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Tuesday, 4 April 2023

WHO WAS RICHARD PETTY?


As I like rack toys, this Ja Ru one from 1984 on auction caught my eye. I've never heard of Richard Petty. Who was he?
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10 comments:

  1. KevinD4/04/2023 8:25 am

    Nascar driver?

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  2. Paul Adams from New Zealand4/04/2023 9:09 am

    American racing car driver - he is so famous even I have heard of him. Numerous kits and die-cast models of his cars.

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  3. MISH4/04/2023 9:43 am

    Never heard of him either Woodsy, but then I've never been remotely interested in cars or motor racing.

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  4. Scott Kellogg4/04/2023 10:17 am

    Richard Petty was a famous American race car driver from 1958 to 1992.
    Lots of race wins.
    Lots of Merchandize
    Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Petty

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  5. Gog4/04/2023 10:58 am

    I knew him for his micro machines miniatures. Only a dozen drivers or less got their car reproduced in the Stock Car Superstars subline. Actually it was collection #1, so I guess he is the most famous of them all.

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  6. Anonymous4/04/2023 1:37 pm

    Those keys look real to me. One looks like a volkswagen key and I see two General Motors keys. Richard Petty drove Dodge cars.

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    1. WOODSY4/04/2023 2:33 pm

      I would say you're being petty! Ha ha

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  7. Scott Kellogg4/04/2023 4:40 pm

    By the way, the question should be: "Who IS Richard Petty?"
    Because he's still alive at Eighty Five.

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  8. lewis p morley4/04/2023 10:17 pm

    A casual glance at that pack, with the blue striped car, ten gallon hat with a badge and checkerboard strip, might imply he was a Dukes of Hazzard style Cop!

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  9. Anonymous4/05/2023 7:28 am

    Dale Earnheart 3 was another...Bill Elliot was a Ford Man-Petty popularized the Grand Prix car make.

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