lotus
Item No. 31058
Some cars drive you to despair when you have to write a report about them. The FORD Torino Talladega currently in front of me is one such car. Why? Because I simply can't find any pictures of the original vehicle. There's a lot of material online. Especially the topic of American stock cars from the 1960s to the present day offers a seemingly endless wealth of pictures of historic vehicles. In that respect, the Americans are way ahead of us. But I just can't find the blue and red car with the number 72.
Just a (supposed) replica, built by a fanatical enthusiast over a period of almost 50 years, and very close to the original (both in color and print). The car was auctioned in 2021.
The muscle car with the number 72 has an undisputed historical model. It was driven by Benny Parsons, an American stock car driver who, after retiring from racing, worked as a motorsport commentator for various broadcasters. During his racing career, his greatest successes were the 1973 Winston Cup and the 1975 Daytona 500.
Of all his cars with different starting numbers, he competed in the most races with number 72: 278 between 1970 and 1978. He achieved a total of twelve victories with that number and also won the championship with the "72." And that despite only winning one race in the entire 1973 season! Since he participated in a total of 28 races and always finished in the front positions, it was enough to secure the overall victory.
And if the name sounds familiar to any of you:
By the way, CARRERA released BENNY PARSONS' yellow Talladega with the number 98 back in 2016! You can check out Chris's old review from that year!
Kind regards
CoMod Lotus
