Steve Chryssos
03-18-2005, 10:08 AM
I was in Jacksonville, FL last week. Stopped in to Bad Ass Diecast for a visit and what do I see? GMP 1969 Penske/Donahue Camaro--the one with the black vinyl top. I have been waiting for the 69's to come out and here it was--right before my eyes. Ninja-like, I whipped out my wallet and handed it to the proprietor, Stan Gill (a great guy). I instructed him to find an appropriate credit card in my wallet and process the order for me as I continued to marvel at the beauty and detail of this extraordinary model.
Vinyl top you say? Here's the history:
The 1969 season started off with many accusations of cheating on behalf of the Sunoco team and one was involving the vinyl top Camaro. Accusations were made that the Camaro had been left in the acid dipping solution to long, which caused the roofs to wrinkle which in turn would make the car lighter from the metal being eaten away. It was alleged that the vinyl top was placed on the car to cover up the damage. The team was ordered to remove the top but refused and continued to run the car for several more races before removing the top.
http://www.diecast-badass.com/index2.php
http://www.gmpdiecast.com
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Vinyl top you say? Here's the history:
The 1969 season started off with many accusations of cheating on behalf of the Sunoco team and one was involving the vinyl top Camaro. Accusations were made that the Camaro had been left in the acid dipping solution to long, which caused the roofs to wrinkle which in turn would make the car lighter from the metal being eaten away. It was alleged that the vinyl top was placed on the car to cover up the damage. The team was ordered to remove the top but refused and continued to run the car for several more races before removing the top.
http://www.diecast-badass.com/index2.php
http://www.gmpdiecast.com
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif