Has anyone seen/heard from Mike Gaines?

[Don Frelier]

The forum shows he hasn't had any activity since Dec 2 of last year?
I hope he is still around and doing well.

 

[pnora]

I sold him some Hemi parts. Just looked Jan 2021. So its been a while. Thought it was sooner.

 

[RemCharger]

Didn't he get a pinto or something?
I kinda wondered what happened to him as well

 

[VANDAN]

There was a pic of his car, in the recent Funny car thread, Mopars at the Drags 1971. I was waiting for a comment from him on it, but ? Hope he is Well also...

 

[pnora]

When I talked to him back then he seemed to be doing great. I think he said he was around 86 so no spring chicken anymore.

 

[MarPar]

@Mike Gaines

 

[Darter6]

Don, I was thinking the same thing yesterday. Met him at MATS awhile back, nice guy.
Hope he is fine.

 

[Jerry Hall]

I haven't seen him around here either.

 

[pnora]

I think he is moving? I googled his address as that's were I sent his parts to and it shows as recently sold.

 

[Skytrooper]

Hopefully, it wasn't sold because...

 

[theman440]

I met him at MATS a few years ago, Mike is a great guy, I think he got into a Maverick. Hope he is well.

 

[Fran B]

I think he is moving? I googled his address as that's were I sent his parts to and it shows as recently sold.

You could look in his local paper Obit history, hope you find nothing.

 

[Budnicks]

He didn't keep his cars long
his 67 he did have for a while, raced/competed in it
2 different combos, std port 4150 & MW Dominator
the others, he'd seem to turn them over pretty fast...

I didn't know what he was working on sometimes...
He'd get them, set em' up & sell them, move on to the next,
4-5 or so in the past few years...
That can take a serious toll on anyone...

He'd come here for advice & tech, tires, suspension tips etc.,
share a few of them cool old-time photos etc.

Last I remember was having wheel-speed problems,
taching/revving up way too fast, he was thinking about going to a PG
having shitty 60ft times, trans & converter choices/issues
with his big cid "1100hp Hemi" in his Orange 64 (? IIRC), last I saw

he was from around Famosa Raceway/Bakersfield

haven't seen anything from him
or of any of his many cars, in the past few years, for quite a while now

his former racing history
& some of the old AWB MoPar stuff was pretty cool

hope all is well, he's no spring chicken
my fathers age

 

[pnora]

This could be him. https://littlebuddythecat.com/tag/cbs/

 

[QuickBpBp]

He didn't keep his cars long
his 67 he did have for a while, raced/competed in it
2 different combos, std port 4150 & MW Dominator
the others, he'd seem to turn them over pretty fast...

I didn't know what he was working on sometimes...
He'd get them, set em' up & sell them, move on to the next,
4-5 or so in the past few years...
That can take a serious toll on anyone...

He'd come here for advice & tech, tires, suspension tips etc.,
share a few of them cool old-time photos etc.

Last I remember was having wheel-speed problems,
taching/revving up way too fast, he was thinking about going to a PG
having shitty 60ft times, trans & converter choices/issues
with his big cid "1100hp Hemi" in his Orange 64 (? IIRC), last I saw

he was from around Famosa Raceway/Bakersfield

haven't seen anything from him
or of any of his many cars, in the past few years, for quite a while now

his former racing history
& some of the old AWB MoPar stuff was pretty cool

hope all is well, he's no spring chicken
my fathers age

Didn't he have a Pro stock looking truck as his avatar?

 

[Budnicks]

Didn't he have a Pro stock looking truck as his avatar?

'not that I remember', but he could have at one point

I think he had a photo of a Hemi top view, with a tunnel-ram 1 carb removed
(confirmed, I just looked) for his latest

he was into Ford too (had a Maveric with a nasty SBF IIRC)
& other brand X stuff too

he bought & sold a few cars,
wouldn't surprise me if he had an old Pro-Stock Truck too

 

[cdr]

I checked his Facebook page & there has not been any recent post