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SAFETY MESSAGE MADE ON THIS DAY IN 1955

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James Dean in his Porsche 550 Spyder,

Actor James Dean made a public information film for TV, during the filming
of the movie “Giant”, urging teenagers to drive safely. At the end of the
month he would be killed in a high speed car crash with his Porsche.

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RACING LEGEND IS 75 TODAY

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Richard Petty 2011

Richard Lee Petty is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock-
Grand National Era and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. "The King", as he
is nicknamed, is most well known for winning the NASCAR Championship seven
times. Petty is a member of the inaugural class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. He
was inducted into the Hall in 2010.

 

Petty#43

This is the Pontiac #43 in which Richard Petty won his 200th and final race
in 1984.

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THE DUCT TAPE STORY

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In 1942 Revolite, formerly a division of Johnson & Johnson, originally developed
an adhesive tape made from a
rubber-based adhesive applied to a durable
woven cotton fabric backing. This tape resisted water and was used as
sealing tape on
ammunition cases during World War II. It was also used
to repair
military equipment quickly, including jeeps, firearms, and aircraft.

The origin of the name of the tape is the subject of some disagreement. The
Oxford English Dictionary says that perhaps "duct tape" was originally "duck
tape".  

ducttape car
You can fix anything with a roll of duct tape!

DuctTapeProm

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AUTOMOTIVE ICON IS DEAD AT 89

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Carroll Shelby after a race in 1959

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Carroll Hall Shelby (January 11, 1923 – May 10, 2012) 

Shelby was a automotive designer, and race car driver who is 
best known for making the AC Motorsbased Shelby Cobra
and later the Mustang-based performance cars for Ford
Motor company known as Mustang Cobras.He was inducted
into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1991, and
the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1992.

shelby-cars

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NASCAR DRIVER BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1951

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         Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr.
(April 29, 1951 – February 18, 2001)

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