1970's

Joshua Widder's AMC javelin & Ford Mustang Boss 302 mods are a treat to drive, and these two models are -like back in the trans-am days- made to fight together. All they were waiting for were racing liveries. Due to the uniform scheme of factory liveries and to get a more various grid, I...

These both are number and logo adjustments of skins that come with the ACL TA mod. George Follmer raced the #1 for Roy Woods in 1972, taking the drivers championship by a wide margin, winning 4 of 7 events. Roy Woods drove the #2 car, and he won at Bryar, as both he and Follmer drove the #2...

Here's the #63 Javelin Bill Collins ran in 6 of the 7 O2L Trans-Am events that season. He finished well in most races, including a 2nd place at Sanair. I love this paint scheme, but wow was it tricky to make work here. Took me much longer than I'd like, but it turned out alright. Enjoy!

This is a number and logo adjustment of the livery that comes with the ACL TA mod. Here is the Penske Racing Javelin that Mark Donohue drove to the 1971 Trans-Am championship. Donohue won 7 races. Enjoy!

The #55's appearance changed for 1970 to reflect new sponsorship from Fyr-Fyter. It seems like Roberts couldn't catch a break, as a sour engine was his most common race result. He did manage a 7th place finish at Bridgehampton. Enjoy!

Here are Penske Racing's Sunoco Javelins from the 1970 Trans-Am season. Mark Donohue and Peter Revson drove these machines throughout 1970, with Donohue winning 3 races and Revson notching solid results. Still, it was not enough to defeat the consistent might of the Bud Moore Fords. Enjoy!

Here is the last Ford for now. This is Dean Gregson's Boss 'Stang ran at St. Jovite in 1969 and select Trans-Am events in 1970. His best finish in this car was 9th at 1969 St. Jovite. His best in 1970 was a 12th at Bridgehampton. Enjoy, and stay tuned for the final manufacturer to be posted...

Known as the Troy Promotions team in 1971, the cars donned new numbers and a slightly adjusted livery for the 1972 Trans-Am season. Tony DeLorenzo started the season at Lime Rock in a Firebird (the same one Milt Minter drove), but later drove the #36 for Troy Promotions. They planned to run...

Here is John Hall's Mustang as it appeared in 1972 Trans-Am events at Donnybrooke and Road America. 24th was his best finish. He did finish 9th at Edmonton in the 1971 T/A race there, but I'm unsure whether the car looked like this or was still the Grabber Blue livery. Figured I'd mention it...

Back to Fords today, I have some I missed the first time around. Here's the Boss Mustang that John Hall entered in the Kent and Riverside Trans-Am races in 1970. He won with this car at local SCCA events, but in Trans-Am his best finish for 1970 was 13th at Riverside. Enjoy!

Here is the #0 Pontiac Firebird driven by Milt Minter in the 1972 Trans-Am season. Minter ran up front all season long, scoring a victory at Mid-Ohio. This car was eye-catching for its chrome numbers and accents, which I have represented in-game here. In CM Showroom and Preview the chrome does...

Derek Johnson ran 2 1970 Trans-Am races in this Firebird. Both races ended in DNFs, unfortunately. Johnson was fairly successful in local Canadian racing series. Enjoy!

Here is the #7 McConnell Racing/T-G Racing Pontiac piloted by Craig Fisher in select 1970 Trans-Am events. This car was a 1969 Firebird in real life, but we don't have that in-game yet, so this '68 will have to do. In the first 3 races of the season, Fisher scored a best of 8th at Lime Rock...

After 1970, Dodge pulled factory support for the Trans-Am series. Some privateers still ran them though, such as Jim Paul at Bryar. Pictures of these cars, however, are incredibly scarce. I could only find one that had good photos of the car. So here it is! Brock Yates entered this Challenger...

Dodge entered the 1970 Trans-Am season with one factory team: Autodynamics. Throughout the season Sam Posey would drive both the #77 and the #76, while Tony Adamowicz drove the #76 at Riverside. When they finished, they finished well, scoring a best of 3rd place at Lime Rock, Road America and...

Shook-Bruehler Racing entered select Trans-Am races in 1971 and 1972 with Martin Shook driving. This is the car as it appeared in 1972. Shook usually finished in the 20's somewhere, but in 1972 he finished 8th at Watkins Glen. This should be the last Camaro for a bit. I've managed to get many...

Here is the orange Camaro that Carl Shafer drove in the 1972 Trans-Am season. His best finish was 4th at Sanair. Enjoy!

Here's an obscure one: Gene Harrington drove this bright green Camaro in the 1972 Trans-Am season. His best finish was 4th at Road America. There is only one photo I could find of this car, and it doesn't show much. So I had to take a couple liberties regarding number font and style. Enjoy!

Here is Jocko Maggiacomo's Camaro that ran at Sanair in 1972. Jocko would start more Trans-Am races in '73, but Sanair was his only start in '72. He finished 18th after the car overheated. Enjoy!

Here is Robert Barg's yellow #39 Camaro that ran in the 1971 and 1972 Trans-Am seasons. I could write a blurb here about his career, but instead I'm linking an interview with Barg posted on Camaros dot org. He gives great insight to how it was like to be a privateer racing against the "big...