Handy Andy Camaro

[wolfmin]

Does anybody have pictures of the 1969 Camaro driven by Paul Jett? It was orange and said "Handy Andy" on the rear fenders. I saw it at the MIS Trans Am in 1971.

[Jon Mello]

Here is one of Paul Jett's #97 in the garages at the 1971 Riverside Trans-Am. Dave Dralle's ex-Penske, ex-Woods Camaro is in the background (#62).


John Ryals photo

[wolfmin]

Thanks Jon!

[Jon Mello]

You're welcome, Mike.  If I find any others, I'll post them.

[oldtransamdriver]

Anyone know what happened to this car? - raced against it a few times. 

Robert Barg

[Jon Mello]

No, I don't know what happened to it.  Paul Jett also raced a Mustang with Fred Van Beuren in the '67 Trans-Am series.

[Jon Mello]

The #97 orange Camaro of Paul Jett and the red #32 Dodge Challenger of Dick Brooks visible on the left.
Bob West's blue Mustang is on the right. This photo was taken at the 1971 Riverside Trans-Am.

John Ryals photo

[Jon Mello]

Another shot of Paul Jett's car as seen in an old Hot Rod Yearbook.

[Jon Mello]

I wonder if this is Paul Jett's former Handy Andy car...

http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/1972/Sebring-1972-03-25-097.jpg

[group/7]

here's a different image of the Quintanilla (Mexico) Camaro, post crash. maybe some better clues ?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/smuckatelli/8473459987/in/photostream/lightbox/

Mike (group/7)

[Jon Mello]

Thanks, Mike. This comparison shows some similarities.

[Jon Mello]

Paul Jett drove this '68 Camaro during the 1970 Trans-Am season and a '69 bodied car during the '71 season. I don't know for sure if the '68 was re-skinned to a '69 body for '71 like the Jerry Lagod car, but I suspect so. Paul Jett quit Trans-Am to go Grand National stock car racing for '72 so I bet that was his old Camaro that crashed hard at the '72 Sebring race.