Art.Nr. . 30941"
I never cease to be fascinated by the design variations of those old muscle car NASCARs that Slottus pulls out of his drawer. Personally, I think he has a photo album in his office with every single picture of Dodge and Plymouth cars that’s ever been published anywhere, and he’s now working through it piece by piece. And his motto is: the more colorful the car, the better. Though cars back then were colorful anyway—nothing like the white, black, and silver monotony that now dominates our streets. If your car is any color other than those three today, you might as well just put on a Guy Fawkes mask. ?
But back to the current Wingcar with item number 30941. What do we have here?
Finally, another Dodge Charger Daytona!
I love the “Wingmen”! In terms of handling, thanks to the car’s size, it’s almost on par with the 124—always easy to control. And on top of that, it comes in that wonderful purple-and-yellow color scheme. And it’s executed extremely well—the car is 99% true to the original (except for a few advertising decals, which were likely modified due to the usual licensing restrictions). Purple and yellow were the colors the Daytona driver raced in on NASCAR tracks with nearly all of his cars. If you Google the name on the driver’s door, you’ll come across the following Wikipedia entry:
Marty Robbins (born in 1925 in Arizona, died in 1982 in Nashville, Tennessee) was an American country singer and songwriter. Over the course of his 30-year career
, he enjoyed tremendous success in both the country and pop music scenes… But what the Wikipedia entry only mentions in passing is an aspect of Marty that’s much more interesting to us racing fans:
the man loved racing. And since his success in the music industry gave him the means to do so, he occasionally competed in NASCAR races. Every year, he tried to compete in events at the major racetracks (Talladega Superspeedway, Daytona International Speedway) and, when time allowed, race at the smaller circuits. His cars were built and maintained by NASCAR legend Cotton Owens.
In 35 NASCAR races, he managed to secure six top-ten finishes. If you’d like to know more about him,
A little fun fact: In the movie “Hell On Wheels” (which you can also find in our movie list on the forum), Robbins plays himself.
Have fun with the car!
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