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Everyone wants a Fox Bird.

I was looking to see if anyone had the History of the Ford Thunderbird. I didn't find that but I did find a koo little vid clip of when everyone wanted a Fox-Bird.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8267074969860673633&ei=dpqnSPP1N4S64gK07cEc&vt=lf&hl=en

That is alot of birds on that track. Go birdy's go!
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Everyone wants a Fox Bird.

Reply #1
thats back before we had cookie-cutter racecars

ah i miss the days where it was company& driver vs one another.

instead of driver vs driver in the same car.

Everyone wants a Fox Bird.

Reply #2
Bill won the race where Geoff Bodine(#5) spun him... That was about 4-5 laps from the end, Bill & Mark Martin ran to pits and got tires, Bodine did not...They flew by him on the second lap after the restart... Was Bills first short track win... His Bird almost looked as if it had been in a demo derby, but she took a lickin' and kept on tickin'

How do I remember this after 20 yr??? Watched the tape a couple months ago...

BTW in a interview a few years back, Bill stated the '87-'88 was his favorite body style to race...

Said they were easy to drive at 200mph...

Everyone wants a Fox Bird.

Reply #3
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BTW in a interview a few years back, Bill stated the '87-'88 was his favorite body style to race...

Said they were easy to drive at 200mph...[/QUOTE]

Id say it was his favorite; he did break and still holds to this day some speed records in that car.

Everyone wants a Fox Bird.

Reply #4
Quote from: Innes;232437
Id say it was his favorite; he did break and still holds to this day some speed records in that car.

212.809... May '87 at Talladega... Went 212.239 in May '86 with a four eye, same track... After the May '87 race, the restrictor plates came into use because of Bobby Allison's Buick getting air born and almost going into the grandstands...  GM products...

Everyone wants a Fox Bird.

Reply #5
Nascar has been on a steady downhill slope ever since the plates went on. Now it's just become ridiculous, and I don't even watch it anymore.
Matt
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Everyone wants a Fox Bird.

Reply #6
Its turning into them driving really fast go carts with the rules now, they just need so kid to stand at the corners and blow a whistle when they bump each other. The only reason I started to like Tony Stewart was because he raced like they should. I was always a Earnhardt fan, still am but even since I can remember watching races it has gotten worse. Another Great American thing gone, just like AB.
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Reply #7
Elliot also came from 2 laps down at Talladega,to win the race.Do you remember that?

The 80's have to be the best years of Nascar for me.
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Reply #8
I'm not a big fan of NASCAR.  I did go to the Brickyard and see Tony Stewart win and that was pretty awesome...but I agree that it is totally about the drivers now and not the cars.

The 80's was the end of cool looking NASCAR's.  I remember watching when the T-birds and Monte Carlos were battling it out when I was younger.  I just can't get too excited about it currently...they need to bring back a Trans AM series or something using current 'stangs, Challengers, upcoming Camaro's, etc.  That would be cool.
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Everyone wants a Fox Bird.

Reply #9
"Bill stated the '87-'88 was his favorite body style"

Bill told this to me personally at least twice when I've been to the shop.

Everyone wants a Fox Bird.

Reply #10
i wonder if any of those teams have some extra body parts lying around? i know Maier racing used to make some big flares way back when but i cant find anything on their site anymore.

Everyone wants a Fox Bird.

Reply #11
Quote from: Chooglin;232555
Elliot also came from 2 laps down at Talladega,to win the race.Do you remember that?

The 80's have to be the best years of Nascar for me.


Talladega had some of the best races ever. Earnhardt did some amazing stuff there,Look at this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TR607FDog0
Quote from: lakenheath24;232982
i wonder if any of those teams have some extra body parts lying around? i know Maier racing used to make some big flares way back when but i cant find anything on their site anymore.


That would be cool!
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Reply #12
Quote from: Chooglin;232555
Elliot also came from 2 laps down at Talladega,to win the race.Do you remember that?


yes, i was there!!!!:hick:
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