1974 Daytona 500 Winning Car Restoration Update 

Anyone else besides me that want to more videos on this build?

Great subject ! Speaking of torsion bars & leaf springs etc, maybe you could get "Uncle Richard" or Dale Inman to look in on your progress. I know when that car showed up at the second Nashville race of '74 it had Small Block power that STOMPED the field that day (coming out the corner looked like the LF wheel almost off the ground).

That's the Charger that made me a lifetime Mopar fan & owner of a few through the years

Like seeing the Herchel McGriff item on the left side of the table. Saw him a few times From Anderson, Portland, and Umatilla. Before I finished college and was able to go to Ontario and Riverside. Remember going to Riverside and seeing Richard in the pits after the race.

The 70’s was such a cool era for NASCAR. I remember seeing that car racing in the 74 Daytona race. Such a beautiful race car!

That car looked amazing I love 1974 Dodge

Yes!!! The 74 Charger! I have a bone stock unrestored one in the garage that proudly wears it's Petty stickers and license plate frame!! I grew up watching the King race this car. It was my favorite so much that i found a civilian example 26 years ago in mint condition and have had it ever since. 43 forever.

That is still the best looking race car ever. ❤

Awesome work 😊 Thank you for returning this car back to it's original race day configuration.

Shes looking good, Timmy! Yall are outdoing yourselves as always. Chief would be proud! More videos of this build please!!! God bless y'all every one! 🏁🇺🇸

keep up the good work gentleman, we want to see it as original as possible and running. thanks for posting

Another great addition. I enjoyed it. Question, what was the axle used? Where did the original leaf springs and torsion bars come from? I watched Richard win at Michigan International with that car. He out foxed the Silver Fox himself. Real close race. Basically a?drag race off of turn 4. On the last lap Pearson was running second, went past Richatd who did a repeat move of Daytona but this time neither crashed and Richard took the checkered flag.

I'm guessing your blue paint budget is fairly substantial. Less talk, more tech. Thanks for posting.

That was a great story of the 1974 Dodge Charger

As a kid, my dad often took me to the races. Local short track racing at Cleveland, Boyd’s, Woodstock, Dixie, Five Flags, Atomic, Nashville Fairgrounds, Birmingham. My first time at a NASCAR Grand National event was the Dixie 500 at Atlanta. It was a hot day in August. Richard Petty drove a 1970 Plymouth Superbird to victory. I have been a Petty fan ever since. In 1974 I was 16 years old, my dad and I went to the Daytona 500. We had seats near the start/finish line in the trioval. NASCAR decided to shorten that 500 to 450 miles due to the energy crisis. In many areas, gasoline was hard to come by. That 1974 Dodge Charger with those STP red stripes coming over the Petty Blue roof and hood made that car stand out on the track. You could spot the #43 easily. Richard battled Donnie Allison #88 for a while but in the end Petty took the victory. Timmy, you should be very proud of the way that you’re restoring this famous race car. Making every effort to bring it back in the same manner that your dad and the Petty Enterprises shop would have put it together. The preservation of these legendary relics is some of the most important work one could undertaken for the history of the sport. I can’t wait to see and hear more about this rebuild project.

I remember doing so many chores to come up with money to buy model kits of that car. Man I had an arsenal of Petty model kits!

❤ and will keep an eye out for more!

That is one incredible looking Petty car. Reminds me of the Petty race car models built during childhood only it’s a full scale dream car.

Thanks for sharing

That is absolutely awesome!

Built a lot of models of that car. Awesome job!

I have a racing card of Will Lind when he was with the #3 Earnhardt team~

Would you someday show how they put a wedge head on a Hemi block? Great show

Thats the first Petty car I saw in person and started my lifelong Petty fandom.

Yes I'm all in

I was at that race I’ll have to check if I have any pictures of that car.

Enjoyed!!! 🏁🏁

Dam good show!

Absolutely " GORGEOUS " BEAST , KUTAW Boyz 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 God Bless All 🙏🤗 Gary.

I have a question why were the sides painted in a normal red. And not the famous stp neon vermilion?

I’d LOVE one of those Rays cups y’all are drinking out of. My dad took us to a Rays here in Wilson, NC I might have been 5!! Seriously I want one please give me info!

My dad said that it was 73 and Richard was 2 laps ahead

Awesome build. Shouldn’t it be a dayglow orange not red?

How do you put wedge heads on a Hemi block? I didn't think that was possible. Seems like the head gasket would be a problem. Would the bolt holes line up?

As always happy Monday, are you all going to put the trick duct work between the grill and radiator? Is the oil in the trunk or up front ? I love it keep it up. Have a blessed week.

is that same will lind that worked for dale earnhardt?

I would love to see more videos about this restoration. I just want to double check. Did I hear you correctly, front disc brakes but nothing on the rear?

Kind of sad. If I remember correctly they got caught with that oversize engine. After that Petty’s kind went downhill after that. At 1 time they was always a huge threat to win the show it was like them Wood Brothers or Jr Johnson team. Top 3 biggest threat to bet on the track. Many years ago.

Awesome build! Why is it not day glo red?

Why did you not paint it back Day-glow red?

I would’ve wanted the correct race winning type engine the hemi is cool but doesn’t make sense maybe car show zombies will like it but I’m like these guys I’d rather it be right

Timmy this video (part 2 of 2) might be of interest to you. Starting at 25:00 supposedly lots of Petty stuff. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rHFvc7Uqgtc.html

The original color looked more Orangish why paint it a different color red?