Thanks for all the responses guys, amazing what you can learn when you when you get people talking. The fact that H-M continued to build cars and engines after 1971 made me remember something Dad told me once. In '72-'73 Mr. L.O. Stanley from Meadows of Dan, Va. was building the engines for the Mustang Dad was driving for Jack St.Clair from Roanoke. Mr. Stanley had worked at H-M back in the early days and decided he wanted to take one of the 302's and put it on the dino. Dad said he had been to H-M before but never got past the parts counter. On this trip he followed Mr. Stanley right into the dino room just like he owned the place. I guess that says a lot about the respect that H-M had for Mr. Stanley even all those years later. If I remember right they blew a head gasket on the first pull and fixed it right there on the dino. The motor pulled just about what he thought it would.
Dad told me that story with a reminder about burning bridges and always treating people with respect. Some times it is not what you know, but who you know, that opens doors.
One other thing, in the course of these comments the answer to the other part of the "What's That Mean" discussion was given. Can anyone find it?
"Competition Proven" the slogan of Holman-Moody is known throughout the land. Even today seeing the name or hearing the slogan brings back memories of cars, drivers and people who worked there. I have memories of visits to the famous facility. Doesn't Larry Wallace still grind cams under that name? Plan on getting the book written about it. The other day I ran across a statement about the last race won by H-M that surprised me for some reason but after thinking about it for a while it may be correct. Then I thought, I know someone on RR will know so here goes. (If you have the book, give a little time for the rest of us to have a little fun before you post.)
When, where and who drove the car in the last victory for H-M in Cup racing?
