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Examining Unique Fender Flares and Bodywork

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Bobby Allison's 1979 Daytona 500 Car: The Race That Changed NASCAR Forever! (Unrestored Survivor)

What happens here

A close-up inspection reveals the distinctive 'VW flares' on the fenders. These are not separate grafted pieces but appear to be original bodywork that has been hammered out from the inside, indicated by visible hammer marks and splicing. This modification was made by Bud Moore's team to address rattling sheet metal that was slowing Bobby Allison down, a common issue in early NASCAR. The unique, hand-fabricated nature of these flares is a strong authenticating feature.

Goal: Detail unique bodywork confirming historical modifications.

Tools and materials

  • Flashlight N/A — Illuminating the inner fender for detailed inspection
  • Hands N/A — Pointing out details and feeling the hammered surfaces

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crazy how well preserved it is if you come back here and you stand between this vender and that roof vender like it it affects the body lines so like it goes up into this body line yeah and then on this side look it doesn't yeah like they weren't super concerned about it being equal or maybe it had something to do with arrow who knows and I say this on record when I was building the charger I was block sanding the car wanted it nice and and right and Don Miller walked up to me and he said what are you doing with a block sander he said Tim these things were tools they weren't there they were a 50 or 100 foot car long as it had to look good 100 feet feet away it was fine they were mainly tools back in those days now you got pretty panels that you just replace back then they had to work with what they had when they were taking the pictures of this car in the infield of um 79 Daytona I was with Bobby there so I knew it when it was new and then what happened after that it was just so hard for me to try to keep up with why don't we call Greg see if he answers the phone maybe he would say exactly what the aftermath of this car was cuz in that Daytona race

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