There are some cars that are simply bigger than the legends they created. Dick Landy’s ’68 Hemi Dart. Sox & Martin’s ’71 Hemi ‘Cuda. The ’67 GTX “Silver Bullet.” Oh, and let us not forget “The King” Richard Petty’s ’70 Plymouth Superbird. The iconic #43 aero car broke a succession of records and propelled Petty to the forefront (although he was pretty much already there) of NASCAR royalty. Heck, both Petty and #43 were immortalized in Disney/Pixar’s “Cars.”

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