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Photos From the 2004 Aero Warrior
Reunion The Wellborn Home
By Ken
R. Noffsinger
Aero car enthusiasts have gathered in Talladega, Alabama from time to time to
celebrate the automotive legacy of the
Aero Wars - the Dodge Charger 500 and
Daytona, Plymouth SuperBird, Ford Torino Talladega and the Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II. Reunions have been held in 1988,
1994,
1999, and 2004. Photos from the 2004 meeting
are showcased here. Other pic's of the 2004 event taken at
Talladega Superspeedway and at
The International Motorsports Hall of
Fame are also available.
Friday, October 2, 2004
Aero Warrior Reunion attendees were hosted by meet organizer Tim Wellborn
and his wife at their Alexander City, Alabama home. The grounds were immacualte, as were
the swimming pool with waterfall and the several garages (one of which was equipped with
wet bar, air conditioning and big screen TV!).
Photos by Doug Schellinger
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Chrysler engineer George Wallace with the #7 Ramo Stott SuperBird.
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Dodge Charger Daytona driver Charlie Glotzbach with the #7 Ramo Stott SuperBird.
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Photos by Joe Machado
Three simialar shots of Joe Machado and son Sean (top row) with Chrysler engineer George Wallace, Chrysler racing boss
Larry Rathgeb and Chargin' Charlie Glotzbach.
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Photos by Ken Noffsinger
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A small portion of Tim Wellborn's car collection.
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Dr. John Craft (blue baseball cap) discusses some Ford information he's collected.
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Yes, this is just one of the Wellborn
garages!
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For those tired of looking at the Hemi cars
and cut-away, you could saddle up to the bar and watch some
televison.
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Center of photo from left: Chrysler engineer George Wallace, racing boss Larry Rathgeb and driver Charlie Glotzbach.
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Center of photo from left: Chrysler engineer George Wallace, racing boss Larry Rathgeb and driver Charlie Glotzbach.
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Center of photo from left: Driver Charlie Glotzbach, Chrysler engineer
George Wallace and racing boss Larry Rathgeb.
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Center of photo from left: Driver Charlie Glotzbach, Chrysler engineer
George Wallace and racing boss Larry Rathgeb.
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Ford racing boss Charlie Gray tries out the #17 Pearson Ford.
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From left to right: Dr. John Craft (with book), Charlie Gray, John
Bach, John Powers and Bill Holbrook
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From left to right: Larry Rathgeb, Charlie Glotzbach and George
Wallace with the #7 Ramo Stott SuperBird.
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From left to right: Larry Rathgeb, Charlie Glotzbach and Geroge Wallace with the #7 Ramo Stott SuperBird.
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From left to right: Larry Rathgeb, Charlie Glotzbach and Geroge Wallace with the #7 Ramo Stott SuperBird.
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Dodge Charger Daytona driver Neil "Soapy" Castles with the #7 Ramo Stott SuperBird.
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Photos by Randal Gaereminck
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