Smokey's Chevelle is for sale! (You know, THAT one) (Where can a guy sell a kidney around here for some dough to buy a legendary car?)

via: http://autoculture.org/?p=790 This was the car that Smokey was supposed to have driven off from tech inspection when they were pissing him off, and left his fuel tank behind... on the hidden fuel supply

Now that is straight from the May 1968 Motor Trend article on Daytona 500, referring to the qualifying

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Greatest innovation in bumpers ever

above image from http://sucksqueezebangblow-juice.blogspot.com/2011/07/hurst-floor-shifter-special-goodwood.html

This is the 1964 Indy race car of Smokey Yunick, named the Hurst Floor Shifter Special... a momentary loss of traction caused it to run into a wall and never get into the race, Bobby Johns was driving
Via: http://forum.exile.fr/viewtopic.php?pid=157789

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D Mac's Annual customer appreciation day

For those who have Carrol Shelby signed gloveboxes... eat your heart out! Smokey (my race car hero) was the most clever race car builder, engine designer, and racing ruler bender there ever will be. Just use my blogs' search function and type in Smokey Yunick to read some great stories. Hey, he was so great the Edelbrocks tracked down one of his cars to add to their stable.

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