69 Charger 500 as a rolling billboard in MCG Feb 2010

[nascarxx29]

In MCG Feb 2010 it shows a picture with that caption .I can only recall see Don Garlits 69 charger 500 in some of my old car magazines .Car was lettered Dons speed shop .Cant make out what this 69 500 has lettered on it.Also page shows a 69 Daytona B altered race car of Tom Tiagnellis

[nascarxx29]

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got a advert of Big Daddy , with his C500  out side his speed shop advertising a camshaft  , might of been iskenderian  , in a magazine somewhere ! i'm sure i posted it on here sometime ago ? could of been on the old site though

[nascarxx29]

It was a cam ad with that Don Garlits 69 500 gotta find that ad and compare graphics to the MCG car

[nascarxx29]

Don Garlits still owns this car I believe its in the museum

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 found the magazine  picture i posted !!


DoH , sure it was isky  !! Crower     , unless there is another ad !! ?? ,  

edit  dang too late

[nascarxx29]

It seems it may be the same car as in MCG .The blackout areas and graphics Performance World

[tan top]

could well be , don't see  a decal on the passanger fender  in the MCG picture ,  there is one on the driver side in the cam Ad , although that don't really mean anything  

thinking about i'm pritty sure the C500 in big daddy's museum  is Hemi powered  

[nascarxx29]

One of his 69 500s are hemi powered.He might still own the ad car 500?

[nascarxx29]

I thought this Don Garlits 69500 had a simiar paint scheme like the car in the ad.But not close
http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-1-OF-208-BUFFED-METAL-1969-DON-GARLITS-CHARGER-500_W0QQitemZ320460727184QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20091210?IMSfp=TL091210216006r20

[tan top]

intresting ,  model is not red !!  looks red in the MCG picture ..got the decal on the fender like the cam ad car   , i'm thinking then that is the color combo if the Crower 500
pitty we did not have a bigger/another  picture of the one in MCG 

[69_500]

The car on display in his museum is most definitely a HEMI car and it is also a 4 speed car to boot.

[nascarxx29]

The red hemi 4 speed car came from my town.Garlits got it from Bill Weisman here in NJ.Garlits got off my other friend the Connie Kalita bounty hunter dragster he owned since 1962.Now in the Garlits collection.The guy Leo I know did the paint and body work on that 500.If I run into him he has pictures of its resto.Ive seen before

[500Jon]

Hi NascarXX29.

Tried to send you a private message but your inbox is full.
Do you have anymore info on the DG500 since you posted on this thread?
Was it a green 440 4-speed car with black interior prior to the black/red paint scheme?

Thanx from 500Jon

[500Jon]

Hi again Nascarxx29,

Did you manage to speak to your friend who painted the Don Garlits 500 yet?
The Ertl model seems to be painted a bronzey red metallic?
The pictures I have are more like the Mopar deep red non-metallic.

The red on my 500 is a deep red too.

How would I go about contacting the great man himself?
Some Folks are saying he still has the Crower-cam-500.

I'm still keen to find out either way.

Best wishes 500Jon.

[Ghoste]

I thought the 500 he has now was acquired from someone else?

[500Jon]

Hi AeroFolks,

Any more news on the Don Garlits 500?
Does anyone know where the car is?
Have I got it here???

Would love to repaint my 500 in those colours anyway!

The red is very dark like a Maroon.
Think I've seen a 69 Charger in that shade.

Thanx 500Jon

[nascarxx29]

Check the paint code on a 69 dodge chart

[500Jon]

Hi Aero's,

F8 green is a very hard colour to match with modern green metallics.
Looks like I will paint the 500 in black to see how she looks.
Then I can put the red/maroon back on afterwards.

500Jon

[500Jon]

Hi Nascarxx29,
Any more news on Don's Crower-cam Charger 500 please?

I think the Ertl model is wrong in many places with the paint scheme and red color shade too.
My 500 had a completely red rear panel with the window plug in black!
Anyone knows who commissioned the Ertl model?
You can see (just about) the differences.

I'm not sure whehter to go all red or all black first???
Probably all black first, (that's what wifey wants) then vinyl overlay the red!

many thanx 500Jon

[500Jon]

Anyone got anymore leads on Don's 500?

More red like this methinks?
This is closer to the red on my 500.

5J

[69_500]

What magazine did the old add first run in? Anyone know? Like was it early in 69/ late 68?

[nascarxx29]

It was camshaft magazine ad

[UFO]

What magazine did the old add first run in? Anyone know? Like was it early in 69/ late 68?

Just a quick look thru my list it was in Hot Rod july '69.
That is not necessarily it's first appearance.

-edit- Popular hot rodding aug'69. Beginning to look like it's a late '69 release.

[69_500]

So a July 69 magazine would be on new stands in what, March/April right? Which means photo would be shot about 4-6 weeks prior that that? Or was turn around time back then even longer between shots and publishing?