Iconic dirt cars

[joshroth14]

Whats your top 12 iconic dirt cars?

Mine would have to include

Jeff Purvis
Jack Boggs
Davenport's 2015 car
Bloomquist 1996 Barry Wright car
Larry Moore
Freddy Smith Bazooka car
Billy Moyer
Moran's million dollar car

What others would you include?

[NormP]

The Charlie Swartz wedge cars

[Pennsboro23]

The 1996 Barry Wright car is my all time favorite car.

[Tireguy17]

Bloomquist's traditional 18 scheme before the......
Bloomquist's plain ying yang scheme debut
Freddy Smith's Bazooka scheme
Jack Boggs' scheme
Billy Moyer's red and yellow scheme
Charlie Swartz wedge car

There are other memorable ones but those are 6 iconic ones to me.

[Mudweiser]

The Flintstone Flyer
GVS ride
CJ1
Raye Vest's 24

[Pennsboro23]

I don't know about iconic but the Tim Hitt #68 car was a great looking car for many years.

[MILLER7FAN]

Very memorable and worthy of a top 12 list. Mike Duvall in the F1 Flintstone Flyer

[Planetzer0]

Ive always liked Jimmy Mars plain look. Its a sharp car.

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

Charlie Swartz mid engine car. Mic drop.

[MI Dirt Fan]

Too bad we couldn't have seen what came out of the Bloomquist chrome car.

[No_Weak_Links]

Hommel's H2 will always be in my top 12....The Rocket house car is iconic....Birky's yellow and black 15....

[zyoung25]

Too bad we couldn't have seen what came out of the Bloomquist chrome car.

The nose and roof panel are hanging in a buddy of mines garage.

I never got to see that thing. It got busted up before I got to the track.

[Dirt217]

I personally liked #8 Shane Yoder - Flyin Hawaiian

[3 wide]

Jeff purvis would be my choice I started watching him when he was 16 he came with in a eyelash of being the only driver to win the world 3 times in a row instead he had 2 wins and a second .

[Doc88D]

All of the GVS cars...
Jack Bogg’s cars
Moyers old red & yellow cars
Bloomquist’s 18 cars (pre ying yang)

[EvelB7]

Rodney Combs had several nice looking cars, favorite for me was the white with red-pre wedge with big spoiler. Swartz wedge, Duvall, K1ng car were all very cool also.

[a25rjr]

Its not iconic but to a few of us.....but EPJ's 1996 grt, we put together ourselves from a bare chassis/body, and won the first Havatampa race we entered. It put his career on fast -track.

[ride height]

Anything Purvis. When the 15 pulled in, people knew they better be on their $hit, if they are going to challenge that operation. Moyers purple chassis w/red and yellow bodies is pretty iconic whether you like him or not. Bloomquist first hologram face / skull car....that was sick. Again whether you like him or not....that was bad a$$.

[Flathead]

Jerry Inmons D-7
Larry Phillips 75

You knew when either one of them were there it'd be a good race for second place!

[MI Dirt Fan]

I don't think it was a debate on who is better than who. But a debate on the way a car looked.

[callmez]

To me it's:
F1intstone F1yer
Bloomquist yin-yang
Billy Moyer red/yellow
Darrell Dake's white 8 with the rat
Duayne Hommel's H2 might be a stretch, but that was a great looking scheme and his driving helped make it memorable. Sentimental favorite.

[Barbecueboy]

The black 101 of Casey Roberts is pretty iconic in the south....always liked that look.

[mll8pt]

rick aukland's 1996 Ezie Crusher car

[zyoung25]

It don't get much more iconic than the white and black, with the holographic 18. I was hoping we would see it revived again last October, but that ended up being a big let IMO.

When I think about DLM racing, I think about that car and the Swartz wedge.

[EvelB7]

I have to add in my younger days-- Ron Jackson in the circle 11 as well as Dan (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)ey with the 40 (and backwards 40 on the other door).

[TerryM]

Some to add to the list from back home (multiple drivers and always a threat to win anywhere):

Duncan's Delight #59
The Stricker Streak #68
The K1 King cars

[chupp n bloomer fan]

No particular order.

1.)Scott’s flame 18
2.)F1 Duvall
3.)CJ Rayburn House Car-White n Blue
4.)Purvis
5.)Chargin Charlie Swartz
6.)Delmas Conley
7.)Jack Boggs

[TerryM]

I don't think it was a debate on who is better than who. But a debate on the way a car looked.
The OP never said anything about the way a car looked. He said "iconic".

[TerryM]

Also ... the D1 car of Jim Dunn.

[CageFaraday]

#41 "The Living Legend" Buck Simmons, Red/White Cohen's Drywall/Tri city Aluminum
Barry Wright House Car
https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Racing/74726/74726-5558921Fr.jpg
http://www.midsouthracing.com/simmonsad.JPG

[Josh Bayko]

The Gary Blough/Kenny Weld Batmobile.



The OP just says dirt cars.

[GA-DIRT]

Gold Rush 49 Iconic for sure

[bonz45]

Bob Wearing's yellow "Yenko" #1

[GQFlash44]

Morris Partain's gold cars with the orange 87 with numerous drivers over the years were always one of my favorites. I would say they were Iconic in the southeast. RIP Morris!!

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Bob Wearing's yellow "Yenko" #1Was going to mention Mr. Invitational

[FastEd95]

Ed Sanger's famed yellow Camaro's of the 1970s.

[Zonks32x]

Chub Frank's 2010 World 100 car

I know the results were not always there especially, the last few years...but Chub's cars/designs along with the #1 with the star on it, always made his car easy to spot/recognize...and thus imho iconic

Can't argue with Bloomer, both the 18 and 0 cars
Moyer
Purvis
Rocket house car
Flinstone Flyer
Eckert raye vest car
T-mac's sweeter's plus car....that scheme has been on his cars a long time

Lots of great responses!!

[Clayton_Wetter]

http://www.dirtfans.com/sitebuilder/images/PetroRuss_1983_Eldora-494x302.jpg
Russ Petro

[Clayton_Wetter]

https://ndlmhof.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/swartz-1982-pennsboro.jpg
Charlie Swartz

[MI Dirt Fan]

Around here it would be Kris Patterson's yellow with the red 0. Eric Chant with the Pink Panther.

[nightmare_begins]

Freddy Smith's LA GEAR car
Buck Simmons Red & White 41
Ed Gibbons Lazer Chasis
Flinstone Flyer

[TackyTracker]

seems like Roger Long car always looked the same but about as recognizable as any car racing around my parts for a long long time

[Clayton_Wetter]

https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Racing/74727/74727-7295936Fr.jpg
Roger Long

[Raceready]

Chub Frank's 2010 World 100 car I know the results were not always there especially, the last few years...but Chub's cars/designs along with the #1 with the star on it, always made his car easy to spot/recognize...and thus imho iconic Can't argue with Bloomer, both the 18 and 0 cars Moyer Purvis Rocket house car Flinstone Flyer Eckert raye vest car T-mac's sweeter's plus car....that scheme has been on his cars a long time Lots of great responses!! Great choice on the 1 star car. My personal favorite was the white 1988 Charlie Swartz car with the red # 1 with the star in the middle. I think that what made it look so well was the NDRA front end. Also I liked the long low, red #4 car with the fiberglass roof and the 427 school bus engine before that.

[gjohnston]

The topic is “iconic dirt cars” which to me means more than just late models. Some great LM suggestions have been given here already but two non LM cars jumped right into my mind.

The first is Wayne Larson’s early 90’s Superman scheme on his IMCA mod when he was pretty dominant.

The second is arguably one of the prettiest graphics schemes in any form of racing and that was the black and gold that Sammy Swindell ran when he had the TMC sponsorship. Simple, sharp, memorable... not over done. That to me will always be one of, if not the sharpest looking racecars regardless of division you’ll ever see.

I like simple and am fond of guys who sort of keep a similar theme to keep them recognizable. Jimmy Mars was mentioned and it just doesn’t seem right to see him in anything but white with blue lettering. His red car is a bit odd and there’s no need to bring up the way his car looked when he had the Stacker 2 deal. That just seemed bizarre and still does.

Two regional guys that stand out to me are the way that Jake Redetzke has stayed true to what his dad ran. Main color might change from year to year but there’s still familiarity in his 2018 look as there is to what his dad ran 30 years ago. The other is Pete Parker before he got the Potawatomi sponsorship. It was basic regardless of color. Red, blue, white, and black. Black was predominant and it was simple. Reliable Welding was on the rear quarter panel, Don’s Auto Sales was on a sail panel and the other sail panel had Jeff and Paul (his sons) as his crew. That was it. When that car showed up he was always going to be in the mix. Other names appeared on his car over the years but there was something alluring about seeing that black number 10 pull into a racetrack.

[jlacey]

Bobby Allen's #55
Speedy Hays' #44
Eckert's #0
Pierce's Dependable #32
Raye Vest's #24
Bob Hynes #95
Dale Beiltlers #19
Rodney Franklins #33 and his #01 with Calton
Maybe not iconic but i always like Joe and Jerry Rice's #ZR1 and 2
Arp and Auckland's team cars (seems like there was a 3rd teammate before Freddy and the Christianberrys but cant remember)

[jlacey]

Add a couple sprints with Al Hamiltons 77, Weikerts 29, Krietz 69k and the 461 brick mobile

[Buckeye SLM]

What about the red and blue Buck Simmons wedge car? https://goo.gl/images/ZNrSrX

[nc mudcat]

Gary Balough's Batmobile, dirt modified Lincoln Continental.

[Kromulous]

Eddie Carrier Sr 24X i always thought was pretty sharp.

K1ng to, always loved that one.

Fats Coffey too, that teal colored 10 car.

[jlacey]

Gary Webb's 56, Weavers 116, Weavers Pizza Hut B12. Personal favorite was John Flinners D11

[jlacey]

Carrier Jrs 28
They keep popping in my head

[powerslide]

Baz00ka FTW

[gumby_32d]

I remember growing up we would go to the fall nationals every September at the Springfield mile. That's where I got to see all the big guys race, since we just went to local shows at highland, mt. Vernon and pevely. The car that stuck out to me was Bill Baird's black and orange Saturn car and that huge featherlight truck and trailer he had. Never saw a set up like that before until then. Also, the cars were not that iconic, but (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) and Matt Taylor's open stacker trailer was pretty cool

[Bradley]

Very memorable and worthy of a top 12 list. Mike Duvall in the F1 Flintstone Flyer


Mike Duvall was the very first car that I remember rooting for to win at the world 100. It was 1982 and I was 8 years old at the time. Yes that was the year he won that race.

[King1]

Obviously the 18 barry wright from 96
Red and yellow steve francis ride
Bazooka car
Gvs cars

Ill leave this one up to you guys
The first mopar car that francis ran (to me it was the first sign of factory support in DLM)
Of course they had different schemes each year after but the first one sticks out.