Petty's 1968 Textured Paint "Trick"?

[Dibbons]

Was it or wasn't it faster?

 

[R413]

That roof skin look awfully flimsy. 8:24 he is stomping on it, then at 8:50 he is hitting it with an awl and it bounces off. Flexing back to the center of the panel. LOL

 

[Under Pressure]

Perfect time for me to ask a question to the “Aero” experts that can answer this.
I open my windows on my 17 F150 or my 07 Charger and get blown all over on the inside of the vehicle, but when I cruise around in my 70 GTX with all the windows open I could light a match in there because it’s so calm, we’re the 68 to 70 B bodies that good aerodynamically, or were they so bad that they were just plowing such a big hole in the air?

 

[roadrunner69440]

Jumps out during a pit stop to fix his car, hilarious!

 

[moparedtn]

Perfect time for me to ask a question to the “Aero” experts that can answer this.
I open my windows on my 17 F150 or my 07 Charger and get blown all over on the inside of the vehicle, but when I cruise around in my 70 GTX with all the windows open I could light a match in there because it’s so calm, we’re the 68 to 70 B bodies that good aerodynamically, or were they so bad that they were just plowing such a big hole in the air?

The latter, I'd say - these cars were not designed for aero efficiency obviously, whereas the "modern" vehicles'
designs are nothing if not rooted in fuel/aero efficiency.
Yeah, that means more buffeting inside as a result of the air getting more easily around the front ends of modern cars,
to the point of being a bit annoying at times.
On our old rides, a simple adjustment of the vent window makes all the difference - and something else seldom
mentioned with our old cars is that they had fresh air floor vents independent of the HVAC, something else missing
from modern stuff.

 

[moparedtn]

Jumps out during a pit stop to fix his car, hilarious!

Freakin' BOSS if you ask me - you don't see such stuff in racers these days.
Petty was serious old school for sure.
Last I can recall was a NASCAR guy - I want to say Sterling Marlin at Daytona?
Her got in all kinds of trouble for that one.

 

[murfman]

Perfect time for me to ask a question to the “Aero” experts that can answer this.
I open my windows on my 17 F150 or my 07 Charger and get blown all over on the inside of the vehicle, but when I cruise around in my 70 GTX with all the windows open I could light a match in there because it’s so calm, we’re the 68 to 70 B bodies that good aerodynamically, or were they so bad that they were just plowing such a big hole in the air?

Try it in a Superbird or Daytona. At 120 MPH with the windows down there is absolutely no buffering air in the car it’s eerily void of wind or wind noise inside.

 

[DeltaV]

There's fast cars and there's fast drivers and then there's Richard Petty.
-DeltaV



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Ok, there's this:

Straight roads are for fast cars, turns are for fast drivers.
- Colin McRae

 

[KiwiKid72]

Jumps out in the pits, fixes his own car, loses two laps, still finishes 8th. Giving up was never even considered. This is what greatness looks like.