Addicted to day 2, chevelle transformation help?

[Plowman]

Red gut and red tow tabs, I like it.

[day2killa]

thanks for all the compliments, I owe it to findind this sight

[Salvatore]

Keep up the good work Killa!

[whitetop]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: day2killa</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> So my infuential time period starts in 1980 and with research I rediscovered the Car Craft street machine nations of that era. So I am not doing a period correct day 2 replication but instead a street machine nationals car, pre tubbed era. I am no where near done or is it perfect but some work is complete so I thought I would share some pics.

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Also very fond of the '77-'early 80's era especially the Car Craft Nat's.. Here are some pics of SOME of my SMN's collection but not all. I collect the '72 and '77-'84 era... I have way more stuff than pictured. Have some of the really rare stuff no one sees anymore like the sponges they would gave out to wash the cars with the nat's log imprinted on them. Have all the decals and license plate frames etc. Lot's of unused tickets etc.

I became personal friends with Lee Laskey who worked with Special Events, the promoter of the show. Purchased from Lee many of the insider stuff the general public never received like the &quot;official&quot; badges, the street machine survey booklet that was handed out to venders that sort of thing.

[mockingbird812]

Impressive collection Dave!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/shocked.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[Hemicolt]

Chevelle is looking really good. Nice collection Dave.

[Xplantdad]

Nice haul of stuff Dave...I have more of my SMN stuff that I got from attending the events somewhere...plus I gave some to a member on this site.

They were cool events...I went to the ones at Pomona and Devonshire Downs in Ca. I met ots of cool people...and one that that I am still frends with...and is also a member of this site. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

You were there with a car, weren't you?

[SS427]

Awesome stuff Dave and to think I played with my dog and my 80 CCN frisby! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/no.gif[/img]

[whitetop]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SS427</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Awesome stuff Dave and to think I played with my dog and my 80 CCN frisby! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/no.gif[/img] </div></div>

LOL, a few of my frisbees have dog teeth marks in them...

I really think the golden age of the CC Nat's was 77-81 when it was at Indianapolis. Cars were still basic street driven cars..cars we could all relate to back then and today. Most still had true Day 2 parts on them and were modified much like the early to mid 70's. Starting in the early 80's era the cars just got silly with one upmanship...c/mon fuel funny car style cages in street cars.. Cars just became hokey...caricatures if you will.

The earlier Nat's still had wheel barrow races and spark plug changing contest..more laid back and fun. People just lounged around. Later ones turned into more of a full on competition with the participants, professionalism might be a better term? and I think some of the earlier charm of the events went away.

For instance I remember when a super hot car came rolling in people would literally run, yes run as in sprinting in large groups to see the car park etc. Today it's just hohum one of many. Even I don't get that real excitement anymore at events. The early Nat's was one of the first real places where folks from rural, less urban areas saw some really nice cars...stuff we only saw in magazines. Maybe that is why these early shows are so special to so many people.

[whitetop]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Xplantdad</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Nice haul of stuff Dave...I have more of my SMN stuff that I got from attending the events somewhere...plus I gave some to a member on this site.

They were cool events...I went to the ones at Pomona and Devonshire Downs in Ca. I met ots of cool people...and one that that I am still frends with...and is also a member of this site. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

You were there with a car, weren't you? </div></div>

Never been to the CA Nat's. Was at Indy in '80 as a spectator.
I do have a bunch of 81 Pomona stuff, posters, shirts etc.