70 J. D. McDUFFIE 1978/79 BAILEY EXCAVATING CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO 1/24 CUSTOM
Item History & Price
OUTSTANDING OFFERING!!!!! THIS WOULD BE A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR DIE CAST COLLECTION CONSIDERING IT HAS NEVER BEEN MADE BY ANY MANUFACTURER MAKING IT VERY RARE.JULIUS DELPHUS--BETTER KNOWN AS J.D. McDUFFIE REPRESENTS PERFECTLY THE STRUGGLING INDEPENDENT DRIVER IN NASCAR DURING THE GROWING STAGES OF NASCAR. YOU COULD ALWAYS SPOT JD WITH THE FAMOUS CIGAR STUCK IN HIS MOUTH. IN FACT, YOU HARDLY EVER SAW HIM WITH OUT ONE. HE HAD A 27 YEAR CAREER THAT HE ...MANAGED TO HANG AROUND AND MAKE RACES, SHOWING UP EVERY WEEK TO HELP NASCAR PUT ON A SHOW FOR THE RACE FANS. J.D. OWNED HIS OWN TEAM, AND HAD MORE SPONSORS OVER THE YEARS THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE. PROBABLY THE SPONSORS OF BAILEY EXCAVATING OUT OF JACKSON MICHIGAN, RUMPLE FURNITURE, OR WINKLE PONTIAC SHOWED UP ON MOST OF THE CARS YOU KNOW J D FROM. BAILEY EXCAVATING WAS A LOYAL SUPPORTER OF J.D. McDUFFIE FOR MANY YEARS. YOU ARE BIDDING ON A REPLICA OF ONE OF THE CARS THAT BAILEY EXCAVATING SPONSORED IN 1978, ALL OF 1979 AND 1980, AND MOST OF THE CUP RACES IN1981.JD ENTERED 653 RACES DURING HIS CAREER, OFTEN UNDERFUNDED, USING HIS OWN MONEY TO MAKE IT TO THE RACES. HE WON 1 POLE, HAD 12 TOP 5 FINISHES AND 108 TOP 10 FINISHES. HE FINISHED 148, 698 LAPS WITHOUT A WIN. HE HAS THE RECORD OF HAVING THE MOST STARTS WITHOUT A WIN. HIS AVERAGE STARTING POSITION WAS 24TH AND HIS AVERAGE FINISH WAS 19TH. JD HAILED FROM SANFORD, NC. HE WAS AN EXCELLENT DIRT TRACK DRIVER WINNING MANY RACES AND EVEN THE DIRT TRACK CHAMPION AT A SMALL DIRT TRACK NEAR ROCKINGHAM NC. HE MADE HIS CUP DEBUT AT RAMBI SPEEDWAY NEAR MYRTLE BEACH SC WHERE HE STARTED 38TH AND FINISHED 23RD. SADLY JD LOST HIS LIFE IN A CRASH AT WATKINS GLEN IN AUGUST 1991, AND A FAMILIAR FIXTURE ON THE NASCAR CIRCUIT WAS SUDDENLY GONE. ON PAPER HIS CAREER MAY NOT APPEAR AS STELLAR, BUT MAKE NO DOUBT THAT HE WAS LOVED BY THE NASCAR FANS AND HIS PEERS. HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR SEVERAL CHANGES AT THE WATKINS GLEN FACILITY, INCLUDING THE FAMOUS ESSES AND AT ONE TIME THE GRAVEL BARRIER THAT MANY DRIVERS HAVE GOTTEN STUCK IN. MORE IMPORTANTLY HE DEATH CONTRIBUTED TO ANOTHER SAFETY FEATURE--THE HANS DEVICE. NASCAR REALIZED THAT A NECK AND HEAD RESTRAINT WAS NEEDED FOR THE DRIVERS SAFETY AND JD'S ACCIDENT HASTENED ALONG MORE WAYS TO PROTECT THE DRIVER DURING A RACE. THIS IS THE BAILEY EXCAVATING CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO THAT JD DROVE IN 1979 AND 1980. HE ALSO DROVE THIS CAR IN 25 RACES IN 1978 AND A MOST OF THE RACES IN 1981. HIS GREATEST SUCCESS IN THIS CAR CAME IN 1978 WHERE HE WON A POLE AT DOVER, HAD A TOP 5 AT NASHVILLE, AND HAD TOP 12 FINISHES 12 TIMES. HE WAS THE OWNER OF COURSE AND THE CREW CHIEF WAS JIMMY BYRD. THIS IS A GREAT LOOKING CAR. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN PRODUCED BY ANY DIECAST COMPANY, SO THE ONLY WAY TO GET THIS CAR IS TO GO THE CUSTOM ROUTE. IF YOU ARE A J.D.McDUFFIE FAN, A CHEVROLET FAN, A FAN OF THE STRUGGLING INDEPENDENT DRIVERS, OR JUST A LOVER OF NASCAR HISTORY, --THIS IS A MUST HAVE COLLECTIBLE. IT HAS A BEAUTIFUL PAINT JOB.PLEASE CHECK OUT ALL THE PICTURES AND SEE THE BEAUTIFUL CAR YOU WILL RECEIVE IF YOU ARE THE LUCKY BIDDER.This is a beautiful custom built 1/24 scale car. It started out as an ACTION PERFORMANCE RACING MONTE CARLO. ACTION BUILT THIS CAR FOR THE NAPA COLLECTION IN 1998. ACTION IS KNOWN FOR THEIR QUALITY AND ATTENTION THEY PAY TO THE DETAILS. The body is die-cast that has been stripped, repainted, decals added, and clear coated. I KNOW that any J.D.McDuffie Fan, Chevrolet FAN, or NASCAR HISTORY BUFF would be thrilled with this car to add to their collection. The hood opens, but the trunk does not open.NO RESERVE ON THIS CAR, MAKE IT YOURS TODAY. CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS, GOT SOME GOOD STUFF LISTED.The car will be wrapped/sleeved and then carefully packed and shipped. DON'T LET THIS ONE SLIP AWAY!!ITEM COMES FROM A SMOKE FREE, DUST FREE, CLIMATE CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT---YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED IN THIS CAR!!!Payment will be made through paypal, and you need to check out through ebay no later than 3 days after the auction ends. INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO USE EBAY GLOBAL SHIPPING. THERE WILL BE $5.00 SURCHARGE ON SHIPPING IF ITEM IS MAILED TO HAWAII OR ALASKA. NC residents must add 7% sales tax. WE DO OFFER COMBINED SHIPPING TO SAVE OUR BUYERS SOME COSTS ON SHIPPING. In order to take advantage of combined shipping, all items that are to be combined must be purchased/paid for within 3 days after the 1st item is won. PLEASE CHECK MY FEEDBACK AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE. CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS, SOME GOOD STUFF LISTED.
