I picked up this Mercury Montego bodied Banjo built car several years ago. I've decided to try tracking down its race history.
I took it up to Asheville so Boscoe Lowe and Jerry(?) Donahue (both ex-Banjo employees) to look at. Theyverified it asBanjo built car. It's a Fordframe with a Holman-Moody front clip, as they were built back then.
I bought the car out off Piedmont, SC. Previous owner wasButch Moore, at that time ran a salvage yard in Anderson, SC, and then one in northern, GA. I think he has one now near Lexington, SC now.
He told me that the car originally had a '73 Torino body on it and was rebodied with a '76 Mercury Montego, which it has now. He also mentioned that Roy Tyner drove the car on super speedways. But asking questions with the Tyner Pontiac bunch at the recent Darlington Festival produced no answers.
I was also told the car might've was run with a red color, then changed to blue.
Another lead was the name of Thackston Garage in Enoree or Woodruff, SC. I was told there was a Tony and/or Rhett Thackston that used to race the Permatex 300 from there. But I haven't found a listing for either name in the phone directory. I might be spelling the name wrong.
Anyway, any leads or help would be appreciated. Ya' can call 864-430-1932 if needed.
Thanks,
Frank Hager
updated by @frank-hager: 12/05/16 04:02:07PM
