Richard Petty and a Ford?
“The King” and Plymouth race cars were synonymous. Richard Petty practically made the brand famous, racing in Plymouth’s all his life – except for one year. When the Dodge created the supercharged Daytona, Petty asked if Plymouth would create anything as fast as the Daytona in response. They didn’t. They assumed Petty would never leave Plymouth. But in 1969, Richard Petty inked a deal with Ford. And that Petty Blue #43 above is the one year that Petty did not race a Plymouth.