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Late BrakeU2
12-28-2005, 04:22 AM
http://www.airl88.com/

Note the Ermine white 68Z in the corner..

Belair62
12-28-2005, 04:26 AM
Very cool...

camarojoe
12-28-2005, 06:48 AM
Awesome pics....

47Hammer
12-28-2005, 07:12 AM
Was that the shop that was next door to TRACO on Jefferson Blvd in Culver City? Great pictures. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

prototype
12-28-2005, 09:46 AM
James Garner's AIR built other race cars as well.

Who knows what else they built?

Dave Rifkin
12-28-2005, 03:33 PM
Very cool pictures; do you suppose that these cars could have been the inspiration for the Phase III GT's paint scheme? I definately see a similarity.

camarojoe
12-28-2005, 05:42 PM
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Very cool pictures; do you suppose that these cars could have been the inspiration for the Phase III GT's paint scheme? I definately see a similarity.

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I'd say that's very possible.

SSJunkie68-69
12-28-2005, 06:06 PM
That is pretty cool http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif...thanks for posting. I knew he had some racing but never knew it was to that extent.

Wonder why Jimmy Rockford drove a Firebird instead of Vette or Camaro with that type of background?

Xplantdad
12-28-2005, 06:28 PM
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James Garner's AIR built other race cars as well.

Who knows what else they built?

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I think Fred is asking another cool question (that he has the answer to)!

I'll take a wild guess and say the Mustang that was used in Bullitt.. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

olredalert
12-28-2005, 06:47 PM
------Dont know about the rest of you but I would like to track down Bob Wingates 68 L89 Vette pictured here. That looks like a bad ride and I love the color and stripes (appears to be white and lemans blue). Since Wingates 67 that Radke owns today (I think) had so many specially done features one can only wonder what was done to the 68. I can see what appear to be Americans and Goodyears!!!...........Bill S

Late BrakeU2
12-28-2005, 08:02 PM
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James Garner's AIR built other race cars as well.

Who knows what else they built?

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In 69 AIR campaigned a couple of Lola T70's,for Daytona and Sebring,and also a Surtees TS5 in the Formula 5000 series.They ran AMC scramblers in the Baja as well,but AMC pulled thier sponsoprship and the team dissolved at the end of the year.I went to a function at the Peterson museum a couple of years ago and they showed Garners racing documentary that chronicled that 69 season-all the team drivers were there including Garner,and I think Roone Arledge who produced the movie.Some great stories from that event for sure http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worship.gif

Z-11 396
12-28-2005, 08:47 PM
GREAT PHOTOS, AND REAL HISTORY IN PICTURES, NOW THAT'S WHAT WE ALL NEED FOR ALL ARE ''CARS''....KASEY... http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

BillD
12-28-2005, 08:48 PM
Great pictures, thanks for sharing them.

wundercluck
12-29-2005, 04:43 AM
I wonder if Bob Wingate had anything to do with the sale of the LA COPO?

DarrenX33
12-29-2005, 04:55 AM
Lots of cool "desktop" worthy photos on that site. Thanks for sharing...

MosportGreen66
12-29-2005, 06:28 PM
That site has been around for a long while...
Those pictures NEVER get old. Great Vette racing history!

TimG
12-30-2005, 03:31 AM
Wingate (Clippinger Chevrolet) Corvettes were all ordered with lots of luxury options. I had a '68 L89 that I got from Charley and like all the Bob Wingate cars, it had lots of options for a high performance car. When I researched to Zone/Dealer number someone told me that my car should have nice options and it did. His clients were generally wealthy folks and he ordered high horse engines and luxury options like PS, PB and power windows. Generally, the Bob Wingate ordered cars came with highway gears instead of steep 4:11 gears.

prototype
12-30-2005, 06:23 AM
Bruce.....good try. Late brake....BINGO on the Baja.

Cool car with a neat story.

Remember I love the weird and wonderful. I'll get out and get some pictures, I used photobucket (that took a while to figure out) for the last ones and they sent me some notices about my limit being reached. The boys at work say we will be able to host pictures in the next couple months.

Xplantdad
12-30-2005, 06:37 AM
If you want...send them to me and I'll upload them for you...I'll PM you my Photobucket tutorial if you want it...or did I already...? Damn age rearing it's ugly head again... http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

prototype
12-31-2005, 09:33 AM
Check out AIR SC/Rambler in other muscle.