Jim Hale 68 Cuda

[herbjr]

Originally Posted by 340Cuda

As him to tell you about the "WillieMo".

I think it was his first race car, hard to remember as this was in the mid 60s.

If I remember correctly it was a four door, 57 or 58 Plymouth with a max wedge.

Bill

I think he sold that car to a Chrysler Rep named John Moore out of Memphis. The reason i say that is he ran BMP with it back then. My dad had a 57 nomad wagon with a 4 speed. He couldnt outrun my dad for class so he approached him, offered him a 1965 Hemi 4 Speed car from Chrysler and the rest is History. Oh yea he told my dad the only way he could race the 4 Speed car was to put MR 4 SPEED on the Door. Now you know the "rest of the story" and the man who gave him the name. John is still alive at 85 in Charleston SC, my dad eats dinner with him every year on his way to the PRI show.

Herb McCandless Jr

[340Cuda]

Originally Posted by herbjr

I think he sold that car to a Chrysler Rep named John Moore out of Memphis. The reason i say that is he ran BMP with it back then. My dad had a 57 nomad wagon with a 4 speed. He couldnt outrun my dad for class so he approached him, offered him a 1965 Hemi 4 Speed car from Chrysler and the rest is History. Oh yea he told my dad the only way he could race the 4 Speed car was to put MR 4 SPEED on the Door. Now you know the "rest of the story" and the man who gave him the name. John is still alive at 85 in Charleston SC, my dad eats dinner with him every year on his way to the PRI show.

Herb McCandless Jr

Herb,
Great strory thanks for sharing it with us. I was trying to remember what class that car ran and it probably was B/MP.
Bill Lamb