Don Carlton 1967 GTX?

Frito · 06-27-2012, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by jackarnew

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!

Jack, What year was this? I was at the Bradenton test session the week before Gainsville in 76 with a Super Stocker. Same rig that is in my pic.

jackarnew · 07-07-2012, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Frito

Jack, What year was this? I was at the Bradenton test session the week before Gainsville in 76 with a Super Stocker. Same rig that is in my pic.

Frito, I was working on Bill's 70 Duster P/S. We (Bill&I) had just installed a Franklin quick change in the car . That was the first year for the Duster,so it must have been 1970. Don't think it was any later.
Rear was Chry's idea and didn't work came out soon as we returned home .

Hemi Moose · 08-12-2012, 01:34 PM

James, curious but did you or your friend happen to get any photos of this thing yet or figure out whose car it was originally...

James L Miller · 08-12-2012, 02:07 PM

I got an update from my friend. It turns out the guy that knows where the car is, now doesn't want to let anyone else know where the car is located. It might be a case of someone smelling some money and now wants it for himself. I'm guessing the car is still around NC somewhere. Hopefully it will be restored or surface so people can see it again if it's the real deal. Thanks for all the responses for what ended up being a dead end.

Charlie A · 10-06-2012, 01:54 PM

This the car in question?

Hemi Moose · 10-16-2012, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by James L Miller

I got an update from my friend. It turns out the guy that knows where the car is, now doesn't want to let anyone else know where the car is located. It might be a case of someone smelling some money and now wants it for himself. I'm guessing the car is still around NC somewhere. Hopefully it will be restored or surface so people can see it again if it's the real deal. Thanks for all the responses for what ended up being a dead end.

James, it is possible that Don Carlton might have drove one of the '67 Plymouth GTX's for Sox & Martin, but I doubt that he had his own '67 S&M car...maybe he had another '67 Plymouth at the time. But since he is not here anymore, maybe someone can ask these questions at the Nostalgia Reunion coming up shortly.

chris3racing · 10-17-2012, 12:18 PM

Many of Carlton's close friends and family will be in Henderson, NC this week-end. I will pursue the question and post any information I get on Monday.

Hemi Moose · 10-22-2012, 04:15 PM

Has anyone here ever heard of any of these '66 Plymouth Belvedere models being built or sold...in all my years of reading about the Sox & Martin cars, I've never heard of any of these models being raced by the team...is there any truth to this article or it just someones wild imagination.

http://www.cruisenewsonline.com/66Pl...lvedereII.html

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James L Miller Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 494 Likes: 6 Liked 25 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Don Carlton 1967 GTX? I got an update from my friend. It turns out the guy that knows where the car is, now doesn't want to let anyone else know where the car is located. It might be a case of someone smelling some money and now wants it for himself. I'm guessing the car is still around NC somewhere. Hopefully it will be restored or surface so people can see it again if it's the real deal. Thanks for all the responses for what ended up being a dead end. __________________ Mopar 2 Ya! Last edited by James L Miller; 08-12-2012 at 08:19 PM. Reason: Update

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Charlie A VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 2,483 Likes: 68 Liked 87 Times in 63 Posts	Re: Don Carlton 1967 GTX? This the car in question?

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Hemi Moose VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,824 Likes: 0 Liked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Don Carlton 1967 GTX? Has anyone here ever heard of any of these '66 Plymouth Belvedere models being built or sold...in all my years of reading about the Sox & Martin cars, I've never heard of any of these models being raced by the team...is there any truth to this article or it just someones wild imagination. http://www.cruisenewsonline.com/66Pl...lvedereII.html