Great Neck "Alerts" Vega

[LUNCHBOX]

Jusmik posted that he saw the Vega at the Nassau County Museum. This confirmed what most of us already thought, that the Museum had it in storage so it could be a display piece. I received a phone call today and it was said to be sitting outside. I just had to take a ride by the Museum to see if I could find it. The trip over there was bittersweet. I was very happy to confirm that one of the most memorable pieces of FD Racing history still exists and hopefully will be well preserved in the Museum. However, the fact that it was sitting outside (it was confirmed that it has been for a while now) was very disheartening. It should be stored inside. Here are some pics of the Vega through the years followed by the current pics of it sitting outside of the museum.


1978


Early 80's


1989


1992 Nassau County Drill. The one and only drill in Purple.



1993 After it was refurbed.



January 2008 outside of the Nassau County Museum.

[fdbuster]

To me, the "Alerts" Vega from the late 1970's is THE Icon of Drill Team Racing!!!!!

[LUNCHBOX]

Amen to that Vin!

[FrogsThrower]

The first thing that i can remember from drill team racing was that truck. even thought it was the early 90's (not so long ago), i thought that was the best truck. i saw it like 4 years ago in the annex where it had been. not many people saw it but it was better then outside i guess!

[SplatterLadder]

This is a shame.

It is up to any reputable museum to house its artifacts and preserve them for generations.
Climate control and lighting are key elements.

This piece would be better off it was garaged until the Museum was ready to house it.

[F-Man]

2nd Amen to that Vinnie!

That truck is an icon, and a great piece of drill team history!

Isn't it funny, its not the trophies, or records, or drills won that make many teams stand out and be considered a major part of our history, its the way they conducted themselves on and off the track that left an impression for all to remember!

[daytonadave]

FROM THE RED LIGHTS FLASHING IN THE GRILLE TO THE SPARKS COMING OFF THE BACK STEP SCRAPING ON THE TRACK IT WAS A SHOWSTOPPER!!!! THATS WHY I PROBABLY HAVE MORE PICS OF THIS RIG THAN ANY OTHER IN MY COLLECTION. SOME HAVE ALREADY BEEN POSTED HERE. I THOUGHT I HAD A PIC OF WHEN IT WAS PAINTED PURPLE. THE SEARCH IS ON. REMEMBER THE T-SHIRTS ''CLEAR THE TRACK-THE VEGA IS BACK''

[duds]

In a storage shed,an empty bay in someones firehouse...or even see if Matt Spinelli's Grandmothers garage is still availble.......PLEASE SOMEBODY GET THIS GREAT PIECE OF RACING TRADITION INDOORS!!

[duds]

oh and one more thing..when she's ready to be restored RED,WHITE AND BLUE

[fdbuster]

Here are some great shots of Circusmonkey's racing replicia's

[unclekevie]

Just this morning I thought to myself I have not checked Circusmonkey's Racing Replica's web sight in quite a while. I know Joe was needing to take a break from building drill team models. I was very much surprised this morning to see these Great Neck models. My hat is off to you Joe, as usual you out did yourself. The decorama is so realistic.

Can one of you computer wizards take the first picture on this thread and the next to last picture before my post and place them side by side as one picture so that the exact detail can be seen. Both pictures are the same angle.

[Fdracingcom]

[FrogsThrower]

quick questions
who made all those models?
does he still do them?
how much are they?
does he take requests?


thanks

[unclekevie]

There are 2 ways you can find Joes website. Look up his screen name on this website. It is Circusmonkey. Click on that and when his profile comes up , click on racing replicas. If you are not a member of this website and can not look up the screen names go to community.webshots.com/user/jastemmler and you can see his work.

Joe is from Oceanside and he ran with the Misfits. He does fantastic work and can build a model of anything. When you look on his website I am sure you will agree. What ever his current price would be I am sure it would be worth it. I have some of his models and think they were worth every dime I paid plus.

[LUNCHBOX]