[I Flip For Carl]

I was telling 3 Fan Forever about my picture of Bobby Allison and an " old" Alabama Gang hat ,so I thought that I would post a couple picture's of each. I took the picture of Bobby the first time I met him in 98 in Charlotte and the hat I picked up at a yard sale in Hueytown ,Alabama for a $1.00. My b/f and I were in Alabama for the race and made a trip to the hometown of the Alabama Gang





The number's on the hat aren't too clear here ,but they say 312,F-97 and 88

[3fanforever]

Those are great I Flip For Carl!
Hang on to 'em, because one day Bobby won't be around anymore,
and they'll really mean allot to you then.

[lilsexy08]

I like the pics! Thanks!

[Souporscotty]

Originally Posted by I Flip For Carl

I was telling 3 Fan Forever about my picture of Bobby Allison and an " old" Alabama Gang hat ,so I thought that I would post a couple picture's of each. I took the picture of Bobby the first time I met him in 98 in Charlotte and the hat I picked up at a yard sale in Hueytown ,Alabama for a $1.00. My b/f and I were in Alabama for the race and made a trip to the hometown of the Alabama Gang





The number's on the hat aren't too clear here ,but they say 312,F-97 and 88

How effing cool is this!?!?

[I Flip For Carl]

Originally Posted by Souporscotty

How effing cool is this!?!?

Thanx SouporScotty! I wish I knew how old the hat is . I know that it has to be pretty early ,as it only has Bobby,Donnie and Red on it . I couldn't find anything online .

Does anyone know when the Alabama Gang was just those 3 ?

[tkj24]

Originally Posted by I Flip For Carl

Thanx SouporScotty! I wish I knew how old the hat is . I know that it has to be pretty early ,as it only has Bobby,Donnie and Red on it . I couldn't find anything online .

Does anyone know when the Alabama Gang was just those 3 ?

The Alabama Gang was the nickname for a group of NASCAR drivers who set up shop and operated out of Hueytown, Alabama, near Birmingham, Alabama.[1]
In the late 1950s, young auto racer Bobby Allison left Miami, Florida, looking for an area that had more opportunities to race. He discovered central Alabama in his travels. The region was dotted with small dirt tracks, and Allison won big his first few times out. He returned to Florida to pick up his brother Donnie Allison, and friend Red Farmer.
The trio set up shop in Hueytown, Alabama, and were dominant throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. In 1973, Jimmy Means joined the gang. Beginning in 1979, their sons and contemporaries began racing, and became known as members of the Alabama Gang themselves. Bobby's son Davey Allison, and fellow Hueytown residents Neil Bonnett, and David Bonnett. Hut Stricklin, who married Bobby's daughter, became the last member of the Alabama Gang.
Other drivers (notably Dale Earnhardt) were great friends with members of this group, and while not Alabama residents, these other drivers became associated with the Alabama Gang.
All of the original members of the Alabama Gang have been inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame. Davey Allison's little brother, Clifford Allison followed the Alabama Gang tradition, but while practicing for a Busch Series race in Michigan, he spun out in turn 4 and was killed. Davey Allison died in a helicopter crash at Talladega Superspeedway in 1993. Then Neil Bonnett died while practicing for the 1994 Daytona 500. Bobby Allison retired in 1988 after suffering injuries in a race at Pocono Raceway that nearly cost him his life. Farmer, the oldest member of the "Gang," was injured in the helicopter crash that took Davey Allison's life, but recovered and continues to race at short tracks today, well into his 70s.
Hueytown memorialized the racers by renaming its main street Allison-Bonnett Memorial Drive.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_Gang"

[I Flip For Carl]

Originally Posted by tkj24

The Alabama Gang was the nickname for a group of NASCAR drivers who set up shop and operated out of Hueytown, Alabama, near Birmingham, Alabama.[1]
In the late 1950s, young auto racer Bobby Allison left Miami, Florida, looking for an area that had more opportunities to race. He discovered central Alabama in his travels. The region was dotted with small dirt tracks, and Allison won big his first few times out. He returned to Florida to pick up his brother Donnie Allison, and friend Red Farmer.
The trio set up shop in Hueytown, Alabama, and were dominant throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. In 1973, Jimmy Means joined the gang. Beginning in 1979, their sons and contemporaries began racing, and became known as members of the Alabama Gang themselves. Bobby's son Davey Allison, and fellow Hueytown residents Neil Bonnett, and David Bonnett. Hut Stricklin, who married Bobby's daughter, became the last member of the Alabama Gang.
Other drivers (notably Dale Earnhardt) were great friends with members of this group, and while not Alabama residents, these other drivers became associated with the Alabama Gang.
All of the original members of the Alabama Gang have been inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame. Davey Allison's little brother, Clifford Allison followed the Alabama Gang tradition, but while practicing for a Busch Series race in Michigan, he spun out in turn 4 and was killed. Davey Allison died in a helicopter crash at Talladega Superspeedway in 1993. Then Neil Bonnett died while practicing for the 1994 Daytona 500. Bobby Allison retired in 1988 after suffering injuries in a race at Pocono Raceway that nearly cost him his life. Farmer, the oldest member of the "Gang," was injured in the helicopter crash that took Davey Allison's life, but recovered and continues to race at short tracks today, well into his 70s.
Hueytown memorialized the racers by renaming its main street Allison-Bonnett Memorial Drive.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_Gang"

Thank you TKJ24!

From what it sounds like my hat may be almost 40 year's old I'm not saying thats old ,as I'm 46 ,but its just the idea and knowing that I only paid a $1 for it in 2004