Div 7, Mike Manning's 64 Belevdere pics??

cudadoug · 04-02-2012, 08:19 PM

In 1988, through a counterman at Vic Hubbard's in Hayward I was able to buy the ex-SS/EA and FA 64 Plymouth of Mike Manning for a whopping $1500! COMPLETE roller! It was pretty much as raced last, with a leaf/link rear, 4 point roll bar, shifter, gauges...complete!! Don't know what Mike sold to my seller for, but it wasn't that cheap!

At one point (1976?) it held the (FA?) record at (I think) 10.78...??

Anywhoooo, I had barely a bracket racer's budget so I never did reach my dream of Div 7 S/S champ...HAHA!!

Around spring of 1990 I sold it to a UPS driver in So Cal ($3000. Man...if I could do this for a living!) He also bought a 440 shortblock from me that was intened for that car as a bracket/10.90 deal. Lost track of it after that and always wondered what happened to it.

Does anyone have any pics from when Mike ran the car?? Attached it the only pic I have in all white paint. When Mike had the car it had red and blue side stripes over the white.

No it wasn't a real maxie car...

In fact, anyone know what happened to Mike? He ran Manning Automotive in Hayward until the mid 90's (again, I think) and he sold out and retired. Said he was taking up his new career of fly fishing! Super nice guy...hope he is well.

Hemi Moose · 04-03-2012, 10:29 PM

I'm not sure where you lived during the time you owned the car but if it was on the west coast I bet Bob Mazzolni from Riverside California would know what happened to it...curious what size motor was the car originally, and do you know anymore history on it.

Bob Rice · 04-04-2012, 01:36 AM

Hemi Moose · 04-06-2012, 10:17 AM

...so I'm guessing the '64 Plymouth was repainted all white after it's former red white & blue colors it had that Bob posted...was it always a west coast car, because I seen another picture of one that looks very similar to this one but that car was from the north east / division 1.

Chuck Norton · 04-06-2012, 10:42 AM

Driver # 7310! I never knew who was assigned that number. Division 7 assigned the original Super Stock permanent numbers in a consecutive sequence beginning with 7300 back in 1974. Several of us continue to use those original numbers today. I've had 7311 since that time, George Stassi has 7312 and I believe that Richard Salcido is 7307.

The original Stock numbers began with 7900. I don't know how long it took them to assign the entire sequence and eventually abandon the system but that really dates the picture. These days, a real Division 7 veteran is anyone with a 4-digit number.

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cudadoug · 04-10-2012, 12:58 PM

Glad I could help, Mr. Norton!

Moose, I don't remeber who painted it all white, Mike or the guy I bought it from. I did ask Mazz in the late 90's if he had seen it or knew of it, which he did not at that point.

I'm also not 100% sure of it's history, other than it was an original 318 poly car that Mike dug up somewhere. Even in 88 when I got it, the turquoise bench seat interior was really clean, there was no rust anywhere, nor could I find any evidence of a crash or other abuse.

GREAT PIC! Looks like Irwindale circa the mid-70's. (What year did a SS/EA require a roll bar?)

I'd sure like to see a qualifying sheet and/or class eliminations from the Winternationals during that era...

Hemi Moose · 05-08-2012, 01:25 PM

So are there any updates on this thing...

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Originally Posted by Bob Rice

04-02-2012, 08:19 PM	#1
cudadoug Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 83 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Div 7, Mike Manning's 64 Belevdere pics?? In 1988, through a counterman at Vic Hubbard's in Hayward I was able to buy the ex-SS/EA and FA 64 Plymouth of Mike Manning for a whopping $1500! COMPLETE roller! It was pretty much as raced last, with a leaf/link rear, 4 point roll bar, shifter, gauges...complete!! Don't know what Mike sold to my seller for, but it wasn't that cheap! At one point (1976?) it held the (FA?) record at (I think) 10.78...?? Anywhoooo, I had barely a bracket racer's budget so I never did reach my dream of Div 7 S/S champ...HAHA!! Around spring of 1990 I sold it to a UPS driver in So Cal ($3000. Man...if I could do this for a living!) He also bought a 440 shortblock from me that was intened for that car as a bracket/10.90 deal. Lost track of it after that and always wondered what happened to it. Does anyone have any pics from when Mike ran the car?? Attached it the only pic I have in all white paint. When Mike had the car it had red and blue side stripes over the white. No it wasn't a real maxie car... In fact, anyone know what happened to Mike? He ran Manning Automotive in Hayward until the mid 90's (again, I think) and he sold out and retired. Said he was taking up his new career of fly fishing! Super nice guy...hope he is well. Attached Thumbnails

04-03-2012, 10:29 PM	#2
Hemi Moose VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,824 Likes: 0 Liked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Div 7, Mike Manning's 64 Belevdere pics?? I'm not sure where you lived during the time you owned the car but if it was on the west coast I bet Bob Mazzolni from Riverside California would know what happened to it...curious what size motor was the car originally, and do you know anymore history on it.

04-04-2012, 01:36 AM	#3
Bob Rice Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: New Bern, NC Posts: 617 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Div 7, Mike Manning's 64 Belevdere pics??

04-06-2012, 10:17 AM	#4
Hemi Moose VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,824 Likes: 0 Liked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Div 7, Mike Manning's 64 Belevdere pics?? ...so I'm guessing the '64 Plymouth was repainted all white after it's former red white & blue colors it had that Bob posted...was it always a west coast car, because I seen another picture of one that looks very similar to this one but that car was from the north east / division 1.

04-06-2012, 10:42 AM	#5
Chuck Norton Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Covina, CA Posts: 472 Likes: 99 Liked 76 Times in 17 Posts	Re: Div 7, Mike Manning's 64 Belevdere pics?? Driver # 7310! I never knew who was assigned that number. Division 7 assigned the original Super Stock permanent numbers in a consecutive sequence beginning with 7300 back in 1974. Several of us continue to use those original numbers today. I've had 7311 since that time, George Stassi has 7312 and I believe that Richard Salcido is 7307. The original Stock numbers began with 7900. I don't know how long it took them to assign the entire sequence and eventually abandon the system but that really dates the picture. These days, a real Division 7 veteran is anyone with a 4-digit number. c __________________ Chuck Norton

04-10-2012, 12:58 PM	#6
cudadoug Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 83 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Div 7, Mike Manning's 64 Belevdere pics?? Glad I could help, Mr. Norton! Moose, I don't remeber who painted it all white, Mike or the guy I bought it from. I did ask Mazz in the late 90's if he had seen it or knew of it, which he did not at that point. I'm also not 100% sure of it's history, other than it was an original 318 poly car that Mike dug up somewhere. Even in 88 when I got it, the turquoise bench seat interior was really clean, there was no rust anywhere, nor could I find any evidence of a crash or other abuse. GREAT PIC! Looks like Irwindale circa the mid-70's. (What year did a SS/EA require a roll bar?) I'd sure like to see a qualifying sheet and/or class eliminations from the Winternationals during that era...