1986 RICHARD PETTY #6 STP COCA COLA 600 MONTE CARLO *GUN METAL* FINISH 1/24 ACTION DIECAST
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1986 RICHARD PETTY #6 STP COCA COLA 600 MONTE CARLO *GUN METAL* FINISH 1/24 ACTION DIECAST. THE STORY BEHIND THE NO. 6 STP MONTE CARLO:
THE #6 STP MONTE CARLO IS A SINGULAR CAR IN RICHARD PETTY’S STORIED CAREER – AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS EVER BEEN OFFERED IN DIECAST FORM. WHILE PRACTICING FOR THE 1986 COCA-COLA 600 AT CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY, PETTY HIT THE WALL. TWICE. THE HITS WERE SO HARD, PETTY WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH A CONCUSSION AND HIS CAR WAS PUT OUT OF COMMISSION. INMAN AND ULRICH INSTALLED A PETTY ENTERPRISES ENGINE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE RACE AND PETTY STARTED THE #6 STP MONTE CARLO ON RACE DAY – BEFORE EVENTUALLY TURNING IT OVER TO ULRICH, WHO FINISHED 38TH. THE TEAM AT LIONEL NASCAR COLLECTABLES WORKED HAND-IN-HAND WITH ULRICH TO GET THE DIE-CAST OF THIS HISTORIC CAR EXACTLY RIGHT AND WE’RE PROUD TO OFFER IT AS THE LATEST RELEASE IN OUR NASCAR CLASSICS LINE. IT’S A DIECAST THAT’S TRULY FIT FOR “THE KING.”. THIS CAR WILL COME WITH A SPECIAL GUN METAL FINISH.