Gen 6 windshields: What was old is new again

TMC Chase
@tmc-chase
11 years ago
4,073 posts

Driver names on the windshields this year? Nothing new says NASCAR HOFer Rusty Wallace.

(Pic from Craig Bontrager collection)




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updated by @tmc-chase: 12/05/16 04:04:08PM
Dave Fulton
@dave-fulton
11 years ago
9,137 posts

Yep, Bobby Allison and all his fellow IROC drivers agree they've seen that trick before.




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Blane Moon
@blane-moon
11 years ago
113 posts

What was the reason for calling this new car "Generation 6"?

What is the breakdown for the other generations of cars? This must mean that the COTwas generation 5.

1981 was the first year of the downsized car at 110" wheelbase. Was this generation 3 or 4? Any thoughts?

TMC Chase
@tmc-chase
11 years ago
4,073 posts

Long-time writer Steve Waid has a good breakdown of the 'generations' at his website:

http://motorsportsunplugged.com/?p=10344




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Dave Fulton
@dave-fulton
11 years ago
9,137 posts

Am I allowed to quit trying to figure it out since I'm a member of the "Baby Boomer" Gen??!!




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TMC Chase
@tmc-chase
11 years ago
4,073 posts

Are you at point of life where you need other kinds of Gen such as:

or

Oh. Wait. Those are different kinds of "gen". So sorry.




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