Chevrolet en Nascar

Joboy383 a écrit:1972 une des premieres monte carlo en nascar

Y'avait quoi comme moteur dans les Mnte-Carlo a cette epoque ?

Le fameux 427ci était dans les MonteCarlo à l'arrivée de Chevy en Nascar en 1972

Mission accomplie #72 Benny Parson remporta la WinstonCup stoppant Petty dans

sa série de 4 championnats. Voilà! La rivalité Mopar/Chevy venait de rentré dans Nascar!!

Rex white







"The 1960 NASCAR Grand National Champion,
Rex White, is hardly a household name today, but a look at his accomplishments reveals that he was Chevrolet's best driver in the early 60's and one of its most consistent drivers ever. If Richard Petty is the Babe Ruth of stock car racing, then Rex White is Joe DiMaggio.

Even though he didn't get his first victory until the ninth event in 1960, he won six of his 28 career victories that year and finished in the top 10 in 35 of his 40 starts that year. White was known for running up front even if he didn't finish......."

Pour la suite
http://www.legendsofnascar.com/rex_white.htm

Le voici ici dans la premiere "mystery 427 chevy"

"The first mystery 427 Chevy (above right) engine during test and development at the Desert Proving Grounds in Mesa, Arizona. Although the car in the picture is a 1963 Chevy Impala SS, this picture was made in November of 1962. This car ran in excess of 180 mph during tests for the up-coming 1963 Daytona 500."