Chuck Nelson Passes Away - Page 3

Rob Ayres · 10-31-2012, 02:32 PM

My memories of Chuck go back to the late 60's when my dad and I were running his stocker. He had known Chuck, Red, and Bill Carlisle for years. They always gave us fits when teching the car cause my old man just couldn't keep from agitating all of them. I'll never forget we were going through tech in Houma, LA around 1969 or 1970. Red and Chuck got the idea that they were going to make all the stockers come through tech with the the headers closed off. Back then stockers had to have the exhaust system with mufflers on the car. We had a crossover pipe between the collectors attached to the exhaust system,with no flanges on the collectors. We put beer cans over the ends of the collectors and tightened them down with hose clamps. We pulled through tech at an idle. When Red saw the beer cans he made the old man rev the motor and both the beer cans shot off the headers and went flying behind the car, almost hitting Chuck. They just frowned, shook their heads, and waved us on through tech.
Last time I saw him was at the Bowling Green Hot Rod Reunion about 5 years ago. He was one of the honorees. Quite a guy. He'll be missed.

Cotten · 10-31-2012, 03:14 PM

Sad day and a loss to us. He was a very special person and will be missed. Mike and Paula

Marty Burke · 10-31-2012, 08:46 PM

Chuck was a great guy. Always smiling at the scales & happy when you went rounds.
I will think of him everytime I pull onto the scales.
So very sad.

Marty Burke

tex22 · 10-31-2012, 08:49 PM

Very sad day. Glad I got to know Chuck the few years I did, and I learned a lot from him. Rollin across the scales just won't be the same, you will be missed Chuck!

countrypuppy4865 · 10-31-2012, 09:23 PM

Our condolences to the Nelson family. Mr. Chuck was a great guy and he will truly be missed.

- The Hidalgo family

Carl Weisinger · 11-01-2012, 01:34 AM

Met Chuck Nelson at Indy in 1990. He was very polite and well dressed as he stood in front of my car and suggested I might never want to bring my Camaro to Division 4 as a
SS/BA car unless it had an aluminum block in it. I think my old friend Jim Hale put him
up to that.

Chuck also looked out for other people too. Once, in Atlanta, Joe Tech was having fun
with a giant blue baby bottle with a huge nipple on it. He would poke it towards a racers face at the slightest hint of disagreement with an officials opinion. Chuck probably saved
Joe Tech from being involved in a potentially dangerous physical altercation when he
suggested Joe might want to consider quitting that behavior.

I never took the car to Division 4.

RIP Chuck.

Michael Colaluca · 11-01-2012, 03:45 PM

Here is the following information for the funeral, burial, and the viewing of the body for Chuck Nelson:

Viewing: 6-8PM Sunday evening at Metcalf Funeral Home in Conroe, Tx

Funeral: 10AM Monday morning at Metcalf Funeral Home in Conroe, Tx

Burial: 3:30 PM Turrentine, Jackson, Morrow in McKinney, Tx

10-31-2012, 02:32 PM	#21
Rob Ayres Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 32 Likes: 0 Liked 31 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Chuck Nelson Passes Away My memories of Chuck go back to the late 60's when my dad and I were running his stocker. He had known Chuck, Red, and Bill Carlisle for years. They always gave us fits when teching the car cause my old man just couldn't keep from agitating all of them. I'll never forget we were going through tech in Houma, LA around 1969 or 1970. Red and Chuck got the idea that they were going to make all the stockers come through tech with the the headers closed off. Back then stockers had to have the exhaust system with mufflers on the car. We had a crossover pipe between the collectors attached to the exhaust system,with no flanges on the collectors. We put beer cans over the ends of the collectors and tightened them down with hose clamps. We pulled through tech at an idle. When Red saw the beer cans he made the old man rev the motor and both the beer cans shot off the headers and went flying behind the car, almost hitting Chuck. They just frowned, shook their heads, and waved us on through tech. Last time I saw him was at the Bowling Green Hot Rod Reunion about 5 years ago. He was one of the honorees. Quite a guy. He'll be missed.

10-31-2012, 03:14 PM	#22
Cotten Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 219 Likes: 452 Liked 485 Times in 58 Posts	Re: Chuck Nelson Passes Away Sad day and a loss to us. He was a very special person and will be missed. Mike and Paula

10-31-2012, 08:46 PM	#23
Marty Burke Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Leonard Tx Posts: 25 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Chuck Nelson Passes Away Chuck was a great guy. Always smiling at the scales & happy when you went rounds. I will think of him everytime I pull onto the scales. So very sad. Marty Burke

10-31-2012, 08:49 PM	#24
tex22 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 81 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Chuck Nelson Passes Away Very sad day. Glad I got to know Chuck the few years I did, and I learned a lot from him. Rollin across the scales just won't be the same, you will be missed Chuck! __________________ Nolan Grier 4785

10-31-2012, 09:23 PM	#25
countrypuppy4865 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Donaldsonville, LA Posts: 967 Likes: 8 Liked 183 Times in 62 Posts	Re: Chuck Nelson Passes Away Our condolences to the Nelson family. Mr. Chuck was a great guy and he will truly be missed. - The Hidalgo family __________________ Jimmy "Cooter" Hidalgo, Jr. 4865 E/SA '04 GTO 4865 SS/GA '99 Firebird

11-01-2012, 01:34 AM	#26
Carl Weisinger Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 98 Likes: 5 Liked 12 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Chuck Nelson Passes Away Met Chuck Nelson at Indy in 1990. He was very polite and well dressed as he stood in front of my car and suggested I might never want to bring my Camaro to Division 4 as a SS/BA car unless it had an aluminum block in it. I think my old friend Jim Hale put him up to that. Chuck also looked out for other people too. Once, in Atlanta, Joe Tech was having fun with a giant blue baby bottle with a huge nipple on it. He would poke it towards a racers face at the slightest hint of disagreement with an officials opinion. Chuck probably saved Joe Tech from being involved in a potentially dangerous physical altercation when he suggested Joe might want to consider quitting that behavior. I never took the car to Division 4. RIP Chuck.

11-01-2012, 03:45 PM	#27
Michael Colaluca Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 81 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Chuck Nelson Passes Away Here is the following information for the funeral, burial, and the viewing of the body for Chuck Nelson: Viewing: 6-8PM Sunday evening at Metcalf Funeral Home in Conroe, Tx Funeral: 10AM Monday morning at Metcalf Funeral Home in Conroe, Tx Burial: 3:30 PM Turrentine, Jackson, Morrow in McKinney, Tx