Dave pearson October 07, 2007, 09:36:44 PM I was going thru some pictures and came across these. They are of Dave Pearson's T-Bird in the Nascar Cafe in Myrtle Beach. Thought you might be interested in a little piece of history. Quote Selected
Dave pearson Reply #1 – October 07, 2007, 10:00:39 PM NICE BIRD !! I remember those back in the day when I was a kid.Richard Petty and all the cool guys.Back when it was "get your hands dirty" racing. Quote Selected
Dave pearson Reply #2 – October 07, 2007, 10:24:10 PM That says "Mercury" on the quarter panel, so I'd guess it's a Cougar :hick: Quote Selected
Dave pearson Reply #3 – October 07, 2007, 10:24:50 PM Why does it say "Mercury" on the 1/4 panel?:hick:I think it's a COUGAR. Especially considering the Wood's Brothers Looooooooong history with Mercury... Quote Selected
Dave pearson Reply #4 – October 07, 2007, 10:45:06 PM its not a cougar... its a 77-79 thunderbird. I own two 79 cougars and this looks nothing like them. it looks more like the heritage or diamond jubilee thunderbird of the late 70'salso I think there is a picture of this car in the 40 years of thunder book. Quote Selected
Dave pearson Reply #5 – October 07, 2007, 11:34:01 PM It Is Strange To See The Flip Up Head Lights In Pic One I Think The Tbird If Not For Sure The Ltd Came With Those Quote Selected
Dave pearson Reply #6 – October 07, 2007, 11:34:15 PM Why's it have a bunch of new decals like "Jesel" and "3M"? Maybe someone just started slapping stickers on there until it looked like a racer? Lol Quote Selected
Dave pearson Reply #7 – October 07, 2007, 11:40:23 PM Quote from: 88turbo;181422its not a cougar... its a 77-79 thunderbird. I own two 79 cougars and this looks nothing like them. it looks more like the heritage or diamond jubilee thunderbird of the late 70'salso I think there is a picture of this car in the 40 years of thunder book.Sure looks like one to me:"Neil and his late 1979 (season) Mercury Cougar. Once the Wood Brothers let loose Dave Pearson in mid '79, and signed Neil the team clicked with a few victory's and many top 5 and top 10 finishes. This was the last Mercury body style to run in NASCAR, as once the small cars came in 1981 all the FORD teams went with the T-Bird and passed by the almost identical Cougar."http://public.fotki.com/RodM/nascar_picture_archive/1970s_nascar_gn/neilbonnett21purola.html Quote Selected
Dave pearson Reply #8 – October 07, 2007, 11:41:01 PM Better yet, why's there Bowtie on the bottom right decal on the front fender? :hick:On second glance it does look more like a T-Bird than a Cougar, but why would a T-Bird have "Mercury" on the quarter panel? Quote Selected
Dave pearson Reply #9 – October 08, 2007, 07:05:27 AM Mercury dealer sponsor maybe????? The grill and the quarter glass is different than the cougars. Nice pic anyway. Quote Selected
Dave pearson Reply #10 – October 08, 2007, 08:31:12 AM What do you guys bet that it isn't a real race car. Just a homemade prop for there place. Quote Selected
Dave pearson Reply #11 – October 08, 2007, 08:37:38 AM Nice car, too bad the Wood Bros. always raced Mercurys, not Fords.:hick: Quote Selected
Dave pearson Reply #12 – October 08, 2007, 11:11:48 AM In the early 80's, the Wood Bros switched to Fords because Mercury quit the racing program. But ya, that is probably just a mockup. The bowtie sticker would be OK if it said "I just ate a Bowtie!" Quote Selected
Dave pearson Reply #13 – October 08, 2007, 11:58:40 AM It is a mock up. I went to that place when they first opened. They used to have the correct Mercury with the correct sponsor support decals. (I have pictures of it if I can find them) I guess it has deteriorated over the past 10+ years that place has been there. Considering most fans now a days wouldn't know the difference, they just painted up a T-bird and called it good.Also to be "period correct" it would have white lettered goodyears and obviously all those support decals would be different.David Pearson never drove a T-Bird for the Wood Brothers. By 1979, he was done with the Wood Brothers and driving a Chevy. He finished driving for them in a Mercury in 1978. Quote Selected
Dave pearson Reply #14 – October 08, 2007, 12:11:42 PM Here is the "correct" race car for David Pearson in that time frame.:D Bud Moore's team did race Tbirds of that style though. Quote Selected
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