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First Talladega 500 1969

Not What We Expected

As Ford/Mercury Aero Car owners and enthusiasts, the Aero Wars all began on Sunday, September 13, 1969. As you likely know, it all did not go as Big Bill France had envisioned it. There was a driver’s strike, and the first Aero Wars race was held with a field of cars that were not NASCAR’s fastest. However, the pre-race hype and predictions were exciting. The following text can be found in the official 1969 Talladega 500 program.

Next time, we will tell you what they had to say about the 1969 Dodge Daytona and its first appearance at a Superspeedway.

Richard

Some of my first and strongest memories from my childhood relate to cars. I still remember when things happened based on what car I was driving at the time. I grew up and lived in Iowa for nearly 40 years before moving to Southern California and now live in Tennessee. I was a Corvette fanatic for years but then re-discovered vintage American Muscle. My wife, Katrina, and I decided we wanted to focus on unique and rare muscle cars. After a lot of research we fell in love with the Ford Blue Oval Aero Cars. These were only built in 1969 and and aerodynamics became an important part of winning races. The only purpose of these limited production cars was to win NASCAR races using the Boss 429 and 427 power plants complimented with a special, wind cheating, aerodynamic body. The Ford Talladega and Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II are terrific and historic cars. This site is devoted to these car and their owners past and present. We provide an Online Registry for recording the long term history and ownership of every remaining Talladega, Spoiler and Spoiler II.

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