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Originally Posted by ds1
Any of you Chicago guys remember a car sponsored by the Chicagoland Chevrolet Dealers and Motor Sport Research . And then owned by Gary Stewart.
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Pictures of a 48 year old brochure I have.Check out there clever logo which identifies all 3 of their initials.
There were 4 MSR locations, all owned by the same people. The locations were Waukegan Il., Des Plaines Il.(DP was their Machine Shop),Downers Grove Il..and one in the Milwaukee area on Loomis rd.,circa 1971-74.
Jim Swan was the main guy that started Motor Sports Research.I believe he currently owns or is affiliated with the Yamaha dealership in Downers Grove (DGY Motorsports).
Motor Sport Research later became Pro Motor Engineering and moved to Mooresville North Carolina to Build Nascar Engines.Gary was a founder & sold his ownership to partner Peter Miglin after they moved from Des Plaines to the UOP Shadow Facility at 400 Lively blvd. in Elk Grove Village Illinois. He and Bob Olson were still at the Moorseville facility as of 2006.They both are friends, and have been since the mid 70's. Great people,and VERY good with L-88's.Peter had a 69 JL-8, crossram Z-28 in the early 80's.Peter Guild and Bob Olsen developed MSR into Pro-Motor Engineering.They went on to develop one the first motor leasing companies in Nascar.They were still in business in NC.as of 2006.Some of the old staff included Gary Roden,Rick Gerardi,Dave Pedigrou.There was a women there named Birdie that worked the counter in the Des Plaines location back in the mid-70's.