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Diecast Barn: Fireball Roberts’ #22 1957 Chevrolet

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With all the excitement generated by the story of the fellow who had over 30,000 diecast cars in his house, we decided to start offering a few miniatures of our own for sale here on Barn Finds. This 1:18 scale ’57 Chevy is a replica of Fireball Roberts’ NASCAR racer. If you don’t know who he was then you really need to read this article here on Hemmings. He was quite a driver and this is a fitting tribute to his legacy. Just take a look at all those details. This is a limited run of about 750 so you had better hurry before they’re all gone! They cost $119.95 each and you can order yours here!

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  1. Avatar Dave Wright

    I find this very appealing. Many young people think of tri 5’s as dragsters and street racers but they were quite successful in NASCAR as well. The 2 door post versions were the lightest available. I am not fond of the unbalanced look of a car with big meat slicks and skinny front tires (being primarily a sports car guy) but this looks great.

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  2. Avatar doug6423

    Who makes the car? What brand?

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    • Avatar Jesse Mortensen Staff

      Acme Diecast

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  3. Avatar BIG FISH

    Jesse isn’t that the same company the coyote uses to try and kill the roadrunner? lol

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  4. Avatar Vince Habel

    Before the fuelie was banned.

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  5. Avatar Rolf Poncho 455

    Love to have one of those to far for me
    I’m in S.Africa

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  6. Avatar Larry

    Do any of you guys know why GM used the 6-bolt truck style hubs/wheels on their race cars ? I think they were on the Black Widow cars too. Were the truck drum brakes bigger then than the cars ? I’ve had both in the past but never thought to compare them.

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