A990 Super Stockers

[Hemi Moose]

Another '65 A990 Coronet of Gene O'Neil...



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[treessavoy]

Originally Posted by Hemi Moose

Another '65 A990 Coronet of Gene O'Neil...

Just a observation.........why would a A990 car need elephant ears?

JimR

[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by treessavoy

Just a observation.........why would a A990 car need elephant ears?

JimR

Because it has a TRUNK! Jim


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[treessavoy]

yuk yuk yuk yuk, you so funny!

Good luck this weekend,

JimR

[Hemi Moose]

Some more old shots of some '65 A990's...

[Hemi Moose]

A couple shots of the 'Tension' 1965 Coronet A990 w/hood scoop & later w/injectors racing in the A/FX class...

[WH23H6]

Originally Posted by Hemi Moose

Some more old shots of some '65 A990's...

Hey, Does anybody know if the Jim Hale Car in the pic is the same car that became white and black and was sponsered by Mopar Performance?

[Dave Wolfe]

Originally Posted by WH23H6

Hey, Does anybody know if the Jim Hale Car in the pic is the same car that became white and black and was sponsered by Mopar Performance?

The red car did become the white and black one. I was helping Jim and SE Buchannan from 1990 to 1995 and did quite alot of work on that one and the Daytona GT that David Bogner has. The 65 was a built car, not original. It went to Southland when Jim quit for awhile.

Someone mentioned Ron Cheshire. I remember in about 1983 Cecil Petty was racing a 1965 Coronet in SS/CA (Mopar Mastadon). I was crewing for him and we went to an IHRA race at a converted horse track in La. Ron came with a 1965 Dodge I think he said came from Jimmy Johnson is northern La. I believe he got it from Bill Gibbs. Harris Mabry was with Ron and had a white 67 WO23. That Harris had some pretty good stories about his racing days.

[Hemi Moose]

I THINK the one on right is Lloyd Wolford next is Ron Cheshire and on the left is Harris Mabry my thoughts...Later J,Smith 4621 racing.

Mr. Jimmy Smith wins the prize, for correctly identifying all three, Hemi Super Stockers! I talked with Lloyd today at his place in Jonesboro. I showed him the picture (and MSR). He was blown away by the old pictures.

Here are a couple of quotes off that message board with the '65 A990 Coronet Ron Cheshire owned back then...anyone else here know these people, and who owns the car now.

[WH23H6]

Originally Posted by Dave Wolfe

The red car did become the white and black one. I was helping Jim and SE Buchannan from 1990 to 1995 and did quite alot of work on that one and the Daytona GT that David Bogner has. The 65 was a built car, not original. It went to Southland when Jim quit for awhile.

Someone mentioned Ron Cheshire. I remember in about 1983 Cecil Petty was racing a 1965 Coronet in SS/CA (Mopar Mastadon). I was crewing for him and we went to an IHRA race at a converted horse track in La. Ron came with a 1965 Dodge I think he said came from Jimmy Johnson is northern La. I believe he got it from Bill Gibbs. Harris Mabry was with Ron and had a white 67 WO23. That Harris had some pretty good stories about his racing days.

Just curious...did Jim have the Red carbuilt? Or was it a race car when he got it?