NHRA:1/24 Don Schumacher's FAMED "WONDERWAGON"Funny Car

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ABOUT US HERE AT TOP FUEL MOTORSPORTS: WE HAVE BEEN A LICENSED DEALER FOR OVER 15 YEARS AND HAVE WORKED WITH EBAY FOR 10 PLUS YEARS. PLEASE CHECK OUR FEEDBACK AND ORDER WITH 100% TOTAL CONFIDENCE. OUR SERVICE IS SECOND TO NONE. WHEN AN ITEM IS ORDERED FROM US YOUR ORDER WILL BE FILLED AND YOU WILL BE TOTALLY SATISFIED. WE STATE THIS TO ASSURE OUR CUSTOMERS BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE ISSUES WE HAVE SEEN ON EBAY WITH MANY BUYERS NOT GETTING WHAT THEY PAID FOR OR IN SOME CASES GETTING NOTHING AT ALL. FROM 1320 INC. IN 1/24TH SCALE DON SCHUMACHER'S FAMED "WONDERWAGON " PLYMOUTH BARRACUDA AA/FUEL FUNNY CAR AA / Fuel Funny Car One of the very first corporate sponsors in the sport of drag racing was the ITT Continental Baking Company and their Wonder Bread division. At the end of 1972 the company enlisted Kelly Brown and Glenn Way to drive their Chevrolet Vega panel-wagon Funny Cars, and although the team and the sponsorship got a lot of initial exposure, the end results were less than spectacular, so much so that the company went looking for another team after only a few months with the Vegas. Don Schumacher, who was among the top ranked drivers in the sport at the time, got the call to take over the team and, in the process, he switched the cars from the ill-handling wagons to the sleek Barracudas that made up Don's fleet of cars. In March of 1973, Don changed all three of his Funny Cars from the "Stardust" logo that he was running at the time to the "Wonder Wagon" design. Along with team drivers Bobby Rowe and Raymond Beadle, Don campaigned three of the "Wonder Bread" 'Cudas for a couple of months before changing over to a state-of-the-art Chevrolet Vega body style just prior to the Indy Nationals. Don's "Wonder Bread" cars were spectacular John Buttera race cars that were adorned with highly visible corporate identity, but just as quickly as they came, they went, and by the start of the 1974 season Don was back to back to his "Stardust" theme and the "Wonder Bread" experiment was just a memory. The first, major non-automotive sponsorship in the sport lasted just about one year, and Don Schumacher's "Wonder Wagon" 'Cuda raced for a grand total of 3 months. Still, even today, when you mention "Wonder Bread," every veteran drag racing fan immediately thinks about those polka dot Funny Cars, although most of them probably think of Vegas wagons, and not Don Schumacher's Barracuda. While you are here, Please go to " View Seller's other auctions " for more of your favorite racing collectibles. SHIPPING WITHIN THE U.S. (LOWER 48) $11.95 FOR SHIPPING COST TO HAWAII/ALASKA/PUERTO RICO PLEASE EMAIL US AT WE SHIP WORLDWIDE!! *MULTIPLE CAR ORDERS RECEIVE COMBINED SHIPPING DISCOUNTS!! *MULTIPLE CAR ORDERS RECEIVE COMBINED SHIPPING DISCOUNTS!! ALL OF OUR ORDERS ARE PROFESSIONALLY PACKAGED FOR SAFE SHIPPING!!! Shipping outside the U.S. will be more. Please check our shipping cost on International orders listed under shipping instructions. On International orders we use the U.S. Postal Service for shipping. Please use one of our payment options offered. For Visa, MasterCard, AMEX, and Discover Card payments please call us @ , 7 days a week 24 hours a day. If we miss your call please leave us a message and we will call you back, guaranteed. Sorry, no personal checks. Our email address is: For those new to EBAY please understand how important feedback's are to any seller on Ebay. If you have any issues or questions PLEASE let us know first before any feedback is left that is less than a positive. Anything less than a positive feedback is a non passing grade for us so we will do what ever we can to satisfy your concerns as long as we have a chance. The problem we have run into... read more

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