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Originally Posted by 68hemiss
Guys,
I was fortunate to have met Chuck McJury a few times before he passed. He told me that he ordered an automatic Dart but when he picked it up he got a stick car - although he always ran it as an automatic. The second paint job with the black top - he wasn't happy with so they changed the top to white. Dave, I do not have the McJury car documented - I understand that it is still around - I have gotten the same story from 3 different sources. My favorite memory of Chuck is from the Hemi Reunion. I was checking trailers at the time and on my way back to the strip - they were taking photos of the cars going down the track - and I ran into Chuck & his wife coming from the strip - Chuck had this big smile on his face - he Thanked me for inviting him and complimented the event - he told me that one of the Hemi Dart owners - who had just bought his car told him that he had never been on a dragstrip and was a little nervous going down the track - Chuck told him that he was one of the original owners of a Hemi Dart and offered to drive down the track for him - the owner agreed and got into the passenger seat. Chuck launched the car and banged second gear - then backed off and drove down the track - He told me the owner almost fell out of his seat when he banged second. He was all smiles - how often does a guy get a chance to do this agian almost 30 years sfter he sold his car - Good memories!
Mark J
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thanx for that Mark
Marfen (Dave McD.) sent me a couple pictures of Chuck he took while at the Hemi Reunion in 2008. The first one is Chuck getting comfy in Dave's LO stick car. The second is of him with the AFX he was the second owner of.
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