Don Carlton 1967 GTX?

[James L Miller]

Did Don Carlton drive a 1967 GTX somewhere along the line? A friend has a line on such an animal. I'm thinking it must have been a Sox & Martin car, perhaps after the 1968 Cuda was ready for Ronnie. Or did Carlton have one of his own?

[ww63]

Originally Posted by James L Miller

Did Don Carlton drive a 1967 GTX somewhere along the line? A friend has a line on such an animal. I'm thinking it must have been a Sox & Martin car, perhaps after the 1968 Cuda was ready for Ronnie. Or did Carlton have one of his own?

Carlton had his own 68 cuda and in addition drove a 68 for Sox&Martin. may have also drove a 67 but I have never seen any pics.

[Charlie A]

Only info I can find says he drove one for Sox&Martin and turned that oppurtunity into a factory deal later.
Maybe someone has a pic of the S&M GTX with his name as driver somewhere.
Just reporting what google told me.

Whose name is on the door here? Dave Strickler? Doesn't appear to say Ronnie Sox.

[troublemaker427]

Yes it is Strick's name on the door. He had an agreement with S&M to drive for them several times in '67.

Originally Posted by Charlie A

Only info I can find says he drove one for Sox&Martin and turned that oppurtunity into a factory deal later.
Maybe someone has a pic of the S&M GTX with his name as driver somewhere.
Just reporting what google told me.

Whose name is on the door here? Dave Strickler? Doesn't appear to say Ronnie Sox.

[Charlie A]

If Don Carlton ever drove for them and the name was on the door, as popular as the S&M cars were, there is a picture somewhere......just where?

[chris3racing]

Finding all the information you want about Don Carlton, Sox and those guys is pretty easy if you go to the people who built the cars, traveled with them and was involved in the design and construction. Go to Moparts site and search. I sent Stewart Pomroy, Ted, Dick Oldfield all an email and told them about your questions an they may come one the thread with answers and photos, if available.

[James L Miller]

Originally Posted by chris3racing

Finding all the information you want about Don Carlton, Sox and those guys is pretty easy if you go to the people who built the cars, traveled with them and was involved in the design and construction. Go to Moparts site and search. I sent Stewart Pomroy, Ted, Dick Oldfield all an email and told them about your questions an they may come one the thread with answers and photos, if available.

I e-mailed Stewart, Dick, Ted Spehar, Hoover and several others of the Missile gang before I started this thread and only Stewart and Steve Reasbeck have replied. I got some replies from Reed and Mark J on the subject as well. Maybe you will have better luck with them? I occassionally get e-mail from Dick, so I guess there was no info or interest in a "might be Carlton's" car. My friend still hasn't looked at it, but promised some photos when he gets to look at it. I'm not holding my breath that it's a S&M car. I've looked at dozens of cars over the years that rarely were as advertised.

[ss wannabee]

Originally Posted by troublemaker427

Yes it is Strick's name on the door. He had an agreement with S&M to drive for them several times in '67.

Wow, didn't know that!

[Myron Piatek]

Here is a quote from a May, 1977 Car Craft article by Al Kirschenbaum:

"Years later, when Don's flat-towed '68 Hemi 'Cuda plowed into a tree in a highway mishap, Buddy Martin bought the car and gave him a job driving it. Don's talent at the tree (Christmas, not wood) and reputation as a match racer didn't go unnoticed by Buddy, and Don subsequently did a lot of testing for the S&M team in the year and a half that he was with them."

It doesn't specify a time-line/date, but goes on to say that he went to work for Tom Hoover and Ted Spehar after a 6-week job driving a Billy Stepp car.

[jackarnew]

Originally Posted by Myron Piatek

Here is a quote from a May, 1977 Car Craft article by Al Kirschenbaum:

"Years later, when Don's flat-towed '68 Hemi 'Cuda plowed into a tree in a highway mishap, Buddy Martin bought the car and gave him a job driving it. Don's talent at the tree (Christmas, not wood) and reputation as a match racer didn't go unnoticed by Buddy, and Don subsequently did a lot of testing for the S&M team in the year and a half that he was with them."

It doesn't specify a time-line/date, but goes on to say that he went to work for Tom Hoover and Ted Spehar after a 6-week job driving a Billy Stepp car.

I was at Bradenton Fla. testing with Bill Stiles, the day they put Carlton in the Missel. Watched his name go on the car and make his first run in it.
He was a super shoe!