These cars were later re-skinned and re-wheelbased to Dodge Miradas and Chrysler Imperial/Cordobas to meet the new NASCAR 110" wheel-base rule in 1981 (Buddy could not afford to build, or buy new 110" cars) and later ex-Bill Elliott Fords.
Petty, who had left Dodge for General Motors in 1978, agreed, and several other teams including Junior Johnson's team built race-spec Mirada's to test.
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The Petty team removed the Mirada sheet metal (passing it to Buddy Arrington) and like the Johnson team elected to build Buick Regal bodied racecars, and this put an end to Chrysler's attempt to re-establish itself in NASCAR.
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It was sold to Buddy Arrington in December 1981, who in turn served as a technical consultant and a driver for the filming of the movies racing scenes driving the Mirada.
He ran a few races each season during 1983-85 running his self-owned Dodge Mirada and Chrysler Imperial.
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Ed Negre campaigned one occasionally in 1979-80 seasons, and Buddy Arrington ran a second generation car in the 1982-84 seasons, alternating with Dodge Miradas and Chrysler Imperials.