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Chesrown Oldsmobile Dealership Built Hurst Olds Racecar 1968 Hurst Olds owned by Steve Hunkins. This cool piece of racing history is slated for MCACN 2025!

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Rodder and Super/Stock magazine November 1968

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RumbleOn Announces Matthew McCartin as Chief Marketing Officer

DALLAS – (BUSINESS WIRE) – RumbleOn, Inc (NASDAQ: RMBL), the e-commerce company that uses cutting-edge technology to make it easy for dealers and consumers to buy, sell, trade, or finance used vehicles, today announced the strategic re-hiring of its executive team, Matthew . known McCartin as the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). McCartin will report to Marshall Chesrown, CEO of RumbleOn, effective September 7, 2021.

McCartin is an accomplished and strategic marketing director with an impressive track record of driving sales growth by developing strategic marketing that leverages effective and creative content and media, as well as precise analytics, to create awareness and drive sales for leading consumer brands. In his role as CMO at RumbleOn, McCartin will be responsible for developing the overall marketing strategy and playing a critical role in managing the expected exponential growth as the company partners with RideNow to become the first ever omnichannel customer experience in powersports.

“As we prepare to complete our business combination with RideNow, we are excited to welcome Matthew to our leadership team,” said Marshall Chesrown, RumbleOn’s chairman and chief executive officer. “Matthew brings solid marketing expertise to RumbleOn. During his impressive career, he has held a number of key leadership positions, including roles with iconic and lifestyle brands, multinational corporations, and leaders in omnichannel sales strategies. His experience in building brand awareness through different subcultures of consumers around the world will be critical to RumbleOn as we dominate the global powersports market. We are confident that Matthew will have an immediate impact on our business as we enter this exciting growth phase by creating the first omnichannel in powersports. ”

In 30 years of marketing experience, McCartin worked with iconic consumer brands such as YUM Brands, Dickies Apparel, Sprint-Nextel, INDY CAR RACING and USA Today. Most recently, he was Brand President and Chief Marketing Officer for E-Commerce & Digital at Expedia Venture (Vitalize LLC – Bodybuilding.com). McCartin previously served as the CMO of USPA Global Licensing responsible for consumer engagement, content and channel marketing strategies aimed at increasing awareness of the US Polo Association’s retail brand and increasing global sales. As CMO of Williamson-Dickie MFG. Co. (Dickies Apparel), he was responsible for the global branding strategy as well as the wholly owned subsidiaries, licensees and affiliated companies. McCartin graduated from Penn State University with a degree in marketing.

Matthew McCartin, RumbleOn’s newly appointed CMO, commented, “RumbleOn brings a new experience to the powersports industry and has the incredible opportunity to define itself as the premier destination for powersport owners in a very transformative way. I am honored to be joining Marshall and the rest of the world-class leadership team at RumbleOn at such a crucial time in its development. ”

About RumbleOn

Founded in 2017, RumbleOn (NASDAQ: RMBL) is an e-commerce company leveraging innovative technology to collect and distribute used automotive and powersport vehicles to and from consumers and dealers. RumbleOn disrupts the used vehicle supply chain by providing dealers with technology solutions such as virtual inventory and a 24/7 sales platform and consumers with an efficient, timely and transparent transaction experience. Whether buying, selling, trading or financing a vehicle, RumbleOn enables dealers and consumers to trade without geographical boundaries in a transparent, fast and smooth experience. More information is available at http://www.rumbleon.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA). These statements may be represented by words such as “expects,” “projected,” “will,” “could,” “expects,” “believes,” “should,” “intends,” “estimates,” and other words with similar meanings. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are based on our expectations as of the date of this press release and speak only as of the date of this press release, and they are advised to consider the factors listed under the headings “Forward-Looking Statements” and ” Risk Factors “in the company’s filings with the SEC, as updated and amended from time to time. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or for any other reason, except as required by law.

source https://seedfinance.net/2021/08/19/rumbleon-announces-matthew-mccartin-as-chief-marketing-officer/

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Muscle Monday: Lost & Found Chesrown Olds

This week Kendra Sommer visits with Tweed Vorhees at the 2018 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals to talk about the “lost and found” Chesrown Olds, a 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ram Rod that Vorhees and teammate Ron Garey drag raced for the Chesrown Oldsmobile dealership in 1968.

Garey, Vorhees, and the car went their separate ways after the 1968 racing season, but through an unusual turn of events, Vorhees and the car were reunited decades later. Now the car has just completed an extensive restoration. Check it out!

Tune in again next time, when we bring you a 1968 Firebird once owned by actor Bo Svenson. You may know him as Sheriff Buford Pusser from the Walking Tall movies and TV shows of the 1970s and 1980s.

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Coming Soon: 2015 Chevrolet Trax

We just received word today that the upcoming Chevrolet Trax will have a starting price of just $20,120.  This is very exciting news considering that buyers will get a 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system, rearview camera and keyless entry all standard as well as a 1.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder good for 138 horsepower and 148 pound-feet of torque, and EPA estimated fuel economy of 26 miles per gallon city and 34 mpg highway. Of course the Trax will have a whole host of goodies available including remote start, All wheel drive, and Chevy's OnStar 4G LTE system.

  This vehicle ought to be a hot little model that slots itself into our lineup just below the Chevy Equinox and GMC Terrain in size and just above the Chevy Cruze. We have just started ordering the new Trax and expect to see a bunch of Trax's(?) hit the lot by December just in time for the Holidays.  For more information, simply call one of our product specialists at the dealership! 

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MCACN 2024 A wonderful pair of NHRA Oldsmobiles owned by Dave Goss shown at MCACN 2024. So cool (he even brought the Christmas Tree)

For MCACN 2025 Dave will bring the 5 time NHRA National Record holder 71 Vista Cruiser Troxell built/driven/ Go Shop/Paul Mayo/ Chesrown "THE Vista Bruiser" Thanks Dave!

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Last Project Car of Famous Oldsmobile Engine Builder Vance Brady, a 1968 Hurst/Olds, Finds New Home

Karl Sarpolis didn’t find this 1968 Hurst/Olds. The car found him. That’s one benefit of having your own registry.

“They made 515 production cars,” Sarpolis tells us. “There is 198 or 199 of them still in existence, either partially or completely restored, barn finds and wrecked.”

A retired machinist, Sarpolis lives and breathes Hurst/Oldsmobiles. In addition to his registry, Sarpolis is the 1968 advisor for the Hurst/Oldsmobile Club of America. So it’s not that surprising that Sarpolis got an email about a 1968 Hurst/Olds. This one, though, was from a Corey Keil, who had inherited this muscle car from his grandfather, Vance Brady, the late Oldsmobile muscle car engine builder of great renown.

“He wanted to know more about the Hurst/Olds, and he was interested in possibly selling it. He got the car in a family lottery [in about 2000] after his grandfather died. They drew his name out of a hat.”

Sarpolis looked up and verified the Hurst/Olds in the 1968 Hurst/Olds Demmer Assembly Control List, which includes the VIN for every 1968 Hurst/Olds.

How an employee at Demmer (the company that built the Hurst/Oldsmobiles) found this list in an old desk among papers that were to be thrown away is a Rare Finds story itself. This Demmer employee had the foresight to contact Judy Badgly, then the director of the Hurst/Oldsmobile Club of America.

“She mailed me a copy,” says Sarpolis. “So there are two copies in existence. We don’t publish them because we don’t want people to make up fraudulent cars from 4-4-2s.”

Keil thought his grandfather’s car was formerly the Hurst/Olds that towed the illustrious Chesrown Hurst Oldsmobile (that Steve Hunkins is currently restoring and was featured years ago in Rare Finds) in the famous factory photo. Could it be?

“I knew the car was out there somewhere,” Sarpolis says.

However, he also knows it’s an urban myth among Oldsmobile muscle car enthusiasts that the Hurst/Olds tow car was owned by the legendary Vance Brady.

“The tow car was owned by a fellow named Ben Price, a salesman at Chesrown Oldsmobile. His name appears on the Chesrown car with Ron Garey, driver of the first Olds that they had.”

But the very fact the Hurst/Olds was once owned by Vance Brady was reason enough to get Sarpolis excited. Sarpolis wasted no time in driving the 250 miles from his home in Homer Glen, Illinois, to a rural address outside of Ypsilanti, Michigan, where the historic Oldsmobile was out of sight in a pole barn.

Inside, Sarpolis walked across a dirt floor past “an old-time farm tractor, an old Plymouth, and an old Dodge” to find the Hurst/Olds “uncovered, primer all over the body, steering wheel hub missing, console missing, front bumper missing, a bunch of parts in the trunk.”

By now, Sarpolis had memorized the VIN, which he matched to the VIN stamped into the plate on top of the driver’s side of the dash. His second check was the trim tag, where he found paint code Z-Z for Peruvian Silver for the upper and lower body, and 940 for black bucket-seat interior.

Under the hood he found a 1976 engine block, not even close to an original 455 H.O., but not a surprise. Strangely enough, it was what made this car most interesting and desirable for Sarpolis. The 455 under the hood, he is sure (through contacts such as Dave Heilala, who worked at Oldsmobile and knew Brady well) was the last engine Vance Brady was building before he died.

“He was a genius with heads, did his own designs and machining,” wrote Heilala. “Being an engineer, he understood flow and developed combustion chamber designs, cam designs, and head designs on his own and proved them on his own cars. Big names like John Force, Arnie Beswick, and Grumpy Jenkins had Brady prep their heads while in town for big meets,”

One of the main reasons Sarpolis bought this Hurst/Olds was his fascination with Brady’s legendary status. Sarpolis worked out a deal to buy the Hurst/Olds from Keil and is taking the build slowly. He will restore the car to stock except for the drivetrain, which he will preserve as Brady’s last engine build. It’s a wild one featuring a 455 topped with small-block heads and a 1970 aluminum intake. It’s built for low torque and high rpm in the spirit of a race car. Behind the 455, instead of the stock 400 THM, Brady custom-built a 700R modified to fit an Oldsmobile bellhousing.

Sarpolis says he “can’t wait” to pull the cylinder heads to investigate exactly what Brady magic he can find inside. When finished, this 1968 Hurst/Olds will look original, but will hold a special place in Oldsmobile history to showcase the “spirit” of Vance Brady.

Strapped to the trailer and ready for the ride home is the Vance Brady 1968 Hurst/Olds. Brady passed away on August 8, 2000, at the age of 79 in Allen Park, Michigan. His services were held at the John Molnar Funeral Home. John Molnar was Vance’s partner and drove the Run to Rund 1966 4-4-2 many years earlier.

Corey Keil (right) sold his grandfather’s 1968 Hurst/Olds to Karl Sarpolis in April 2016. Sarpolis will build the car to keep Vance Brady’s spirit alive.

According to Dave Heilala, Vance Brady was “trying a new strategy with the No. 8 heads to pack the cylinders using more velocity than size. He was up to something new.” Heilala says Brady was “the genius with heads. He would get about anything he wanted from or through Dale Smith at Oldsmobile, including no-VIN rollers, bare head castings that were just a little different (like the handworked 1968 Ramrod 350 heads), aluminum intakes cast in the same mods as cast iron, and so on.”

Sarpolis looked inside to find the original Hurst Dual-Gate shifter, which a Hurst/Olds would have, but the special console was missing. The upholstery is original to the car as is the instrument panel—more good points.

Sarpolis found the T3-code differential with 3.91 gears, original to the car.

This custom plate credits “Heads by Brady.” Sarpolis is excited to uncover what special features the engine maestro dreamed up and created for this Hurst/Olds.

This letter from Oldsmobile public relations reveals Brady inquired about the history of his Hurst/Olds in the 1984 timeframe.

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