see things like that are GREAT to read and it tells tales of by gone era i love it when you guys that were part of the lets say before the ranks got blown outta place by money.
Any more neat deals like that or those you just mentioned makes most folks hang on every word because you did things no one would think of...
P O S T M O R E please sir
I don't know that Lee Holman has such High Standards, he hired me once upon a time, LMAO !!!!!!
Robbie Solesbee said:
It would be nice if the car retained the original Holman-Moody ID tag and it was shown. But regardless it is a nice piece and a great representation of a Holman-Moody car. Lee Holman has very high standards and the cars and engines under construction in his shop is proof of that. I doubt he would autograph a car that was not a Holman-Moody car. Keep in mind alot of these cars were hand me downs to independent drivers and the ID tags may be lost to time. Where these cars end up before restoration have some great back stories. I was visiting Banjo Matthews' shop when they were restoring the Mercury he started with. I wanted it restored-not a copy. Over the course of our conversation I found out from a guy in the shop that the chassisunder ole DW's #95 Merc began it's life as the car Mario Andretti won the '67 Daytona 500 with. Sometimes when restoring a car some allowances have to be made. The gauges are a good point. It would be very hard to find working ones from that era. JMHO.
this car came out of Wendell Scott's "back of the shop junkyard." Who knows where it came from after Haynes had a hold of it . . Pearson bought it @ a car show & sold it . It wound up in the California Vintage Car Club . Its a replica. Dr. Craft could tell you the history, but no one on here cares about that, so long as it looks like it was real once. Stats on this car would be an entire world away from the real thoroughbred. I wonder if Gilder ran into Haynes @ Carolina last night? No matter, what difference would the truth make on here ?
You had to love NASCAR when the cars were truly modified production cars like this Torinothey almost look like they could have run in the Trans-Am series. The sponsor logos were not overpowering, and the big steel wheels looked like the ones you had at home. Ford specifically developed the fastback Torino for aerodynamics in NASCAR, and this car was the first to hit over 190mph at Daytona.
This car is restored to a high standard, and the dash includes signatures from driver David Pearson and Lee Holman of car builder Holman-Moody. We would almost prefer to see the car in more battered as-raced condition, but this restoration is very impressive. We hope the new owner would take it on track at least for Historic NASCAR exhibitions.
Vintage Stewart Warner gauges and interior parts look greatshockingly not that different from NASCAR rides of today. The big 427 was Fords racing answer in all forms of motorsport in the mid-60s. Somehow the stray dog in the photo below is fitting for this car.
We think this bid will climb quite high, especially considering that the seller claims they represent David Pearson in the sale. The sky is the limit on this cool race car. For more info on the 1968 season click here .
UPDATE: The eBay auction for this car ended at $185,100 with 26 bids . Wow.
AND HOW ARE WE POOR SOUTHERNERS SUPPOSED TO SURVIVE THROUGH THE DAY WITH ALL THIS FOOD TALK?????????????????????????????????/
MOst of all the food yo all described I have seen,smelled,and almost eat to much of it before or after a race. But im home grown and memories of those scrumptious hotdogs were the seller in my dept. You couldnt pile enough slaw and chili on them for us.....
Must be skipping--I only see three of them. Oh wait a Metro--thats it a lil Chevy Metro.
Your mind works in a devious way I see ! ! !
he better not resign then i wont have nobody to pick on or fuss at -----or get fussed back from.
Team Midlands folks been resigning from alot of different positions lately.
Tim Leeming said:I resign as writer of Legendtorials, blogs and forums. The mind that thought that it is far superior to anything mine has ever conceived.
Patty ,that crystal ball seems to have rolled over to JG's side of the table.---JG--I like the sound of that. Anyway who opened the closet door anyway? Last I heard the dang lock was on from the outside, so who opened it,BF? or maybe ole DW did just to tick off a few good ole boys. Anyway Humpy had the idea to keep it civil---I think. Now JG is procrastinating way into the future, only thing is he has a few to add to the gig. Maybe that will come next week when the next installment will be hot off the press
Maybe DW will read this little misdirected short take and take light of the subject. But danged if it isnt fun to poke fun at our somewhat heros even if it kinda offends some people---you see all that is said is in fun and for the good of our sport and people shouldnt get all bent out of shape over it.
Now Patty who do you think we should roast next week? Hmmmmmmmmm??
