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Earl Moss Coupe 300 ?

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Can anyone help us determine if this is in fact Earl Moss' coupe. If not, then who? Thanks
Dave Fulton
@dave-fulton   8 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 Fulton
@dave-fulton   8 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 Fulton
@dave-fulton   8 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 Fulton
@dave-fulton   8 years ago
"GREEK" lettered over the door window is the dead giveaway whose car this is - " The Golden Greek" - Emanuel Zervakis.
Dave Fulton
@dave-fulton   8 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 Fulton
@dave-fulton   8 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 mcpeek
@bill-mcpeek   8 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 Fulton
@dave-fulton   8 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?
Dave Fulton
@dave-fulton   8 years ago
Dennis  Garrett
@dennis-garrett   8 years ago
YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THE "The Golden Greek" - Emanuel Zervakis DRIVING THE #1 AND #300 Southside Glass Shop sponsor RACE CARS.

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"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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#2 Emanuel Zervakis BUILT/CAR OWNED/RACE CAR

Added by Andy Towler on January 6, 2011 at 9:21pm

http://stockcar.racersreunion.com/photo/emanuel-zervakis-1/next?context=user
QUESTION #1. WAS THIS #2 RACE CAR Emanuel Zervakis' FIRST & LAST RACE CAR THAT HE BUILT & RACE & WRECKED BEFORE HE RETIRES AS A DRIVER?
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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
#1 RACE CAR HAS "BUILT BY LEIMBERGER AND BLICK" LETTERING ON IT'S BODY ?

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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?
Dave Fulton
@dave-fulton   8 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 Fulton
@dave-fulton   8 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:
Dennis  Garrett
@dennis-garrett   8 years ago
DAVE, THANKS FOR #85 PHOTO AND INFORMATION.

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 Fulton
@dave-fulton   8 years ago
We need Butch back here to identify 4 & 5. Rex White might know.
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