UNCOVERED! Missing NASCAR HEMI 1971 Stock Car!

[@evanst.martin9332]

A well intended video with a couple of errors. The car that Ramo ran in 1975 was in fact a Plymouth Fury in USAC. Also the 200 mph Daytona driven by Buddy Baker was stored behind the garage of 2 time USAC champion Don White, also from Keokuk, Ia.

[@jonathonrailsback9270]

Dear lord ... That's crazy how many different lives that car lived .. I think 1971 must been it's greatest year .. thank goodness the super bird restored.. wow something needs to be done with this ..not looks like it hit the wall 200 plus then left for dead .. thanks for the story

[@AutoArchaeology]

The Superbird is original mostly, it was left "as raced" when he got the 71 RR car

[@Wizzpop9]

Certainly a lot of work and money required, but what a fantastic history to have with a restored car. The old pictures are fantastic. Much respect from the UK 🇬🇧

[@flyingfortressrc1794]

It's always cool to see these old cars and hear their stories

[@AutoArchaeology]

Thank you

[@dennisdempseyradiooutofcontrol]

Cool video My late brother Doug Dempsey had hundreds of original documents and photos of the Nickels chassis, sadly he pass away just before the Marty Robbins car was finished, he did all the research to verify the car.

[@AutoArchaeology]

That's awesome! What happened to the documents?

[@dennisdempseyradiooutofcontrol]

@@AutoArchaeology I will have to find out if his laptop is still around, he had a bunch of old parts like Ray Elder's Daytona hood autographed by Ray before he passed away, remember the walkout tires by Hoosier? he had a set of those amongst other team racing tires. He was friends with many iconic racing families from the great wing car era.

[@DaveMcLain]

The body styles required by USAC were interesting. If you ran a Chrysler you could run it as a Volarie or an Aspen. These boxy bodies from the late '70's made cool looking stock cars. Sievekings and Schwister ran Fords and they had to use the Granada body.

[@Man_in_BLKtruck1991]

Pending how north in Illinois the car currently sits it may be close to its original home. Ray Nichels shop was out of Griffith, Indiana.

[@dh2360]

Another great video, appreciate the stock car history. It would be great to see this car running the tracks again.

[@chrishedrick3117]

Say it with me Ray-Mo.

[@gregorygolden1296]

I had access to a early NASCAR race car that Tiger Tom built, it was rusted so bad I couldn't do anything with it. LORD knows I wanted to. Was a Malibu Laguna. Today all that's left are the clips that held the windshield. I have them

[@daniellebcooper7160]

What a unique find. Hopefully someone will restore it one day.

[@CAROLDDISCOVER-2025]

I've said many times for a long time these things are more than just metal and other composite materials they may be made of. They're pieces of our history. What a fine example of American racing / Americana history. Hey she's beating down but can always come back. You can apply that a couple of different ways but great video.

[@AutoArchaeology]

You're absolutely right.

[@CAROLDDISCOVER-2025]

@@AutoArchaeology thank you.

[@richardthompson6366]

An interesting story is all that car is worth, but I enjoyed hearing it.

[@KinleysClassics]

Super crazy history and really awesome find.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Great vid, really enjoyed!! 👍👍

[@davidparrish1205]

How and why did they cut the driver's door bars out I wonder? I have an old Tom Winkle owned Pontiac that I found in similar condition, but they cut the chassis out from under it. So I have a roll cage and 3/4 of a body.

[@lostwill86]

I would love to see how the body changes were done

[@davidparrish1205]

You just cut the old body off and mount a new one. Short of the wheel base change, it's pretty straight forward. The wheel base change isn't very hard either, but does require more work.

[@lostwill86]

@@davidparrish1205 interesting!

[@morelanmn]

Ask your friend if he knows Phil Lanquest ( deceased ) Phil worked with the Chrysler Kit Car group. I have a 150 total miles Kit car. I know Phil had photos of the car. Old NASCARS are around the south. Mine came out of a warehouse in Savanna Ga. and a Petty car came out of a barn in Johnson City. Tenn.

[@AutoArchaeology]

I knew Phil very well. May he RIP.

[@morelanmn]

@@AutoArchaeology He was a good man.

[@dieselwrencher]

Housby Mack is still a dealership in Des Moines Iowa. Pretty cool to see old real race cars from the era in our area. Is your friend going to find a donor body and bring it back?

[@AutoArchaeology]

Not at this time

[@hotwheelshotcarsandtruckno6307]

Very cool

[@devans326]

My family had a 1972 Plymouth Satellite Sebring, similar to the Roadrunner, and it was unibody construction. How do you change the body on a unibody car?

[@thescottlot267]

Racing cars of that era were not unibody. The racing cars only had somewhat "stock" looking body panels - everything else was different from the 70s on.

[@AutoArchaeology]

What he said.

[@MrChristopherHaas]

dude thats a kit car. i just finished watching him win in it…in 1976. the 71’ car has a private owner

[@rocks-if6uh]

Love the 75 version

[@JoeLopez]

Cool find!

[@bluesman7475]

Not much left now. Rode hard and put away wet.

[@marklynch9359]

I had both a 76 road runner and a 1971, the beat one in the pic is 75 to 78, NOT the same car at all.

[@Johnny5izAlive1]

You need to listen to what he said, again...71 Road Runner, then a 75 RR body and then(and what you see in the video) a Volare body.

[@Brooks22n]

His name is pronounced RAY-MO Stott 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@rocks-if6uh]

Great story

[@bill84]

Excellent video

[@AutoArchaeology]

Thank you very much!

[@mikesylvester1021]

Cool find looks like a period correct chrysler kit car.

[@AutoArchaeology]

Just some body panels. All Nascar Chassis underneath

[@johnrogers9207]

Very very cool !!!

[@spaceflight1019]

Boy, the metal mice have indeed been feasting on this Aspen/Volare carcass.

[@shawnharrington8307]

Nice find love the history behind it 👍

[@bear1245]

Ooh a good one this

[@christopherjobe2260]

My Hometown of Keokuk Iowa sure had a cool racing history! There’s some wild story’s from shady to downright amazing surrounding that area! It’s funny how many big deal race car parts and cars are bouncing around! About 12 years ago I sold an old diesel Mercedes that I regretfully left an Hurst Indy shifter in that was gifted to my dad from one of our locals of nascar fame, trinkets like that are kind of overlooked and there’s stuff still sitting in local fields and sheds that wasn’t really intended to end up in private hands.

[@AutoArchaeology]

Yes it does!

[@joeyramirez6355]

Very much like Neubomb Turk's copy of Volaré in 'Hollywood Knights'. 😑

[@JJj-xratedgt]

Thx BRO... Xcellent storey! Eye 0pener...u nvr know what's beneath the SNAKESKIN TILL IT SHEDS SOME TRUE DNA CSI!

[@AutoArchaeology]

Thank you!

[@JJj-xratedgt]

@@AutoArchaeology YU MENTIONED YU KNOW THE CURRENT OWNER...WHTS CURRENT STATUS? WOULD HE SELL IT? IF SO LET ME KNOW-THX. *note:not to leave it like this but to RESTORE IT TO EITHER ITS EXISTING / STOTS LIVERY OR IDEALLY CIRCA 71/72. THE CO$T TO ReBODY IN EXISTING *RR/VOLARE WOULD BE A TARGET BETTER $UITED ECONOMICALLY FEASABLE. #STOTS'VOLARERACED.WITHE THE "WRAP SHEET" OF PROVENANCE ASSISTED. TO LOCATE ANY 71 RR WONT BE CHEAP... & I HV ACCESS TO A LATE RRNR PROJECT CAR W NO SUSPENSION ECT. It's a SHELL & THATS 4500$! & NEEDING PANEL/METAL WRK BUT THR. I WOULD SHIP THE "STOTS" CARCUS TO DETROIT & GO FROM THR. NOT $URE WHAT ONE THINKS ITS WORTH CURRENTLY. THE FINISH LINE DOESNT COME CHEAP THAT I KNOW. WE CANT ALL BUY, OWN & RESTORE PETTY BLUE$... CHEERS. *CONTACT ME DIRECT FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION [e-mail]

[@georgewaters8592]

I'm kinda surprised a B body could be converted to an A body car.... something is not adding up in my opinion. Of course I could be wrong too, but.....

[@AutoArchaeology]

Volare/Aspen are F-body Mopars, not A-bodies. And all race cars are nowhere near stock off the line cars.

[@georgewaters8592]

@@AutoArchaeology thank you for that clarification, as I was just thinking how an Aspen is about the size of my 71 Duster, so that's why I made that assumption, and yes I am well aware that race cars are different than production cars, but back then the difference was not like it is today, or even during the 1980s for that matter.

[@UberLummox]

@@georgewaters8592 The Aspen/Volare` is a whole different thing from the A body. It's like an M body, or something like that.

[@davidwoollett1877]

Really that car isnt any part of the original car it started out as, the last engine in it was a 355 cubic inch small, the "chasis" surely isn't original and the only Roadrunner part of the body is the name itself. Just sayin. Otherwise good video and research finding out all that information of how they recycled the heck out of that thing eventually turning it into trash with the Volare body.

[@AutoArchaeology]

The floor, chassis, firewall, rear floors and frames are all the original 71 RR. Also the chassis is still the original 71 stuff

[@davidwoollett1877]

Sure they are, every roadrunner I've ever seen had a tube frame in it from the factory

[@jerrygoad3093]

Junk if it was worth anything it wouldn't be sitting on that trailer for 20 years it would have a motor and drivetrain in it and be showing the car off the time lapse picture on it showed it still sitting with the same trash in it sad but true

[@JJj-xratedgt]

Any RESTO to race livery would be better then it's current decade state! 71G'emi RR WOULD BE ITS BEST LIVERY BUT IF THATS TOO MUCH A CURRENT REBODY IN ITS CURRENT LIVERY COLORS ECT W ITS STOREY BOOK "WRAP SHEET" WOULD BE WORTH THE EFFORT$! NOT LIKE it'$ YOUR NUT & BOLT $HOW PONY FACTORY RUS*TO*PERFECTION...

[@nicolewembley3093]

Odds of restoring that car are not that good. Cut the sheet metal off down to the frame and roll cage, sandblast it and reskin it a different body style. It's just cheaper to buy a more recent stock car. Yes, I know your thought is restoring it to what it last looked like, won't happened, that is why they junked it back in the day.

[@nicolewembley3093]

Good Video though.

[@johnsaffelljr4087]

Cool video, but that car wouldn’t have had HEMI in NASCAR at that time. It would’ve been a 426 MAX WEDGE. Same thing for the winged warriors yo showed

[@AutoArchaeology]

No, in 71 it was still the 426 Hemi.

[@kevinpatrick8788]

The hemi was only banned in the mopar winged cars for 71 .

[@rickhass3974]

I love roadrunner l had 1970

[@jamesmclynasforpinellascou2158]

Very cool.