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[PeteLeathersac]

Here's a small blub on Mo Carter from the Canadian Autosports Hall of Fame. .

Maurice (MO) Carter

A decorated World War II veteran, a dedicated community leader and successful auto dealer in Hamilton, Ont., Maurice (Mo) Carter started rallying in 1961 and racing in 1966. Over the next 15 years, he drove his familiar red-and-white Carter Camaros on every road racecourse in North America. In 1973, he became the first Canadian to win Trans-Am and IMSA races in the U.S. His Carter Camaro finished fourth behind a trio of Porsche 935 Turbos in the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1980.

[Canuck]

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none of these Carters were related. Maurice was also Can Am champion one year, I believe he just passed away a while ago

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Just had a conversation with James Carter of Carter Chevrolet in North Vancouver. James is the son of Howard Carter who operated Carter Pontiac Buick in Burnaby for years. James confirmed Mo was his uncle,as was Jack in Calgary. The Grandfather ran the dealership in Winnipeg. The Carter family have many franchises in the Greater vancouver area,including 2 GM locations,Honda motorsports, and All Chrysler lines.

[PeteLeathersac]

Here's a good Mo' story,

A friend dropped by the recently for a visit....she's early 40's and grew up in Hamilton Ontario. . I'm not sure what her home situation was growing up but believe she only had her Mom around? .
Anyway, she was born w/ a birth defect (missing arm) and belonged to a local 'Big Brother' type of group in Hamilton Ontario for disabled kids. .
Well you can guess who she got matched up with for her 'Big Brother'....yep, who else but good ol' Mo' Carter! .
Of course I quizzed the crap out of her on what she remembers and although she can't recall ever going to Mosport or any of his other races, she did visit his dealership and race shop on lots of occasions and mostly remembers the shop was super clean and had a whole lot of trophies in Mo's office. . Also she remembers lots of Camaros and Mo' would put his helmet on her and strap her in the cars! .
She also told me it was standard to be assigned a new 'Brother' each year, but no way for Mo'....he put the hammer down and made sure he had her every year until she was too old to belong to the group! .
She lost touch w/ him in the years that followed and I filled her in that he was gone now and gave her a copy of an old Mo's Racing Shop advertisment I had. .
Just thought I'd share this part of the man unselfishly making time in his busy life for someone who was down a couple strikes! .

~ Pete

[Xplantdad]

Pete,

Some people "Get it" and some don't...

[396L78canuck]

I just checked my Gm documentation on my 1970 L78 Nova SS
and see that it was shipped also to Maurice Carter in Hamilton on November 26,1969.
Bob Leroux

[Colesy]

More Mo Attached from 1972.

[Colesy]

Carter Speed Shop 72.

[Colesy]

And here's the photo.

[PeteLeathersac]

Keep 'er comin' Colesy...anything Mo' is great stuff! .

~ Pete

[Keith Tedford]

Our L78 Chevelle came from Holland Motors just up the road in Burlington. I've run into several L78 cars from this dealership. I don't know of any COPO cars from either dealership but they were definitely into the hipo stuff. Ron Cook of the CanAm Chevelle club has a 300 Deluxe SS396 that was on the lot at the same time as our car. Both were sold new the same week. There is a Green '69 L78 Camaro that I saw at the GM show in Oshawa that was also sold new from Holland Motors. There were lots of good paying jobs for the young guys around Hamilton and the steel mills and the youngs guys bought lots of muscle cars.