McCandless Performance Omnis...Where Are They Now?
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Since I got my Horizon in October of 2007, I have been curious as to what happened to the other Omnis and Horizons that were built. I have heard varying numbers as to how many were built, but a reliable source has told me 15. Other than my car, I know Johnny Labbous still has his two. Johnny did re-body one into a Laser though. I have also heard that Mike Fitts still has his? From the ones that I have pics of, I believe the majority stayed down south. One is definitely destroyed (On track accident I think it was), possibly another was also destroyed. I know many probably were updated too. I also have a special interest in the Omni that was built for Mark Robinson. It was later converted into a P/S type car by Barnett Performance. I would really like to find this car. My car was originally built for Max Naylor. It's definitely the real deal and has a paper trail all the way back to Max. If you know of one, let me know about it. Send me some pics/info. I have some good chassis shots of mine before it was updated that show an untouched chassis. I'd really like to start a registry for these particular cars.
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Re: McCandless Performance Omnis...Where Are They Now?
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I would try to pm Mike or David McCandless( both are Moparts members) they may be able to put you in touch with Herb personaly. I can promise you he has a mind like a steel trap he never forgets a car he worked on or who it belonged to !!
I'll run this by Herb, but I think I've had this conversation with him before, and he doesn't know the whereabouts of hardly any of the cars. If you find one [or someone who 'claims' to have one] I'm sure he could verify it through some photographs of the chassis.
David McCandless
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Re: McCandless Performance Omnis...Where Are They Now?
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Where's Reed ?
Reed and I have had a few convos about these cars too.
David is right though, Herb doesn't know the whereabouts of the cars. I asked him that at Carlisle when I showed him the info on mine. He looked at my car personally at the Hemi Reunion, where I took the above pic.
-Steve
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Re: McCandless Performance Omnis...Where Are They Now?
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I know of a Shelby Charger out in northwestern Ohio that has a tube chassis and some race history.I will check and find out. Gus
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Re: McCandless Performance Omnis...Where Are They Now?
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I have heard varying numbers as to how many were built, but a reliable source has told me 15.
Hmm, I've never thought about how many of these cars were actually built. Great thread and info! Not a 100 percent sure, but I think long time NC bracket racer Tony Ward had one of these cars when they were built.
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Re: McCandless Performance Omnis...Where Are They Now?
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Are those door bars legal?
Not now. That's what is going to make documenting these cars tough. 99% of the surviving cars are more than likely updated. My car was updated in '95, but many pictures were taken before it was redone. There are still quite a few others ways to tell by the chassis work.
Here's a shot of the interior in my car as it was when Max raced it.
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Re: McCandless Performance Omnis...Where Are They Now?
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I don't believe the Deputy Dodge was a McCandless car.
Yes, these cars were built for Super Gas, many were run in S/C too.
What are you hinting at with Atlanta?
It seems that the Deputy Dodge car may have been from that area or won a national event there years ago.
...or perhaps I'm also thinking of Gus Upshaw?
Some of the Mopar Performance catalogs from back then have good pics of some McCandless cars. I also remember a magazine doing an article on them.
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Re: McCandless Performance Omnis...Where Are They Now?
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Not trying to change the thread but I wonder how many cars McCandless Performance built? There is a local guy that has a Cuda that I know for sure hasn't been down the track in 25+ years that was built by McCandless.
Here is the car, talking to the owner, McCandless built the car around '73 or '74. This was a original '71 340 Cuda with auto and he changed it to a '72 with about 7000 miles on it. It ran in the 10.30-40 zone with a a 340 W-2 motor which was probley pretty good for that era bracket racing. The car hasn't left his yard since since about 1980 or so and he has added a few additions to the shop. All the pics. you see are from his garage and I didn't cover it all! I just wanted to buy the McCandless floor mat! http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLanding...w_photos_button Sorry for the bad pics., but there was very little walking room around the car trying to take a pic.. I would like to see the car broken out of its Tomb and raced again but that ain't happening!
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