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| Photo ID # | f06.20.09_WAL_MAR_GAR_0070M_1 |
| Car #: | #NA |
| Driver (s) : | NA |
| Location: | Inside car owner Wally Marks' garage |
| Date: | Late 1970's |
| Photographer: | Charlie Moore |
| Photo provided by: | Charlie Moore |
| Comments: |
This is a one of a kind photo. It was taken by, and provided
to us by photographer Charlie Moore a few years back. It is probably
the only picture of the inside of Wally Marks' garage as I understand Wally
wasn't much for taking pictures. What Wally was about however is
amazing. I never met Wally but I've had an opportunity to talk to many who worked side by side with him, and one story is better than the next... Wally had a unique way of doing everything and the results often reflected it. Many a crewman, racer and car owner from the Trenton area will credit a good chunk of their knowledge as having come from something they learned from Wally. Wally was the owner of the car that Wally Campbell won a NASCAR Championship back in the early 50's. (Sadly, Wally Campbell would lose his life in a Sprint car crash just a few years later.) His cars always had the gold #1 and in later years would be driven by drivers such as Lee and Larry Taylor, Al Michalchuk, Red Coffin, Billy Pauch, Red Coffin, Bill Beasley. The photo above shows Wally's son Jimmy seated in the center with Wally in the background just under the lowest hanging light. As you can see, Wally was a collector of things that might come in handy, and his racecars always reflected that. Off to the left you see what would end up being Wally's last car which was driven by a few of the drivers mentioned above. I had a chance to meet Wally's son Jim a few months ago and told him about how many people out there remember Wally and his cars from throughout the years. I also thanked Jim for seeing to it that Wally's last car (the one pictured above) was put into the hands of the very capable Ray Neary, who did a great job of totally restoring the car back to the point of being vintage "race ready". We thank Charlie Moore/Family of Charlie Moore for this photo. Charlie passed away (June 2009) but his talents as a fine photographer are now being carried on by his grandson Justin Moore, who lives in Montana, and is making a name for himself as a racing photographer by taking photos at the local speedways out there, as well as at major events including Indy. |