Mike Wallace Donlavey Ford

[spotter23]

IMG_0289 by Mark Gregory, on Flickr
IMG_0290 by Mark Gregory, on Flickr
I was always a Junie Donlavey fan, he represented the gentlemen who were the backbone of the sport. I never had the opportunity to work directly for Junie, but I spent some time in his hauler over the years, man he had some stories......."Bubba I'll tell ya this".....that's how all the stories started.

[john843]

Great job on your tribute to a really great guy. Junie's cars always seemed to be among the best looking schemes of whatever era you pull one from. I was lucky enough to meet Junie several times, first at the Moonshine festival in Dawsonville for three years then a couple more times at the LLOAR banquet in Daytona Beach. Like spotter said, he was a one of a kind storyteller and if he saw you were enjoying it, he'd really get going! In fact, the first time I met him he ended up talking to my wife for about 20 min. about vegetables or cooking vegetables or something.  One year during the moonsine festival he asked me if I was going the the Atlanta race which was the next day.  I told him that being there and being able to talk for a while with him and Marvin Panch was worth more to me than season cup tickets at the start/finish line. He said "well buddy, that makes me want to give you a hug-- but I'll give your wife one instead!" and boy, did he.

John

[sentsat71]

VERY nicely done!!

[ARCA Guy]

Like it!