bird in demo derby

[loudmouthaussie]

this has probably done the rounds. found on stationwagonsforum.com
but here it is just in case you haven't seen it 

[loudmouthaussie]

then again it may just be parked up............

[Baldwinvette77]

Considering it still has all the glass, and isnt painted like a ricer, it may not have been in a derby 

[loudmouthaussie]

if those guys weren't all standing round id say it looks like its about to get done in. probably not though. nothing would surprise me having said that....

[Daytona R/T SE]

Please note that the station wagon has hubcaps on it.

I've never seen a derby where they leave the hubcaps on.

The Chevy is set up like a dirt track car, not a derby car.

My guess is the station wagon and the Superbird ( pace car? ) were parked in the infield at the dirt track when the Chevy got loose, ran off the track and slammed into them.

[UFO]

With the bird being lettered up.
My money is on it being a pace car.

[n9671x2]

Buddy of mine said years ago there was a real superbird in a demo derby in Ionia MI.  I doubt he has photos, but him and his brother have owned several birds so I tend to believe his story. 

[PettyMower]

I agree with the above comments, and it appears to be a Pace Car getting hit by an out of control dirt track late-model.

If you look closely, you can see what appears to be tracks where the stock car was sliding sideways into the (2) parked cars.

[nascarxx29]

Its the devil bowl super bird pace car I believe

http://www.catamountstadium.com/DevilsBowl_CJsPaceCar_Crouch1stChevelle_Mackey_Watts.JPG

[RallyeMike]

There is not a single car in that photo that is a derby car. 606 is a stock car.
The guys on the stationwagon forums need to get out to race track more often.

[tan top]

good find LMA  , thanks for posting  

With the bird being lettered up.
My money is on it being a pace car.

yeah think that too  

[JB400]

There is not a single car in that photo that is a derby car. 606 is a stock car.
The guys on the stationwagon forums need to get out to race track more often.

They'd have to stop and ask for directions.

[loudmouthaussie]

Its the devil bowl super bird pace car I believe

http://www.catamountstadium.com/DevilsBowl_CJsPaceCar_Crouch1stChevelle_Mackey_Watts.JPG

very astute of you. if you right click save my pic is named devils bowl. 

[loudmouthaussie]

There is not a single car in that photo that is a derby car. 606 is a stock car.
The guys on the stationwagon forums need to get out to race track more often.

to be fair it was posted in a vintage photo thread with no caption. it was I who assumed derby. its a long thread (1080 pages) with heaps of cool pics from 50s to 70s. so didn't really look to see if cars had hub caps etc. i'm only 700 pages in - better get back to it 

[69 OUR/TEA]

But what better car than a Superbird/Daytona for a demo derby,....fill that nosecone full with concrete !!!!!!!

[BHA43]

Me back in the day!


The whole story.......

http://wwnboa.org/espl.htm

[nascarxx29]

devil bowl bird

[billssuperbird]

We're is the car today. 

[tracpack440]