Aero Warrior Reunion

RichardJanuary 27, 2023
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1969 Nuremberg Dodge Daytona
Uncle Tony of Uncle Tony’s Garage YouTube Channel recently visited us. If you have never visited his videos, you should…
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RichardJanuary 13, 2023
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Bill France Sr. Ford Talladega Autograph Car
In not too long, we will watch all the Speed Week activities at the Daytona Super Speedway. This all leads…
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RichardSeptember 19, 2022
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2022 Music City Mustang Club All Ford Show
As soon as you say “Mustang All Ford Show” most people think of modern day Mustang GTs, Shelbys, and other…
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RichardOctober 28, 2021
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1963 Barracuda Fastback Prototype Convertible
The first Plymouth Barracuda was built and released in 1964 just prior to the first and much acclaimed Ford Mustang.…
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RichardOctober 11, 2021
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2021 Winged Warrior National Meet
The 2021 Winged Warriors and Talladega Spoiler Family Reunion National meet was held in Murfreesboro TN in late September. My…
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RichardSeptember 29, 2021
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Ford Talladega Race Car Tribute to Benny Parsons
Our friend Rick Stanton made the decision that it was time to part with his prized build. His 1969 Talladega…
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RichardMay 23, 2021
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Wellborn Muscle Car Museum
My wife and I have visited car museums all over the Country and have our favorites. The Tim Wellborn Muscle…
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RichardFebruary 2, 2021
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1969 Ford Talladega Benny Parsons Tribute Going to Mecum Auctions; UPDATE
This may be a once in a lifetime opportunity for you to purchase a rare real 1969 Ford Talladega that…
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RichardSeptember 23, 2020
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1970 Ford King Cobra
The following is a brief history of the cars; portions of this article were originally published on the Lowe’s Motor Speedway web…
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RichardAugust 6, 2020
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Project Nuremberg Dodge Daytona; Part 19
This is Part 19 of the story on our 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Project Nuremberg Car. In our next update…
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RichardJuly 19, 2020
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Monster MOPAR; Replay
Car events are very hard to find today thanks to COVID 19. But that can’t stop us from looking back…
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RichardJune 4, 2020
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2020 Winged Warrior and Talladega Family Reunion Canceled!
CANCELED: 2020 WINGED WARRIORS/TALLADEGA FAMILY REUNION: CANCELED We are sad to say that the 2020 Nashville Winged Warriors/Talladega Family Reunion…
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RichardDecember 23, 2019
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Aero Warrior Reunion
This 1969 Ford Talladega is the very first production Talladega off the assembly line. It is presented here exactly as…
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RichardDecember 15, 2019
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Best 1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler in the World!
Dan Gurney SCJ Drag Pack before restoration. This is the car exactly as I found it. This is the day…
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RichardOctober 27, 2019
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200 mph $200,000 Park Bench?
We have attended a lot of car shows and seen some pretty wild cars and other sites. When we attended…
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RichardOctober 20, 2019
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Day by Day: 50th Anniversary Aero Car Reunion
If you do not know what an Aero Warrior is or have never been to an Aero Car Reunion,…
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RichardOctober 14, 2019
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2019 Winged Warrior Reunion
Every five years for many decades owners of the wild 1969/1970 Aero Cars from Ford, Mercury, Dodge, and Plymouth have…
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RichardSeptember 30, 2019
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1969 Dodge Aero Cars On Display
The 1969 Dodge Daytona is arguably the rarest and most valuable of all the NASCAR Aero Cars. Sure the Plymouth…
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RichardAugust 19, 2019
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50 Years Ago Win on Sunday; Sell on Monday
It has been 50 years since Ford, Mercury and Dodge began a short-lived aero war. 1969 was the beginning but…
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RichardAugust 5, 2019
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Lee Roy Yarborough Tribute Race Car
In New Zealand For those of you who have not had the pleasure of meeting any Kiwi car guys from…
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RichardMay 28, 2019
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Dodge Daytona, Plymouth Superbird, Ford Talladega, Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II Reunite at the Race Track and We Have the Photos
This is the 50th Anniversary of the Ford and Chrysler Aero Cars at the Talladega Speedway in 1969. The 50th…
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RichardMarch 24, 2019
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40th Aero Warriors Reunion
Tim and Pam Wellborn Estate A few of you are preparing for the 50th Anniversary of the Aero Warriors battle…
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RichardMarch 20, 2019
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1000 HP Ford Talladega
The car world is changing from concours quality restorations ruling the show fields and auction houses too well done over…
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RichardMarch 8, 2019
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Aero Cars Return to Talladega Speedway
One of the reasons we started this site nearly ten years ago was to find ways to have more fun…
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RichardApril 16, 2018
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1969 Torino and Talladega Restoration Resources
Our sister site the www.TalladegaSpoilerRegistry.com mad a major change. For enthusiasts undertaking either a major or minor restoration of a…
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RichardJanuary 22, 2018
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Nuremberg Charger Daytona Restored, Part 20
After its restoration, the 1969 Dodge Charger Nuremberg Daytona has had an eventful and happy existence. As of this writing,…
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RichardNovember 24, 2017
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Learn about the Dodge Daytona and Plymouth Superbird
The following video is fun and educational. HOWEVER, Donut Media really missed on the Ford part of the video. It…
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RichardAugust 17, 2017
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David Pearson & Richard Petty in same car at Bristol
David Pearson’s Ford Torino Driven by Richard Petty! If you have ever been to the Bristol Speedway you know it…
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RichardOctober 9, 2016
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Bonneville Salt Flats 150 MPH Club in a Street Car
When I think of the Bonneville Salt Flats my mind pulls up images of streamliners and wildly modified production cars.…
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RichardAugust 24, 2016
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1969 Dodge Charger Nuremberg Daytona
I recently received a video link for a You Tube video of our 1969 Dodge Charger Nuremberg Daytona when it…
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RichardAugust 18, 2016
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2016 Talladega Spoiler Family Reunion
Once a year our sister web site, www.TalladegaSpoilerRegistry.com, holds a reunion for owners of the 1969 Ford Talladega and Mercury…
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RichardJuly 9, 2016
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Have a Ford Aero Car? You need this event!
If you own one of the Ford family of 1969 Aero Cars: Ford Talladega, Mercury Cyclone Spoiler or Spoiler II…
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RichardApril 15, 2016
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Nuremberg Daytona Visits Power Nation
This past week we had the honor and pleasure to meet Katie Osborne of Power Nation TV which appears on…
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RichardMarch 21, 2016
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Big Easy Mopar Show 2016
After hearing about it for several years my wife and I attended the 2016 Big Easy Mopar Show in New…
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RichardNovember 9, 2015
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1969 Dodge Daytona Wind Tunnel Model
In the early part of 1969 Ford took its new 1969 Ford Talladega to the Nascar Superspeedway at Daytona and…
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RichardOctober 28, 2015
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2015 Aero Car Reunion – Wellborn Museum & Talladega
The 2015 Talladega Aero Car Reunion was based at the Wellborn Muscle Car Museum but actually held in three different locations…
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RichardOctober 26, 2015
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Talladega and Wellborn Museum Aero Car Reunion 2015
Wow, what a weekend. My wife and I just returned from the 2015 Aero Car Reunion held at the Wellborn…
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RichardOctober 12, 2015
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1969 Dodge Daytona Original Preview Article; CARS Magazine
Last time we reminded you of the up coming Aero Car Reunion at the Tim Welborn Museum in Alexander City…
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RichardOctober 3, 2015
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Tim Welborn Aero Car Reunion at Talladega
If you have any interest in taking your 1969/1070 Ford or Mopar Aero Car to the Tim Welborn Reunion and…
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RichardMay 27, 2015
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What are you working on? Petty Torino/Talladega
David’s pair of projects. On our sister web site, TalladegaSpoilerRegistry.com, we have introduced you to a few of the 1969…
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RichardApril 20, 2015
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Part 2: Buddy Baker 200+ mph Dodge Daytona
Much has been said and written about the historic 200 mph record setting drive of NASCAR legend, Buddy Baker, at…
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RichardJanuary 26, 2015
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Aero Car Values
Since we just got through the first round of the Collector Car Auction Season I thought it might be good…
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RichardNovember 25, 2014
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Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals
We just returned from the 2014 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals in Chicago. It was unbelievable. The quality and quantity of…
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RichardOctober 25, 2014
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2015 Talladega Family Reunion Announced
As some of you know from visiting this site regularly my wife and I are very partial to the Ford…
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RichardAugust 22, 2014
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Chrysler Power Magazine
We recently did an article for Chrysler Power magazine. Check out the article below or better yet, pick up the…
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RichardJune 23, 2014
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Project Nuremberg Dodge Daytona #15
This is Part 15 of the story on our 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Project Nuremberg Car. In future Parts we…
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RichardApril 30, 2014
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45th Aero Warrior Reunion at Talladega Speedway
This is one event you must put on your to do list if you are an Aero Car owner. First…
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RichardMarch 10, 2014
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1969 Dodge Daytona Project Car; Project Nuremberg Daytona, Part 10
This is Part 10 of our ongoing story of the Restoration of our 1969 Dodge Nuremberg Daytona Project Car. (Start with…
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RichardFebruary 6, 2014
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1969 Dodge Charger Daytona first to do 200 MPH
In 1969 200 MPH on a closed track had never been done in a stock car. Buddy Baker took the…
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RichardJanuary 4, 2014
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1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Background-Part 1
This is Part 1 of the story on our new 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Project Car. In future Parts we…
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RichardDecember 3, 2012
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Aero Car Reunion at 2012 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals
One of the best displays at the 2012 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals was the Blue Oval and MOPAR Aero…
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RichardMarch 20, 2012
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2012 Bristol Speedway Aero Car Show
We just returned from the March 2012 NASCAR Race in Bristol TN. It was a wet but wonderful weekend…
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RichardJanuary 30, 2012
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1969 Daytona 500
Previously we brought you a video of the 1968 Daytona 500. By February 1969 the Daytona 500 was shapping up to…
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RichardJanuary 24, 2012
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1968 Daytona 500
This weekend Speedweeks in Daytoan begins with the running of the 24 Hours of Daytona. We will be bringing you…
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RichardSeptember 27, 2011
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Aero Cars at the 2011 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Brickyard 400-Video 1
One of the highlights for us this year was having the opportunity to drive our 1969 Ford Talladega on the…
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RichardSeptember 11, 2011
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Bunkie Knudsen Talladega Restoration Unveiled at Forge Muscle Car Classic
We just returned from another fantastic Forge Muscle Car Classic in Sevierville, TN. The car count was low but the…
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RichardAugust 29, 2011
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More Aero Cars at Indianapolis
I have been a little slow getting video and photos up of the big Aero Car event held at the…
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RichardApril 29, 2011
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Dodge Daytona, Superbird, Talladega and Spoiler II at Texas Motor Speedway
Recently, the big guns returned to where they never were. When these gun fighters were shooting it out on the…
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RichardApril 1, 2011
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Ford Talladega and Mercury Cyclone Spoiler Registry open for Business!
The www.TalladegaSpoilerRegistry.com web site is devoted exclusively to the 1969 Ford Talladega, Mercury Cyclone Spoiler and Spoiler II as well…
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RichardJanuary 1, 2011
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Ford Talladega Family Reunion 2011; Including Mercury Spoiler & Spoiler II
It is time to once again to prepare for the 1969 Ford Talladega Family Reunion. No, this is not a…
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RichardOctober 7, 2010
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First Annual 1969 Ford Talladega Family Reunion Participants
The car in front is the Banjo Matthews Prototype, the white car is the very First Production Talladega, the maroon…
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RichardOctober 4, 2010
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Talladega Family Reunion Show Report
By: Richard Fleener From left to right: Last Talladega, First Production Talladega, Banjo Prototype Talladega Katrina and I just returned…
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RichardSeptember 23, 2010
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Ford Talladega Family Reunion
Just one week from now the first ever Ford Talladega Family Reunion will be getting underway. It is being held…
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RichardSeptember 7, 2010
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Forge Muscle Car Show and Ford Talladega Family Reunion
We are now down to less than 30 days until the doors open on the 2010 Forge Muscle Car Show…
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RichardJune 29, 2010
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69 Ford Talladega Family Reunion: Benny Parsons ARCA Car
We are only three months away from the first ever 1969 Ford Talladega Family Reunion. It will be held in…
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RichardJanuary 26, 2010
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Ford Talladega Family Reunion at the Forge Muscle Car Show
Once in a lifetime opportunity if you love Fords or just enjoy rare cars! Several of us are working with…
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RichardJanuary 14, 2010
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The Aero Cars arrive at Daytona; 1969
If you are too young to have seen the 1969 Ford Talladega, Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II or Dodge Charger 500…
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RichardNovember 12, 2009
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Aero Cars on Track at Talladega
By: Richard Fleener This is the last post on the 40th Reunion of the Aero Warriors at the Talladega Super…
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RichardNovember 10, 2009
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Daytona Superbird Auto Club Halloween Party 2009 at Wellborn Muscle Car Museum
Halloween is a unique time of year but if you want to see want Muscle Car folks do on such…
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RichardNovember 6, 2009
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Tim and Pam Wellborn’s Russwood Estate Aero Car Show!
By: Richard Fleener When Tim and Pam Wellborn invite car folks over for a visit they know how to do…
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RichardNovember 4, 2009
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Sonic Drive-in Muscle Car Heaven
By: Richard Fleener Can you imagine pulling into your local Sonic drive-in and finding a row of 1969/70 aero muscle…
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RichardNovember 2, 2009
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Dodge Daytona and Plymouth Superbird Club at Talladega 40th Reunion
By: Richard Fleener Katrina and I just returned from four fabulous days of playing with our Ford Talladega and a…
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RichardOctober 27, 2009
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Talladega Super Speedway Aero Car Reunion
By: Richard Fleener We are off to the 40th Reunion of the NASCAR Aero cars this weekend at the Talladega…
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RichardMay 7, 2009
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New Feature Car: 1969 Dodge Charger 500
Make sure you check out our Feature Car Page and visit the 1969 Dodge Charger 500. This is the aero…
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RichardApril 26, 2009
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Dodge Daytona, Plymouth Superbird, Ford Talladega, Mercrury Spoiler II Back at Talladega!
The 1969 and 1970 aero cars from Dodge, Plymouth, Ford and Mercury are returning to Talladega! You will not want…
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RichardSeptember 25, 2008
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Monster MOPAR Weekend XXIV Gateway International Raceway St Louis
Katrina and I just returned from one of the most enjoyable car shows we have ever been to. Imagine this,…
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