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Just found this in my email.
Ray Nichels passed away Friday, November 25, 2005.
Funeral services are planned for early Tuesday morning, November 29th at Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church at 8303 Taft Street in Merrillville, Indiana 46410.
Ray is perhaps best remembered for his preparing midgets for Teddy Duncan, Tony Bettenhausen, Johnny Parsons, Paul Russo, Mike O'Halloran and Ray Richards;
for collaborating with Russo on the building of Basement Bessie;
for putting Banjo Matthews on the pole at Daytona and Pat O'conner on the pole at Indianapolis.
Our friend and colleague Len Sutton was part of the Nichels Engineering driving team that also included Rodger Ward, Paul Goldsmith, Fireball Roberts, Joe Weatherly and Marvin Panch.
Volumes can be written about Ray and his drivers.
Ray was THE MAN behind the Pontiac efforts in the late 50's and early 60's, then left GM to handle the Chrysler programs involving the development of the Hemi engine as well as the Dodge Daytona and Plymouth Superbird aero package.
May he R.I.P.
Ray Nichels passed away Friday, November 25, 2005.
Funeral services are planned for early Tuesday morning, November 29th at Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church at 8303 Taft Street in Merrillville, Indiana 46410.
Ray is perhaps best remembered for his preparing midgets for Teddy Duncan, Tony Bettenhausen, Johnny Parsons, Paul Russo, Mike O'Halloran and Ray Richards;
for collaborating with Russo on the building of Basement Bessie;
for putting Banjo Matthews on the pole at Daytona and Pat O'conner on the pole at Indianapolis.
Our friend and colleague Len Sutton was part of the Nichels Engineering driving team that also included Rodger Ward, Paul Goldsmith, Fireball Roberts, Joe Weatherly and Marvin Panch.
Volumes can be written about Ray and his drivers.
Ray was THE MAN behind the Pontiac efforts in the late 50's and early 60's, then left GM to handle the Chrysler programs involving the development of the Hemi engine as well as the Dodge Daytona and Plymouth Superbird aero package.
May he R.I.P.