Champion "200.447" vintage Buddy Baker ad - with the correct car

[odcics2]

Here is how it should have looked from Day 1.   
Apparently, the ad guys at Champion didn't have a photo of the Engineering Daytona.

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[odcics2]

       

Good thing Buddy was selected by Chrysler to drive the Engineering car and set a record, since
his regular #6 prepared by Owens could only muster a 198 and some     

(and that was in a draft)

[1RareBird]

Its a shame its so difficult to find good, color pictures of what many consider the most historically significant Daytona built.

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Its a shame its so difficult to find good, color pictures of what many consider the most historically significant Daytona built.

yes  me too
, shame there are no more pictures from way back floating about , considering  what that car  achieved ,  dare say if it was a chebby or a ford !!    it would of been  professionally  filmed  ,  books , features in magazines too this day & photos of every square inch of this car !  

when the supercars book  first come out below  , bought one straight away & was in awe thinking this was the real car !! only to find out , from the awesome ! & knowledgeable wing car guys ,  ! on this site !     it was the #71 low speed  car I think   ,    

  the only video i'm aware of is this one below , but its spoilt imo with the commentator  ,    real shame IMO  must be more  


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdwhM5xB-8Y


http://www.allpar.com/racing/NASCAR/daytona-development.html

 IMO that charger 500 Daytona  # 88 Chrysler test car !  is the holy grail on mopar muscle   car wait to see pictures & stuff when its completed  

[1RareBird]

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  IMO that charger 500 Daytona  # 88 Chrysler test car !  is the holy grail on mopar muscle    car wait to see pictures & stuff when its completed 
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You and me both!

[Ghoste]

And you just know Chrysler must have shot loads of film on the car too.  Where are the negatives and prints?

[odcics2]

And you just know Chrysler must have shot loads of film on the car too.  Where are the negatives and prints?

If you find any, let me know!      

[Ghoste]

You likely would have found any surviving by now odcics.

[odcics2]

You likely would have found any surviving by now odcics.

Then, there aren't too many....   

[Dodge Don]

See....the Daytona was a 70....I knew it 

[odcics2]

See....the Daytona was a 70....I knew it 

So late in the 69 season, its easy to fool the public!!   

[69_500]

40 years later they are still easy to fool.

Just look at the baker car.

[odcics2]

40 years later they are still easy to fool.

Just look at the baker car.

Yes, it's still for sale and still never driven by Buddy Baker....

[Ghoste]

Kind of like that Allison clone.

[held1823]

Kind of like that Allison clone.

although bobby may have cut the lawn with that one.....

[odcics2]

 

[Aero426]

About once a week, on some discussion board, or Facebook, the wrong ad gets posted about how "Baker broke the record in the #6".  

Not only does the photo show the wrong car, but the photo is from the 1970 Daytona 500. 

[500Jon]

Hi Aero's,

It didn't matter back then!
A least its a picture of a Daytona LoL!!!

5J

It sure matters NOW!!!
COOLIO!

[Ghoste]

It matters in a different but related topic as to the actual history of a specific car and the impact that history may or may not have on its value. 

[odcics2]

About once a week, on some discussion board, or Facebook, the wrong ad gets posted about how "Baker broke the record in the #6".  

Not only does the photo show the wrong car, but the photo is from the 1970 Daytona 500. 

Feel free to post the corrected Champion ad any place you want!     

[500Jon]

Funny that about Champion plugs, I always had problems with them???

Dare I say I went NGK!!!

5J

[Ghoste]

I just tried NGK for the first time and they have been fine but I used Champions for decades without a single problem.  I guess all the issues everyone else spoke to began to worry me.