Div 7, Mike Manning's 64 Belevdere pics??

[Hemi Moose]

I'm not sure where you lived during the time you owned the car but if it was on the west coast I bet Bob Mazzolni from Riverside California would know what happened to it...curious what size motor was the car originally, and do you know anymore history on it.

[Bob Rice]

[Hemi Moose]

...so I'm guessing the '64 Plymouth was repainted all white after it's former red white & blue colors it had that Bob posted...was it always a west coast car, because I seen another picture of one that looks very similar to this one but that car was from the north east / division 1.

[Chuck Norton]

Driver # 7310! I never knew who was assigned that number. Division 7 assigned the original Super Stock permanent numbers in a consecutive sequence beginning with 7300 back in 1974. Several of us continue to use those original numbers today. I've had 7311 since that time, George Stassi has 7312 and I believe that Richard Salcido is 7307.

The original Stock numbers began with 7900. I don't know how long it took them to assign the entire sequence and eventually abandon the system but that really dates the picture. These days, a real Division 7 veteran is anyone with a 4-digit number.

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[cudadoug]

Glad I could help, Mr. Norton!

Moose, I don't remeber who painted it all white, Mike or the guy I bought it from. I did ask Mazz in the late 90's if he had seen it or knew of it, which he did not at that point.

I'm also not 100% sure of it's history, other than it was an original 318 poly car that Mike dug up somewhere. Even in 88 when I got it, the turquoise bench seat interior was really clean, there was no rust anywhere, nor could I find any evidence of a crash or other abuse.

GREAT PIC! Looks like Irwindale circa the mid-70's. (What year did a SS/EA require a roll bar?)

I'd sure like to see a qualifying sheet and/or class eliminations from the Winternationals during that era...

[Hemi Moose]

Notice the front license plate is the same in both pics...have you tried the California DMV since it seems the tags say with the car when it's sold.

[Duster 7695]

I was good friends with Mike back in the late 60's and early 70's. He helped me a lot with my SS/I '69 Dart Swinger 340. When Mike raced the car it had a stage 3 426 Max Wedge. He set the national record in the very early 70's. The last time I raced with him was at the '74 Winternationals.

I moved to Rhode Island and I returned to the Bay Area in 1981. When I saw Mike he said he sold the car to a gentelman in Europe who paid the exact amount Mike was asking.

Mike quit working at Cooper Motors Plymouth and openned his own shop in Hayward. He spent time selling Darts and Dart boards on the side. He divorced and remarried. He finally got tired of working and decided to take a chance and retire and spend more time fly fishing. He even went to New Zeland to fish.

Last I heard a couple of years ago his son died of cancer. The Obituary said Mike moved to northern New Mexico.

He was a great guy and a great friend to me.

Raul

[Hemi Moose]

So are there any updates on this thing...

Originally Posted by Bob Rice