Matt says his father owned many Camaros while he worked for Bobb Chevrolet. He said the "higher up" Bruce spoke of must have been Mr. Bobb Woodward in which his father Max McCandlish didn't always see eye to eye.
Matt says his father Max would take new cars, install the slicks at their house and take them to the drag strip.
The dealership was very involved in racing. Bobb Chevrolet also had it's own Camaro club called the Central Ohio Camaro Club (CCOC) and would often host rally events.
"Lot of Camaros went through there. They were all about racing till they got sued do to a death in a rally event. Guys were trying to make time running a rally and was involved in causing a vehicle accident with fatality" He said this was around 1970. His father Max's last year with the Camaro club would be 1973.
Photos in no particular order:
The banner of CCOC was taken in the infield of Mid Ohio race course in Lexington in 67
Max Edward McCandlish standing in the Bobb Chevrolet dealership
COCC Gold 69
Max was told my Mr. Woodward to stop driving his Studebaker Avanti to work because customers would walk in and want to buy it.
Bobb Chevrolet Race Car: Note Ron Perry and Mike Cassidy's name are on the car. Both gentlemen I previously thought were the guys who sold the car to Bruce. Max McCandlish and Mike Cassidy were good friends.
Linda Vaughn
In the photo with Linda Vaughn and the Photographer to her left. Max McCandlish is just to the right and behind the photographer.
Photo of a COCC meet
COCC Rally
McCandlish family 68 396 SS
IN the photo with the 68 next to the tent, thats at the Mid Ohio Track
McCandlish family Black 68 SS
Red 68 COCC car
Red 68 COCC member car
"BOBB CHEVROLET RACING TEAM COLUMBUS, OHIO" T shirt
Pace car for IMSA race at Mid Ohio
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