I understand about the bondo getting wet that is very true, but it's just as cringe worthy seeing you rub in the dirt into the paint. Haha. I know there's not a real good way of doing it though. Maybe a air blow gun first but it only does so much.

Looking good!!

Looks cool thanks for sharing 🏁

This is such a cool car. I loved it when Kyle got the M.Y. deal just off the heals of Days of Thunder. I got to see the car up close for the first time in Phoenix in 91. Just a stunning car. I've wanted to build a model of it for, well, decades now. I very rarely wash my black 88 Mustang GT. I do the same thing. Microfiber towels and detailer. Looking forward to the walk around video.

You have to have the biggest Kyle Petty race car collection lol

great looking car ,good job

The nose to me looks right. Car #12 could be a Bobby Allison racing car.

@grassrootsNASCARracing - All those "imperfections" add character! You may find a synthetic clay mitt or clay pad (not an older, traditional clay bar) may help with that white residue and is relatively low risk, as long as you use the spray detailer as a lube. If interested, I'm happy to shoot over some recommendations I have vetted through my detailing experiences.

The car that Kyle wore them out at Rockingham!

Looks good, hell I would have washed it.... good info on how to take care of it.

Awesome machine!!!!

By the sounds of it, you’re lucky that car survived the previous owner

Good looking car! It’s great that it’s survived all these years.

Its a very nice car and I'm the same way about a dirty Car or Truck. Does that spray detailer scratch the paint? If it doesn't ,I would like to try that on my vehicles.Thanks for the video.

More history saved,great job Scott

What year did you believe it was built? What years did it hit the tracks.It's a nice car despite the questions regarding history.Very nice.

so Mike Wallace drove the Helig Meyers car in 97 , maybe thats the car.

Maxwell house car /sterlin marlin number 22 thunderbird I believe 91 thunderbird era but a 96 thunderbird nose I think

31:26---that's a extra rear gear oil cooler pump belt incase the one thats installed breaks. And/Or they could leave it off the pulleys for qualifying ( maximizing horsepower) and install that zip tied one for the race. Gotta be able to fix busted parts on your race car in seconds.

The steering box saying Roush (new 1996) pretty much convinces me this was a 1996 Mark Martin car plus Mark's cars had grey interior along with the Valvoline Blue paint in 1996. Mark Stahl should be able to back track the history.

@grassrooteNASCARracing That Tilton lever is a brake bias control. There should be fluid lines in and out, but it may have been disabled and remained in place.

That foot blower is a sucking vent removes air

Just a awesome car Bro and this car has lot of good stuff! Thanks for the the show.

Yes the black plastic brackets in the front corner are where a transport/laptimer would be mounted

Love this era of race cars!

Found a cheat!! And I sweat too way worse here in North Carolina I put fans in the shop and roll with it! But I’m with you give me a false fall and let’s get to Cool October nights! Great vid

I did some research for you on this car and according to the image on Google it was raced in 1991 although your car appears to have incorrect paint schemes and decals which leads me to believe that the previous owner redesign the car at some time and changed it back before selling it

Could this body be from 96 /97

That nose looks like 91-92. You are going to like those upper control arms. Those are so nice for setting your camber and caster. But I do not believe that they were legal for NASCAR. But who cares. Id keep them. They are sold at Speedway Motors. I have a cup rule book from 90 and I think 92. I'll look that up. The engine looks very legit Cleveland engine. You should get intouch with Lake Speed and his son to help you I'd that engine. They just rebuilt Lake's race engine from the mid 90s. It looks like an early 90s built car that was updated over the seasons as new rules came about. It looks like a Banjo car that the front has been reclipped with a Laughlin style frontsteer snout. Or posable that it's just a Banjo front steer car. He was building those in the early 90s. Anyways. That is a really cool find. What a great archeological dig to find the true history of the car. That's a lot of fun. I bet you that car will be a blast on the road course. And I have no idea what that valve lever is. 😂 I've never seen something like that. Cool video. Really enjoyed.

Bad ass car good find

For some reason, i think youre going to discover that this Tbird is an old strohs Mark Martin Roush car. I hope you're able to find some ID markings on the chasis. Just a gut feeling. THEORETICALLY im saying this car goes back to 1989 as a plunderbird

I agree with some of the others - reminds me of Sunoco blue. Great find and look forward to seeing it do some laps.

I love the video, beautiful car absolutely cannot wait to hear it!

Congrats from rio de janeiro Brasil, awesome knowledge thank you Scott

The tilton valve must be either a proportioning valve or bais valve id say. If not hooked up it may not have worked?

That's crazy the coils use that cheezy push-on clip. That's the plug Ford used on plain ole cars in the 70's and early 80's. (maybe 60's too, I can't say for sure on that one). So, on the upside, if you ever break one or it burns up its contacts, you can get a new one anywhere.

You should ask Mark Stahl where he got the car when he raced it. It looks like a superspeedway car.

Terry Labonte ran a Sunoco T Bird for Hagen for a few races before he went to Hendrick

Hmm. Blue.. 22 Maxwell House, 8 Raybestos, 15 Ford Quality Care…

That’s not what that car looked like backing in 2006/07! The Monte Carlo SS Sticker is way off.

Nice car Scott. @11:51 where the drivers name rail is you can see a sun faded name of Bill Daffron there. I've never heard of him but that's something to check out. I googled that name and it looks just like a graphic from Bill Daffron Painting with the lightning bolt design under his name. He was from Pell, Alabama. Very interesting.

I agree, love this era of NASCAR, within the next year I'd like to have one of these, but with just a crate motor in it.

I sense an Alan Kulwicki Hooters car coming

That’s a really cool car Scott. I like it! 👍🏻

that red handle next to the seat you asked about would've been for a brake proportioning valve

The belt is In place for a quick replacement of the rear end cooler if the other belt breaks during the race.

is that a tri star engine or roush engine.

A Raybestos car?

this was a junior johnson lowes 11 that bree bodine drove 91 or 92

looks like there had been someone name over the drivers door and sun faded around the name you can kinda of see it when you started looking inside car