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Title: Wood Brothers '63 Galaxie in the NASCAR hall of fame!
Post by: BruceS on February 01, 2013, 09:28:31 AM

Here is an article from the Speedtv website about Leonard Wood's induction to the NASCAR hall of fame.  A replica of the Wood Brothers no. 21 '63 Daytona 500 winning Galaxie will go in with him!  A heart warming story also, of how Tiny Lund ended up being their driver for that race only, and won it for them!  Btw 427-powered Fords finished first thru fifth in that race... If you don't know the story, I'm not going to give it all away - you'll have to read it!  This stuff really captured my imagination when I was a youngster...

http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/cup-fifty-years-later-a-new-leonard-wood-nascar-hall-of-fame-galaxie.

Enjoy!

Title: Re: Wood Brothers '63 Galaxie in the NASCAR hall of fame!
Post by: BruceS on February 02, 2013, 02:13:10 AM

Here's a picture of the car.

Title: Re: Wood Brothers '63 Galaxie in the NASCAR hall of fame!
Post by: machoneman on February 02, 2013, 08:29:32 AM

Very cool! Love those '63's and I miss my CA built boxtop that I had for many years.  :'(

Title: Re: Wood Brothers '63 Galaxie in the NASCAR hall of fame!
Post by: fe66comet on February 02, 2013, 09:24:44 AM

That would definitely be a cool cruiser!!!

Title: Re: Wood Brothers '63 Galaxie in the NASCAR hall of fame!
Post by: mlcraven on February 07, 2013, 09:35:29 PM

What an incredible confluence of events....great story for sure and well done to Leonard Wood.  Now I'm gonna hafta take a drive down to Charlotte and see that '63 #21 car.