A990 Super Stockers

[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.

[Dwight Southerland]

I raced with all those guys. Harris is a character not easily forgotten. Lloyd and Ron are truly some great people. A friend of mine and I almost bought a '68 Camaro C/SM car from Lloyd called the "Outhouse Mouse". That was in his days before the Hemis. Ron is someone I call a friend. I still have a business card from him when he worked for Southwestern Bell. Harris . . . well, Harris is a good ole country boy - none better.

[Charlie A]

Outhouse Mouse and Mabry&Terry !!!!


Was it Ron Cheshire that drove the candy red 64 Dodge 330?

[Charlie A]

That ^^^ was this:


Don't know who's it is or if it's a real one but man, I would like one ride before I die!

[Hemi Moose]

Originally Posted by Charlie A

That was this:

Charlie, it is the same A990 car that you posted earlier on in this thread...it was originally called the 'Texas Rattler'...but if you do a search on this '65 A990 car and read the story about it you will see what happened to it.

[Charlie A]

Funny how the angle of a picture can throw off the idea I had already seen and posted that very car.
I read the restoration link.
What an outstanding effort!
From what they found to completed car......
I have done a restoration or two, or I thought I had.
Compared to that, I repainted something.
Post the link so the others can appreciate the work.

[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?

[hemlock]

This is an A990 Dodge that was run with a Plymouth front end in the UDRA circuit until 1970. Car was reportedly cut up by the next couple owners and eventually scrapped in the 70's.