"Mister Plymouth" Robert Nance

[Liteweight]

Originally Posted by Adger Smith

I have had Mike Robbins as a customer for quite a few years. He has used my engines in some heads up programs. I was unaware of a tornado hitting Ringgold Ga. until I read this thread. Mike is the current owner of the dealership Mr. Nance owned.
I E-mailed him and got this response:

Adger, here are pics of the damage it was an ef4

My dad bought the dealership from two partners Raymond Beasley and
Robert Nance. As a kid I helped Robert work on a ss/aa dart named "Car
Wars" he made me do all the hard work like lay under the dash and run
wires. he was all hemi or small block. He thought the big blocks were
crap...
Mike

I can't post pictures if some one wants to I will e-mail them and let them post.
Any of the "Car Wars" pictures floating around out there? Please post'em.

I was unaware Robert campaigned a SS/AA Dart. Was this an original Hurst car???? And if so, I would particually be VERY INTERESTED in seeing some pix & getting some info on it as I am currently looking for the history on mine previous to early 80's.
If you haven't seen it yet I made a post here a couple years back on this forum "Original Hemi Dart Information". Any & all info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanx
liteweight

[Adger Smith]

Ok, I guess I'm Mike's poster "Boy" untill he gets accepted by the moderators... Here is another e-mail with a link to You Tube viedo.




Mike wrote:
If you look close at the very first of the video you can see Mr Plymouth
being towed with a tow bar at the gas station...

You will also see Cotton Perry's "pocket rocket" 66 Chevy II in the video
Cotton Perry, from Ringgold, GA., drove a bread truck route during the
week. Perry teamed up with engine builder, Jim Headrick, to run one of
the dominating cars in NHRA MODIFIED class. The Chevy II was powered by
a 301 CU. IN. straight 6 CYL. engine with a Doug Nash 5-speed
transmission. The car ran mid 6'S in the 1/8 MI. and mid 10'S in the 1/4 MI.

His biggest win was the US NATIONALS. Cotton also drove the SS/L Chevy
II of Jim Daniels to a win in the 1978 GATORNATIONALS.

[Adger Smith]

OK More from Mike Robbins,
Esp for Liteweight..
Mike wrote:

Tell the last poster that Robert was on Chrysler's special list. They
gave two cars in Ga. Robert got the auto and Harold Dutton got the four
speed, Roberts was delivered to our dealership... not sure if Dutton's
was also, I can find out I go to church with Raymond Beasley he would
know...

Here is a link to the 65 superstock list...

http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.c...ockowners.html

[Liteweight]

Originally Posted by Adger Smith

OK More from Mike Robbins,
Esp for Liteweight..
Mike wrote:

Tell the last poster that Robert was on Chrysler's special list. They
gave two cars in Ga. Robert got the auto and Harold Dutton got the four
speed, Roberts was delivered to our dealership... not sure if Dutton's
was also, I can find out I go to church with Raymond Beasley he would
know...

Here is a link to the 65 superstock list...

http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.c...ockowners.html

OK So now I'm confused. Robert ran the SS/BA "Mister Plymouth" in 68. Got that
Mike says that Robert recieved a SS/BA Dart also new, but the picture of the Car Warz was taken in the 80's sometime. Same car?? If so, are there pictures of it earlier on?
It is my understanding that Robert quit racing sometime in the 80's, that's why he sold the 74? Duster. What happened to that 68 Dart?

liteweight

[blebyu]

No the dart belonged to somebody else, Robert was just working on it, and Robert did do some testing at brainerd optimist club track. I still remember holding the quarter panels while Robert did the burn outs...

the car warz dart

[MEMORIES]

removed.

[blebyu]

that pic was taken at Brainerd, I must be very close to the car in that pic...

I love super tricks...