@dave-fulton8 years ago
That's Emanuel "The Golden Greek" Zervakis from Richmond, Virginia. 'Manuel's son Butch is an RR member and has tons of photos on his page.Zervakis scored two Grand National wins and retired from driving after a terrible modified wreck at Richmond's Southside Speedway.Zervakis would later promote Southside and owned and built Late Model Sportsman cars driven by Sonny Hutchins, Geoff Bodine and Butch Lindley.When Harry Gant put together his big Winston Cup winning streak earning the "Mr. September" nickname, Zervakis was the team's chassis consultant.
@dave-fulton8 years ago
The Southside Glass Shop sponsorship on the rear quarter panel is the business Zervakis operated for many years on Jefferson Davis Highway in South Richmond. Geoff Bodine lived in a motorhome at the glass shop when he drove for Zervakis.
@dave-fulton8 years ago
You'll find the Zervakis #300 coupe featured on his Legends of NASCAR page, along with a nice obituary by Richmond Motorsports writer, Randy Hallman. http://www.legendsofnascar.com/Emanuel_Zervakis.htm Zervakis also purchased and operated the reknowned Stock Car Products before his death.
@dave-fulton8 years ago
"GREEK" lettered over the door window is the dead giveaway whose car this is - " The Golden Greek" - Emanuel Zervakis.
@dave-fulton8 years ago
Note that Zervakis nearly always had "greek" or "The Greek" lettered on his modifieds as in the photo below: This photo is of Zervakis' career ending crash at Richmond's Southside Speedway:
@dave-fulton8 years ago
Note that the "Built By" names on Emanuel Zervakis' later #1 Modified match the "Built By" names on the #300 coupe photo:
@bill-mcpeek8 years ago
you can see that the wheels, headers,front push bar, fenders and interior paint is all the same. This is most likely the same car. The question is who owned it first.
@dave-fulton8 years ago
Earl Moss raced his #300 in the photo below at Hampton, Virginia's Langley Field in 1964, the same year Emanuel Zervakis' driving career ended at Richmond's Southside Speedway in a horrendous crash in his #1 modified. Are the two #300s related?
@dennis-garrett8 years ago
YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THE "The Golden Greek" - Emanuel Zervakis DRIVING THE #1 AND #300 Southside Glass Shop sponsor RACE CARS.
============================================================ "The Golden Greek" - Emanuel Zervakis' GRAVESITE IS ABOUT 50 YDS. FROM MY FATHER'S GRAVESITE AT DALE MEMORIAL PARK, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY.VA. ============================================================ #2 Emanuel Zervakis BUILT/CAR OWNED/RACE CAR
Comment by Butch Zervakis on December 4, 2010 at 10:41pm this car was built and owned by Micky Limeburger and sponsored by Zervakis's Southside Glass Shop
Comment by Andy Towler on November 2, 2008 at 5:29pm yes
Comment by Jack Walker on November 2, 2008 at 3:26pm Andy, Is this the same car that Earl Moss later drove ?
Jack ============================================================
THE Comment by (SON) Butch Zervakis on December 4, 2010 at 10:41pm this car #300 was built and owned by Micky Limeburger and sponsored by Zervakis's Southside Glass Shop #1 RACE CAR HAS "BUILT BY LEIMBERGER AND BLICK" LETTERING ON IT'S BODY ?
============================================================ QUESTION #3. HOW MANY RACE CARS DID Micky Limeburger/ LEIMBERGER AND BLICK BUILT/OWNED AND WHO WAS HIS/THEIR RACE DRIVERS.
QUESTION #4. DID Micky Limeburger/LEIMBERGER AND BLICK BUILT/OWNED THE #300 EARL MOSS' NC SONSOR RACE CAR?
@dave-fulton8 years ago
Dennis, that story about Emanuel's new yellow #2 is from 1964, same year he crashed it in the photo down below climbing the Southside fence. I'd say the answer to your question is yes, this was his last car and the one he was driving when injured at Southside.Those are good notes you found from Butch Zervakis regarding the #300 photo reposted by Jeff.
@dave-fulton8 years ago
Here's a photo of the builder of the pictured#300 , Mickey Leimberger, posing with Emanuel Zervakis and Monroe Shook with their Grand National car #85 from the Butch Zervakis collection:
PHOTO #1. WHO IS #1., AND #2.? WHO IS #1.? Mickey Leimberger WHO IS #2.? Emanuel Zervakis PHOTO #2. WHO IS #3., #4., AND #5.? WHO IS #3.? MONROE SHOOK OF SHOOK TRANSFER, KEYSVILLE,VA., SPONSOR OF #85 1961 CHEVY Grand National #85 RACE CAR. WHO IS #4.? WHO IS #5.?
WHO IS BLICK ? IS HE IN THE #85 PHOTO ABOVE? PHOTO #3. MONROE SHOOK OF SHOOK TRANSFER, KEYSVILLE,VA., SPONSOR OF #85 1961 CHEVY Grand National RACE CAR. PHOTO #4#88 TINY LUND 1959-60 Chevrolet Shook's TRANSFER 1/24 Decals NASCAR / SHOOK TRANSFER, KEYSVILLE,VA. DECALS ON EBAY
@dave-fulton8 years ago
We need Butch back here to identify 4 & 5. Rex White might know.
That's Emanuel "The Golden Greek" Zervakis from Richmond, Virginia. 'Manuel's son Butch is an RR member and has tons of photos on his page.Zervakis scored two Grand National wins and retired from driving after a terrible modified wreck at Richmond's Southside Speedway.Zervakis would later promote Southside and owned and built Late Model Sportsman cars driven by Sonny Hutchins, Geoff Bodine and Butch Lindley.When Harry Gant put together his big Winston Cup winning streak earning the "Mr. September" nickname, Zervakis was the team's chassis consultant.
The Southside Glass Shop sponsorship on the rear quarter panel is the business Zervakis operated for many years on Jefferson Davis Highway in South Richmond. Geoff Bodine lived in a motorhome at the glass shop when he drove for Zervakis.
You'll find the Zervakis #300 coupe featured on his Legends of NASCAR page, along with a nice obituary by Richmond Motorsports writer, Randy Hallman. http://www.legendsofnascar.com/Emanuel_Zervakis.htm Zervakis also purchased and operated the reknowned Stock Car Products before his death.
"GREEK" lettered over the door window is the dead giveaway whose car this is - " The Golden Greek" - Emanuel Zervakis.
Note that Zervakis nearly always had "greek" or "The Greek" lettered on his modifieds as in the photo below:
Note that the "Built By" names on Emanuel Zervakis' later #1 Modified match the "Built By" names on the #300 coupe photo:
you can see that the wheels, headers,front push bar, fenders and interior paint is all the same. This is most likely the same car. The question is who owned it first.
Earl Moss raced his #300 in the photo below at Hampton, Virginia's Langley Field in 1964, the same year Emanuel Zervakis' driving career ended at Richmond's Southside Speedway in a horrendous crash in his #1 modified. Are the two #300s related?
YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THE "The Golden Greek" - Emanuel Zervakis DRIVING THE #1 AND #300 Southside Glass Shop sponsor RACE CARS.
============================================================
"The Golden Greek" - Emanuel Zervakis' GRAVESITE IS ABOUT 50 YDS. FROM MY FATHER'S GRAVESITE AT DALE MEMORIAL PARK, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY.VA.
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Added by Andy Towler on January 6, 2011 at 9:21pm
http://stockcar.racersreunion.com/photo/emanuel-zervakis-1/next?context=user
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Richmond Va. The Greek Emerald zervackis- Clyde Mangums Collection Thanks Clyde
http://stockcar.racersreunion.com/photo/richmond-va-the-greek-emerald
Comment by Butch Zervakis on December 4, 2010 at 10:41pm
this car was built and owned by Micky Limeburger and sponsored by Zervakis's Southside Glass Shop
Comment by Andy Towler on November 2, 2008 at 5:29pm
yes
Comment by Jack Walker on November 2, 2008 at 3:26pm
Andy,
Is this the same car that Earl Moss later drove ?
Jack
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THE Comment by (SON) Butch Zervakis on December 4, 2010 at 10:41pm
this car #300 was built and owned by Micky Limeburger and sponsored by Zervakis's Southside Glass Shop
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QUESTION #3. HOW MANY RACE CARS DID Micky Limeburger/ LEIMBERGER AND BLICK BUILT/OWNED AND WHO WAS HIS/THEIR RACE DRIVERS.
QUESTION #4. DID Micky Limeburger/LEIMBERGER AND BLICK BUILT/OWNED THE #300 EARL MOSS' NC SONSOR RACE CAR?
Dennis, that story about Emanuel's new yellow #2 is from 1964, same year he crashed it in the photo down below climbing the Southside fence. I'd say the answer to your question is yes, this was his last car and the one he was driving when injured at Southside.Those are good notes you found from Butch Zervakis regarding the #300 photo reposted by Jeff.
Here's a photo of the builder of the pictured #300 , Mickey Leimberger, posing with Emanuel Zervakis and Monroe Shook with their Grand National car #85 from the Butch Zervakis collection:
DAVE, THANKS FOR #85 PHOTO AND INFORMATION.
WHO IS #2.? Emanuel Zervakis
WHO IS #4.?
WHO IS #5.?
WHO IS BLICK ? IS HE IN THE #85 PHOTO ABOVE?
We need Butch back here to identify 4 & 5. Rex White might know.