Who has raced the same car the longest time

[Stephen & Horace Johnson]

Originally Posted by Mike Carr

Here are some other, possible one owner cars and/or cars that have been racecars (almost) all their life:
Larry Mohar's '69 Camaro
Harry Huntzberry's '69 Camaro
Gary/Wayne Ewing '69 Camaro. Dad thought he saw it at 1970 Indy as a Stocker
Ray Paquet '67 Fairlane (and maybe the T-bolt too?)
Pat Gerek '67 Fairlane. Bought from Jim Van Cleve, who got it from Bill Ireland?
Harry/Larry Golliday '69 AMX
Joe Comella '68 Hemi Dart
George Baptiste '68 Hemi Cuda
Gene Daugherty '67 Camaro
Gene McBean '69 Mustang, bought from Tom DeCamp, bought from Jeff Velde?
Mike Wither's '69 AMX, bought from Ray Wino, bought from ??

If anyone can fill in the blanks, correct any false info, add a story, etc, feel free.

Blair Patick's present 68 mustang is Jeff Velde's old car, in which Blair purchased the car from Marvin Dunahoo who is running a mustang II in IHRA Super Stock.

I have a story on Ray Paquet's 67 Fairlane, I'll read it and find out where he purchased it from.


Stephen Johnson #2162
Horace Johnson #2167
SS/D 427 Ford Fairlane NHRA-IHRA
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[herbjr]

Im not exactally sure but Donnie Moore has been to every National event Rockingham has ever had in IHRA. Not sure when he started racing that Mustang and Mike Boyles who has raced the 57 Chevy Wagon since 73 I think.

And Ronnie Hamlin who has a brand new Herb McCandless built duster that has never been raced, built in 1975.

[Mark Yacavone]

James Lee ,55 Chevy. I saw it at the 72 Amarillo World Finals. Before that, I don't know .Anyone?
Still racing it.

[340Cuda]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

James Lee ,55 Chevy. I saw it at the 72 Amarillo World Finals. Before that, I don't know .Anyone?
Still racing it.

James has been racing a 55 Chevy for as long I as can remember however I don't think its the same car.

The original was damaged in a towing accident, (motor home was being towed by a wrecker I think) coming back from Memphis many years ago.

I think the car he is racing now is a different car but I could be wrong, Ed Wright would know.

Bill

[Frank Castros]

Division One is loaded with "heritage" race cars. Reference any qualifying sheet and you will see the same names and cars for many years, especially in Stock Eliminator.
Ken Montgomery's SS '65 Plymouth A990 has to be number one on the D1 list.

[Donnie Moore Jr.]

Originally Posted by herbjr

Im not exactally sure but Donnie Moore has been to every National event Rockingham has ever had in IHRA. Not sure when he started racing that Mustang and Mike Boyles who has raced the 57 Chevy Wagon since 73 I think.

And Ronnie Hamlin who has a brand new Herb McCandless built duster that has never been raced, built in 1975.

Hey Herb
I have a good picture of dad & Mike Boyles running at ROCK in 72 or 73 dad actually ran ROCKINGHAM in 1969 when it was AHRA 67 FAIRLANE 427 ..1970 is when he got the 68 notchback 428cj car started racing it and even ran in 88 when BILLY MEYER dropped S/SS / MOD he ran 10.90 class .4 pro tree foot braking he wanted to be there bad I guess .So rite now we are at 40yrs and counting on the notchback"COBRAJET" & 30years and counting with the fastback "INSTANT ACTION", with many more to come I hope

[mtkawboy]

Holbrooks convertable Cobrajet SS car was owned by an electrician in Billings Mt a while back. I saw one racing at the Division race in Acton Mt this year & I think it may be the same car

[Greg Reimer 7376]

My friend Bill Mitchell,who I met in 1980,has a 55 Chevy sedan that originally had a Pontiac rear end in it, a straight axle, a fiberglass front end, and a 409 with Z-11 heads. He had the car since the mid 60's when they all raced at San Fernando. We got to racing in the 1980's,and after a few insane outings to OCIR,the car went to Dave Tuttle's, and came back as low as it was high. Bill ran a 348 with some kind of stroker kit(1/4" by 1/8")which made it a 427,409 heads, and the most one off single four barrel Holley intake you could imagine, a Powerglide, a nine inch Ford rear end, and he raced this car in Super Gas starting in the early 90's. Bill used to race Super Street Association races at Palmdale,usually doing quite well at them.He and the late Dennis Smith ran around together. After retiring, he moved from Granada Hills to Chino Valley,Arizona.I've seen him once since then,at Speedworld, I hope all's well with him, he still has the 55, and I guess that makes him the one with the same race car the longest that I know of. Bill, if you read this, call me!!

[4284spd]

Don Jr, your dads instant action car is a tru 135 car right?

[mike withers]

TOMMY great pictures as always. Your story about steve retton is about right. Due to his injuriers he had John Book drive the car. You should remember John and his pardner in crime Boogie Oliverio. They are still on the green side and Ii think still have a couple hemi cars.