Model Champ Dirt Cars
 

I have four 1/12 beautiful models of Champ Dirt cars.
Iwould like to know from what year each of these raced ..I`m sure some of you know ...They are.......
#2 Al Unser Johnny Lightning-------------
#4 Don Branson .... Yellow--------------
#1 A.J. Foyt..Sheraton Thompson ---------
#2 Mario Andretti....Viceroy...w/roll bars
Thanks to all of you good people on I. O. W . :6:

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Unser was 70 and 71, during this period of time Al won 4 in a row.

Andretti ran the Viceroy car until around 75.

Without seeing Foyt or Branson I'm not sure. If it's the pearl white Foyt car, 64 was the year.

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Don Branson carried #4 on the 1965 & 1966 USAC Champ Trail. That year he drove the Wynns Spl. The Champ Dirt cars were painted yellow both years.

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Originally Posted by Gregg:
Don Branson carried #4 on the 1965 & 1966 USAC Champ Trail. That year he drove the Wynns Spl. The Champ Dirt cars were painted yellow both years.

:22: And had a tiger tail hooked to rollbar

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Originally Posted by racephoto1:
Unser was 70 and 71, during this period of time Al won 4 in a row.

Andretti ran the Viceroy car until around 75.

Without seeing Foyt or Branson I'm not sure. If it's the pearl white Foyt car, 64 was the year.

Al won the Hoosier 100 in 70 &71 in Parnelli's Johnny Lightning car and he won 72 & 73 in the Viceroy car. In 1974 Al finished 2nd and Mario 3rd (Viceroy cars) to Jackie Howerton in Bignotti's STP Turbo-Offy. I believe 1974 was the last year for the Vel's Parnelli dirt car team. That Turbo-Offy would've made a beautiful model. I contacted GMP and they requested photo's etc. but, I guess they decided not to produce it. I'm not sure they even exist anymore. I have and extensive GMP and Carousel Indy/Dirt/Sprint/Midget collection. I love it!

GMP has ceased operations. As has Carousel 1. There were some GMP vintage 1/18 prototypes on ebay recently.

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Originally Posted by CTtoPA:
GMP has ceased operations. As has Carousel 1. There were some GMP vintage 1/18 prototypes on ebay recently.

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That's a shame. I guess there just weren't enough of us old timers around to appreciate the history and buy the things.