- 4,214

- Mexico
Doing dual countdowns is a hassle as you need two of each number. If there's a clash with someone else it's usually a frantic scramble for me to find another suitable pic.Dangit. Now I have to find a new 64.
I’ve been relying on Google image searches for “Model xx car”. I’ve also been checking Wikipedia for chassis codes of Japanese cars, things like that.Doing dual countdowns is a hassle as you need two of each number. If there's a clash with someone else it's usually a frantic scramble for me to find another suitable pic.
Ken Martin's NASCAR Historian site and Wikipedia's numbers on racing cars page are pretty good for last-minute shopping.
https://thenascarhistorian.com/
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Numbers_on_racing_cars
Damn it. You found somewhere US66 related that we didn't go to...!Route 66 Raceway, Chicago, IL
View attachment 1520049
1949 Cadillac Series 62 Club Coupe
View attachment 1520047
www.commodore.net
That'll buff out...View attachment 1520824
The Ferrari 250 GT SWB entered by Ecurie Francorchamps in the 1963 Nurburgring 1000km. It was rebodied by Drogo (who else) after it was involved in a serious shunt in 1962; sadly (or not: depends on your sense of aesthetics, really!) another such accident in 1964 marked the end of the car's life.
View attachment 1520825
(credits to the Classic Cars Talks blog, which had some photos of chassis 2053GT I had never seen before!)
(It did not, in fact, buff out)That'll buff out...![]()