The story of the 1983 Daytona 500 winning car was Cale Yarborough in a Hardees show car ! Cale qualified at over 200 mph with the new Monte Carlo SS and went airborn on the second lap of qualifying. With no backup Monte they picked up a show car that was being shown locally at a Hardees. But it was a Pontiac Tempest body style.Cale qualified in one of the Twin 125 races and actually won on that Sunday's 500! Wonder where that car is now!
@@affangood6221 One of those Daytona 500 wins Cale Yarbrough had, the last lap was shown as a scene on the The Dukes Of Hazzard TV Show, Cale was a guest star on one episode too.
Aw man, there were so many though! The 42 was hard to beat, looks wise, but the tide rides, the skoal bandit, the Miller cars. So many beautiful, iconic schemes!
I’d put a nod to Jeff Gordon’s car from 93-2000. While he certainly was the disrupter for the established drivers and cars of that time, it certainly was not hard to find it on track
Very cool video! This paint scheme is at the top of my all-time favorite looks. This is the car that got my attention and made me a racing fan way back when.
Another thing to look for is the carb, I see a lot of show cars with double pumpers with chokes. This is so when in a public place they can pretty much start it and drive to the trailer, without a choke it would have to be idled several minutes prior to moving, Impractical in front of a grocery store
I remember years ago when I worked for Walmart we had a retired Slick 50 sponsored Busch Grand National car parked up front and the crew was showing us the difference between race and show cars and the show cars had a regular turn key ignition, automatic transmission, and body had all the aero pieces except the spoiler removed
Great video, Scott. The differences are clear. A vintage racecar is SO MUCH MORE prepared and “massaged” for the unreal conditions the team and driver might encounter over the long race weekends. The showcar is made to be a beautiful, eye-catching & visually appealing sponsor/promotional display piece, whereas the racecar is a “work horse.” Thanks again…
On the two MSD boxes, I was taught that the primary had a set rev limiter; the secondary was for the end of the race and typically doesn't have a rev limiter
I used to want stuff like this guy has, collecting objects, and other items. Over the years I have stopped caring about personal belongings, collecting things, etc....because in the end, you don't own ANY of it anymore. Since I stopped worrying about it, I have been much happier. Spend my money on experiences rather than belongings/objects.
14:50 Those are actually specifically aimed at the valve springs for cooling, usually it's a series of tubes that run parallel to the springs, and they'll have tiny little holes drilled in them aiming at the springs. It's not uncommon in an endurance race for a valve spring to break, dropping a valve and grenading the engine. These prevent that.
We got roof rails in either late 91, or early 92. I can't remember exactly. I do remember us fitting them when the rule changed for radial tires. There were three changes, radial tires, 6" rear blade, and half inch roof rails.
@grassrootsnascarracing5431 I raced Cup Cars in the Australian NASCAR Championship for 14 years. I also tested in the States. We purchased all our cars from Cup teams in America. I was very good friends with Junior Johnson, a lot of his Cars came down here, I used his engines for my first three years.
I’m curious if you know the race history on the race car. I’ll never forget the first NASCAR Winston Cup race that I attended in October 1992 at Rockingham. It was Richard Petty’s last Cup race in his home state, and Kyle Petty dominated and won the 500-mile race. I will never forget how much more vivid the color of that Mello Yello car was in person as compared to viewing it on TV.
Unfortunately no. From what I've found so far, no records are around anymore from those Sabco days. I know what you mean! My first race was Phoenix in 93. Kyle led for a bit and finished 3rd. Loved it!
also you can tell that the car on right is an actual car due to its age and the vents on the front also the mello yellow text on the showcar is a lot bolder compared to the actual one also i love how the showcar's engine has a lovely little sabco sticker on it, like at least they tried
Thinkin’ it would be interesting to a comparison between road race, speedway, and regular track chassis if y’all had / could make the opportunity. I suspect the rivets vs. Dzus’s and camlocs, might be to dissuade souvenir collectors and lost parts in general.
Front valences would be different for short tracks vs long tracks. Short tracks have more vents for air and braking purposes vs. long tracks. Less vents on the long track cars.
The faded green on the Mellow Yellow car look like the color Jimmy Means Alka-Seltzer sponsored cars were painted. I noticed your race car had driveshaft safety loop on it, where as the show car had no drive shaft safety loop. Besides just a crate motor in the show car, wonder if it also had a stock BorgWarner Super t-10.
My Grandfather visited from England to visit me in Canada and i watching NASCAR and he thought the cars where road cars on a oval race track. He did not understand that under the hoot it is a lot more complex that a typical road car. I know there was the classic mouvie Days of Thunder and Tom Cruise drove a camera car with that livery you have. something with cameras on for TV
Not all race motors have that oilers on the valve covers. I know the SB2 Spec motor for ARCA/Mods dont. Also you probably know this but now they make rear gears with internal pumps so you don't need the external pump or the belt
Good stuff 👍. I couldn't imagine having 1 let alone 2. You know how it is when you get that car you been wanting, and you gotta peek out the window because you can't believe you actually have it?! Maybe it's just me lol.
I’ll be 100 percent honest I’d rather have the show car. I wouldn’t feel near as bad cutting it up into what I want. Then the actual race car with history. I know the show car has history too but it’s already been modified
Well they're both custom built tube chassis race cars that in almost no way shape or form resemble a real car other than if you squint a little and look at it
I remember Days of Thunder with Tom Cruise He drove a Mellow Yellow car. It was today that I learned; it was a real race car driven by Kyle Petty of all old school drivers. This was cool thanks👍
@@grassrootsnascarracing5431 Is this why race teams usually use darker shades, When i watch F1 i find the colours are darker than they used to be. The Red Bull is dark blue and it looks black. And cars go into shade from trees and grandstands that makes colour change due to lighting conditions.
The story of the 1983 Daytona 500 winning car was Cale Yarborough in a Hardees show car ! Cale qualified at over 200 mph with the new Monte Carlo SS and went airborn on the second lap of qualifying. With no backup Monte they picked up a show car that was being shown locally at a Hardees. But it was a Pontiac Tempest body style.Cale qualified in one of the Twin 125 races and actually won on that Sunday's 500! Wonder where that car is now!
It was a show car at the time but it wasnt a show car per se, just a very recently superceded racecar,
Unfortunately the car is totalled after crashed at talladega is Drove by phil parson in talladega
@@affangood6221 One of those Daytona 500 wins Cale Yarbrough had, the last lap was shown as a scene on the The Dukes Of Hazzard TV Show, Cale was a guest star on one episode too.
@@affangood6221Wait so the car Phil absolutely totaled is the same car?
i love the fact you're keeping these old "Winston cup" cars alive!
I worked as a fabricator on several teams. Yes, the divisions in the roof rails are for fitting templates.
For the time the Mello Yello car , Davey’s Texaco car and Dale Earnhardt’s car were the best looking cars out there.
I concur.
Aw man, there were so many though! The 42 was hard to beat, looks wise, but the tide rides, the skoal bandit, the Miller cars. So many beautiful, iconic schemes!
I’d put a nod to Jeff Gordon’s car from 93-2000. While he certainly was the disrupter for the established drivers and cars of that time, it certainly was not hard to find it on track
Awesome cars...! I miss Pontiac...! I especially miss the days when everyone(Olds, Pontiac, Mercury, etc.)were out there racing...!
I agree. Those were the days!
Loving the little details and small differences majority of people wouldn't recognize unless they've worked with stock cars before. Awesome video
Thanks!
Very cool video! This paint scheme is at the top of my all-time favorite looks. This is the car that got my attention and made me a racing fan way back when.
Same here. This car got me hooked on NASCAR.
Very nice to show the differences between a race car and a show car. Thanks for sharing.
Another thing to look for is the carb, I see a lot of show cars with double pumpers with chokes. This is so when in a public place they can pretty much start it and drive to the trailer, without a choke it would have to be idled several minutes prior to moving, Impractical in front of a grocery store
Great video Scott. I can't wait to see the 92 restored.
Great video! Perfect reference for model building
I remember years ago when I worked for Walmart we had a retired Slick 50 sponsored Busch Grand National car parked up front and the crew was showing us the difference between race and show cars and the show cars had a regular turn key ignition, automatic transmission, and body had all the aero pieces except the spoiler removed
You did a great job with the first mellow yellow car. You should be proud of it! The next one will be even better!
No sure you'll be able to ride in the new one. Haha!
Good information Scott,thanks for sharing
Great video, Scott. The differences are clear. A vintage racecar is SO MUCH MORE prepared and “massaged” for the unreal conditions the team and driver might encounter over the long race weekends. The showcar is made to be a beautiful, eye-catching & visually appealing sponsor/promotional display piece, whereas the racecar is a “work horse.” Thanks again…
and the fact that the actual race car has visible damage while the showcar is squeaky clean lol
I really enjoy your channel and the content you put out .
Thanks for restoring these classics and showing them off !
Glad you enjoy it!
On the two MSD boxes, I was taught that the primary had a set rev limiter; the secondary was for the end of the race and typically doesn't have a rev limiter
I used to want stuff like this guy has, collecting objects, and other items.
Over the years I have stopped caring about personal belongings, collecting things, etc....because in the end, you don't own ANY of it anymore.
Since I stopped worrying about it, I have been much happier. Spend my money on experiences rather than belongings/objects.
14:50 Those are actually specifically aimed at the valve springs for cooling, usually it's a series of tubes that run parallel to the springs, and they'll have tiny little holes drilled in them aiming at the springs. It's not uncommon in an endurance race for a valve spring to break, dropping a valve and grenading the engine. These prevent that.
I love cars of this generation. Thanks for sharing!
Very interesting. It's great you can share with us details like that from what I consider the best era of Nascar!
Nice seeing these cars. Brings back some great memories.
What I would do to own one of Kyle Petty's Mello Yello Pontiacs. Such a beautiful car. My all time favorite paint scheme in Nascar history.
Same here man. The paint jobs back in the day were so simple yet so eye catching.
Excellent comparison nice car enjoy
Awesome thanks for responding
Also, the exhaust and a driveshaft holder just in case it breaks are different between the two
One hell of a collection. Love all of it except the logano side panel... Everything else is bad ass
Yes, the gap in the roof rails is for the template, as well as the gap in the spoiler on the race car that isnt present on the showcar.
I wish I had the cash to grab that showcar! It’s a beauty! Thanks for this video! Love your content!
Thanks for watching!
Yes, those notches on the roof rails are for the inspection template.
You're correct on the gaps in the roof rails.
Awesome!!! Thanks for pointing out those differences!!!
I confess, I am not a NASCAR fan, but I just love the cars from this era.
Awesome video Gary!!!!
We got roof rails in either late 91, or early 92. I can't remember exactly. I do remember us fitting them when the rule changed for radial tires. There were three changes, radial tires, 6" rear blade, and half inch roof rails.
Nice. Good to know. What team were you working for at the time?
@grassrootsnascarracing5431 I raced Cup Cars in the Australian NASCAR Championship for 14 years. I also tested in the States. We purchased all our cars from Cup teams in America. I was very good friends with Junior Johnson, a lot of his Cars came down here, I used his engines for my first three years.
I’m curious if you know the race history on the race car. I’ll never forget the first NASCAR Winston Cup race that I attended in October 1992 at Rockingham. It was Richard Petty’s last Cup race in his home state, and Kyle Petty dominated and won the 500-mile race. I will never forget how much more vivid the color of that Mello Yello car was in person as compared to viewing it on TV.
Unfortunately no. From what I've found so far, no records are around anymore from those Sabco days. I know what you mean! My first race was Phoenix in 93. Kyle led for a bit and finished 3rd. Loved it!
also you can tell that the car on right is an actual car due to its age and the vents on the front
also the mello yellow text on the showcar is a lot bolder compared to the actual one
also i love how the showcar's engine has a lovely little sabco sticker on it, like at least they tried
Awsome video and I always learn somthing watching your videos, so thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Somebody should make a Daytona USA Hornet replica with a 1992 Chevy Lumina NASCAR.
Good idea the hornet lumina and the days of thunder lumina are 2 of the most iconic 90s stock cars imo
The cut outs on the roof rails were for the templates.
Thanks Scottt
Thinkin’ it would be interesting to a comparison between road race, speedway, and regular track chassis if y’all had / could make the opportunity.
I suspect the rivets vs. Dzus’s and camlocs, might be to dissuade souvenir collectors and lost parts in general.
Front valences would be different for short tracks vs long tracks. Short tracks have more vents for air and braking purposes vs. long tracks. Less vents on the long track cars.
Thanks for the info , wish I had the opportunity to buy the show car 😊
Thanks Scott.
The faded green on the Mellow Yellow car look like the color Jimmy Means Alka-Seltzer sponsored cars were painted. I noticed your race car had driveshaft safety loop on it, where as the show car had no drive shaft safety loop. Besides just a crate motor in the show car, wonder if it also had a stock BorgWarner Super t-10.
It actually had a very early Jerico
My Grandfather visited from England to visit me in Canada and i watching NASCAR and he thought the cars where road cars on a oval race track. He did not understand that under the hoot it is a lot more complex that a typical road car. I know there was the classic mouvie Days of Thunder and Tom Cruise drove a camera car with that livery you have. something with cameras on for TV
They used 2 ignition boxes because they were junk MSD's. They knew they would fail. Lol.
Cale Yarbrough won Dayton 500 in a Hardee’s show car after flipping the original race car in qualifying hitting past 200mph
Where and how much for tires??? What's the regs for tires on vintage racing?
So I’m curious. These teams are building backup cars so why not just use one of them for shows?
Sometimes that does happen.
Keep in mind the year calendar yarborough wrecked his primary car in daytona 500 qualifying turned around and won the race with his show car
Not all race motors have that oilers on the valve covers. I know the SB2 Spec motor for ARCA/Mods dont. Also you probably know this but now they make rear gears with internal pumps so you don't need the external pump or the belt
Race car may have a cambered rear also.
Good stuff 👍. I couldn't imagine having 1 let alone 2. You know how it is when you get that car you been wanting, and you gotta peek out the window because you can't believe you actually have it?! Maybe it's just me lol.
That's exactly how I feel about them. Every day.
That's a pretty sweet hat brotha
Also the under hood decals are different too 🤪
Why is the bottom part of the racer blue instead of green?
The green faded on one side of the car. Sat is the sunlight.
Never knew they were different.
But that show car is so “showey”. ❤ Can’t wait for the body restoration to start. Speaking of, how’s the Sunoco car coming along???
Going good. It'll be going into the body shop after the holidays.
I’ll be 100 percent honest I’d rather have the show car. I wouldn’t feel near as bad cutting it up into what I want. Then the actual race car with history. I know the show car has history too but it’s already been modified
Well they're both custom built tube chassis race cars that in almost no way shape or form resemble a real car other than if you squint a little and look at it
Looks like your showcar doesn't have a split rear spoiler either.
Good eye
Very cool!!
i prefer the showcars that are actual replicas of cars and not ones where its a 90s scheme put on a cot body
It's really a crying shame that Kyle Petty couldn't have gotten this car back to add to the collection.
Maybe he will someday.
I remember Days of Thunder with Tom Cruise He drove a Mellow Yellow car. It was today that I learned; it was a real race car driven by Kyle Petty of all old school drivers. This was cool thanks👍
No it wasn't. The movie car was a chevrolet prepared by Hendrick. Also mello yello wasn't a real sponsor until 1991. The movie came out in 1990.
@brandonwhitmire8600 I'm grateful for the education my stoned self was just trying to make a joke, also TC's number was 51 no? Petty 42
Mello Yello cars, Sun Drop hat, this video brought to you by Mountain Dew.
Haha! Mountain Dew is actually my favorite soda!
"If you need to change your distributor..." Not if it's a Ford
Don't get me started man. Haha!
The show car has brighter colours. The green and yellow are brighter and the race car is duller.
The race car is duller because it has seen some sun and many of the colors have faded.
@@grassrootsnascarracing5431 Is this why race teams usually use darker shades, When i watch F1 i find the colours are darker than they used to be. The Red Bull is dark blue and it looks black. And cars go into shade from trees and grandstands that makes colour change due to lighting conditions.
That’s Cole Trickle’s car 😂
As long as the show car could be raced, I don't care.
Template confirmed
Whut
Showcars probably wont have boom tubes either.