NASCAR's Illegal Moonshine Roots: From Criminals to Champions (Bill Blair Jr's Personal Museum)

It blows my mind to think this stuff was happening almost 100 years ago now. In my mind the 1920s still registers as 80 something years ago 😵‍💫 stapletonautoworks.com/

My dad gave me a 1946 Ford truck with a flathead and said "If you want to learn to be a mechanic, figure out why this truck has no power." My dad never told me that only 2 cylinders actually had compression. I changed the points, the spark plugs and took the carb all apart. I did this after school. I was only 10 years and I was excited that if I got it to run I would get to drive it. After 1 month of thrashing on this I finally asked for help to which my dad then taught me about why an engine needs compression to make it run. It is pretty rare today to have the art of repair taught that way anymore. Keep this kind of videos coming.

Mitchell, you've only scratched the surface of the "OLD" Nascar era beginnings. I can't wait to see what you've uncovered next. The more your channel gets out there, the more I'd like to think the ole timers left will contact you to tell you their stories. Keep at it !!

Every time I watch one of these things, I am amazed at the memory these folks have. Mr Blair is 86 and his mind is still very sharp. Thanks for doing this. It is something that will one day be lost.

Was born and raised in High Point. My grandmother was a Blair. If I remember she was a cousin. My father was raised on Clover Hill Farms dairy across the street from the old High Point speedway down on Johnson street. I met Bill Blair once as a kid at Harb's Garage. They had several old vintage racecars there for a carshow. He knew my dad and they talked for awhile. I was blown away that I was actually related to him. Back then I was a huge Nascar fan.

You should go to a town in NC called Cherryville. Ask how to get to Russel Jones Tire Shop. Almost anyone can tell you how to get there. He is almost 80 now. So time maybe limited now. He has raced local dirt tracks since he was 18 years old. He has lots of stories from Cherokee Speedway and racing against people like Ralp Earnhardt. HE still has some cars around. His son and grandson still race I believe. It would be cool to see some of his stories put on film for future generations.

You can tell he really enjoys talking about the history of his dad an moonshine hauling an racing... 👌👌👍👍

I knew both methanol and nitro were around back then but i never would have thought they would be running them in a 40's flathead at full noise for hours on end

Also people don’t remember how bad brakes and tires and cars handled back then it’s amazing anybody towing and running hard survived. Pontiac at times over the years have some really special stuff. Yes we watch the videos to the end for sure

Wow, who would have thought that they were running nitro in the 40's, and no oil filters! This guy is a walking historian....loved it!! Keep em coming!

The flat head / jerrycan dry sump, and oil pre-heat, blew me away. Realizing it ain’t for everyone, seems many of these “visits”, understandably, get edited down. Maybe, “extended” versions, in all your free time,😜, on your second channel, could be a long term goal? All of these episodes seem to have details, of innovations, that flash me back, that I suspect, would be of interest to other’s as well. Great job Mitchell and Logan, preserving this history, not only of the various sports, but, the evolution of technology and innovation.

its my buddy!! such a great man and even better friend! hope you got Jack Tant on your list! his wife Sheila is a wonderful pperson as well. you could of made this video 4 days long and you still would of only scratched the surface. he was on my radio show more times than i can count and always fun and always gracious with his time and knowledge .

Bill Blair is a good man. Always like talking to him.

You two have knocked it out of the park again! Just when I thought you got it all you stepped back further in history and found an absolute gem! Blair is a human time machine. I'm so impressed, thank you for this episode it was truly impressive.

Outstanding work! Please air the remaining footage. The amount of knowledge that Mr. Blair has must be preserved for all to see. Keep up the great work!

Grancor was the brand that the Granatelli brothers had made and sold back in Chicago before the Indy 500 days and Studebaker and the world famous STP era

I am so thankful that you're preserving the memories of NASCAR's pioneers. That supercharger was wild.

Bill Giving a great History lesson,thank you.

86 year old man, and he still talks about his daddy, that's a true bond of Father and Son.

You’re providing an outstanding service of documenting authentic American history. Thank you, your work is invaluable.