You know we don’t make long videos unless it’s worth it. The Wood family are some down to earth good people and excellent stewards of their own history. They have one amazing place set up here and we hope anyone watching this is able to see it for themselves! This video could easily be twice as long! Merch link: stapletonautoworks.com
I fer one think these fine southern gents dont get enough from the automotive industry F%^k man these boys still r among THE smartest guys in the !! pic any rm wen it comes to making cars haulass as u 2 well know theyre the pioneers, ok make as long as u want vids on these guys and i will watch and watch again like comment and cancel me scpript and re subscribe yup think that pretty much describes me thoughts thank you LOGAN young lady u rock so glad glad ur paths crossed and hang on cuz this econmy is gona get much worse bfr it gets btr!!I.E. racing dollrs availaible fer sponsorship but it WILL COME it always does now ive got to get back to watching this Vidjeo lol
My wife and I were there back in April, our first visit. After seeing your video, I can't wait to go back. We didn't have the guided tour you did though. Nice to know the story of many of the items you asked. We did see Leonard at distance. He was working on an orange tractor in the far back left of the shop. I did spend nearly an hour talking with Benny about the mini Boss he and Leonard are working on. Can't wait to return in the spring to check the progress on it.
Leonard Wood is amazing. I know some fabricators in my life. They could learn from Mr. Leonard. How are you and Logan going to top this? If this doesn't make you a Wood Brothers fan I don't know what to say. Thank you. I love the history.
I really hope someone in the younger gen Wood family also had Leonard's intrigue and ambition to carry on the absolute genius that is Leonard Wood. Amazing!!
@@Stapleton42It's hard to rank greatness, no matter the professional realm, yet I have heard enough of the old-timers claim over the years (I'm now 50) that Pearson was the greatest stock car driver of all time, that I've come to believe it. Keep up the good work guys. You two have become great ambassadors for auto racing.
In my opinion the woods Brothers 21 team is the best that has ever been in history of stock car, NASCAR, excedra...I love these guys don't ever stop racing guys you have my support and family always...🙏
My mind is absolutely blown, hard to put into words how grateful and wonderful it is to have our beloved Leonard Wood with us and still wrenching and to know the history is being accurately passed down and you Stapleton’s we’re part of it. Fantastic #21 Forever
Kudos to Jon Wood and Stapleton 42 for making this happen. That building is full of trophies because of how they treated people for 7 decades. Look at the reverence they have for the people, the sport and the cars. They should be writing books on leadership and character. World class examples of fine people.
As a HUUUGE NASCAR fan I always appreciate your videos on NASCAR. Your time that you put in to the videos is priceless and I appreciate the dedication!
🏆🏁This is Why I Love the Wood Brothers, There’s No Other Team Like Them in NASCAR🏁 I have been a fan since the Pearson Days! My first time I went to a nascar race was the 1974 Daytona 500 (actually it was a 450 mile race due to the “energy crisis”) and petty won the race, I live by the Daytona International Speedway and I have seen it all! I was in Victory Lane when they won in 2011🏁🏆 My Hero is Lenard! He is so incredibly intelligent! Nobody can make 1/2 scale anything from scratch, like him, not to my knowledge! The Wood Brothers have so much rich history and I enjoy this video! Just listening to Len and Eddie talking about the history is Priceless! My Son also grew up watching racing and he came back from the Military and went to the NASCAR Technical Institute and Graduateded number 1 in his class! He has been working for Legacy M C for over a year now and is now full time and professional licensed to work on the team! Truly A Dream Come True for our Family! From being spectators, to now competing for trophies🏆 he has a half scale one from Eric Jones win in Darlington! Maybe some day they can Win The Daytona 500!🏁PuzziCat
I was also there the day we lost Dale Earnhardt, I had a Hot Pass and took advantage of it and spent SpeedWeeks 2001 in the garage and pits. I have a close up picture of him and my son, in his IROC car on pit road before the race, and I spent half the 500 in big Es pit till it filled up with people. Then we went to Jr.s pit for the end of the race . Then it happened, It was the biggest AWWWwwww I ever heard in my life! Everyone in the grandstand screamed! We all thought he was going to be okay, as I made my way to Victory Lane and got in, I was sure I was going to get to see him,but when Ken Shrader showed up, I knew it wasn’t good. I didn’t find out the truth until I got home. And the rest is History! PuzziCat
Mitchell your videos are great. I am 62 now and back in 1976 myself, cousin and uncle drove to Stuart to the Woods shop it was a non race week and Lenard and one other guy was there. He gave us a personal tour it was awesome. I believe they only had two cars back then unlike today. And just about a week ago I ran into Kerry Earnhardt at the Lowes, helped him load abound 8 sheets of plywood and talked about how he spoke at my sons 5th grade Dare graduation. He did not have to spend 30 minutes talking to me but we talked about trucks kids and some racing it was really good. These are memories that I will forever cherish. Again thank you
Ok guys just finished this, My God!! I am tearing up like a little girl about the precedence these signatures have! I don’t know if we will ever get out there to see all of this history! So THANK YOU! For showing us this, you guys are doing the right thing! If you doubt yourselves… DONT! Thank you again! How would any of us get this history! Thank you.
I appreciate you all so much. So cool. I have to give Logan a camera for just in case. Man I got to see these places. I could listen to Leonard for hours. That guy got more talent unreal what he can do.
When I was 7 or 8 years old my grandpa took me here, Mrs wood Glens wife used to manage the museum and I wan running around looking at all the cars and I wanted so bad to get in a race car, but my grandpa said no touching. Mrs Wood shouted from the desk, "Let that boy play, it aint nothing but an old race car anyway." Thank you Mrs wood for helping mold my love of racing. Glad you guys got to visit such a cool place.
😊 That right there is my happiest place on earth. The whole Wood family are some of the best people I've ever been around. I feel so blessed that I got to meet Mr Glenn, Miss Bernece, and Miss Nancy. You two are doing amazing work, documenting such important people and history. THANK YOU, Mitch and Logan
I hate you. My butt was so sore when the video ended. I was at the edge of my seat the whole time. I remember a lot of stuff about the Wood Brothers back in the day in NASCAR. I followed the Ford Race teams since the late 60's. Thank You so much, and I cannot wait for more.
Woods Brothers 21 pulling out that 2k’s Daytona 500 is The Biggest Thing in Racing since Dale’s crash Still is That was HUGE Just Amazing I Loved seeing that and everyone I know was stoked on that Win 1 of those rare times where it’s alright Your favorite Driver didn’t Win Because it was BiGGER than that 1 of Thee OG Team’s & Families Pulling out The 500 W in this day & age I’d Love to see it again Woods Brothers 21 Racing Team is GOAT Status 🏁
The kind of stuff you two do on this channel would have made for a great weekend TV program on TNN back in the 1990s. Though before your time, I am sure you heard of shows such as "Winners", "Inside Winston Cup Racing". and other similar shows that aired weekly on the channel back then. TNN was the place for NASCAR and NHRA fans during the 1990s. They aired tons of races and had all sorts of racing related programming. The behind the scenes stuff has been something sorely missing since the demise of TNN. I am very thankful you two are picking up the slack and actually going much more in-depth with your behind the scenes coverage. As a teen in the 90s, I used to put my TV on TNN on Saturday mornings and kept it there through Sunday evening. Now I have this channel to look forward to on the weekends!
Great tour sir. Thank you so much for taking time to do it. I am going to Keeling VA next week. I am going to Stuart va to see this museum because of you. I did not know this was in VA until this video. So thanks again sir
I had an opportunity to tour the Museum back on 5/28/19. This Museum is impressive and well worth the visit. I bought a Glen Wood shirt while I was there.
When I starting watching this I was planning watch part of it then watching the rest of it the next day. I couldn't stop. When you got the 1:23 minute where Len was talking about the milling the head away on the exhaust port, I remember I worked at a machine shop in Kennesaw GA where we did the same thing for Ernie Elliott. I used to wonder if this was something that Ernie was only doing. Guess not. Fantastic video. Now I want to go to the Wood Brothers shop.
You are doing the world of motorsport a huge service that will live on through generations by documenting these legends and the history they made. Thanks from all of us petrol heads.
Thanks for making this video. The Wood brothers are super friendly people.I can listen to Len,Eddie and Leonard talk all day and never get tired of listening to them. I have been to the museum numerous times and am always amazed with the new stuff that has been added since the last visit. I highly recommend this museum to anyone.
I am speechless! I want to say I had go-cart in early 60's with kick start Maytag motor and mowed our lawn with mower mentioned near end of video. Kudos to Woods for saving all this history and especially to person that took pictures. Cameras weren't prevalent at all in early days. Once again thanks Mitchell and Logan for taking me down memory lane.
Dont get me wrong,I like your other videos but I LOVE this one.That family is as good as there is.I have GOT to get my sorry self up the to see it for myself.Thanks you guys for doing this.
Probably one of my favorite ones you've done so far. When I was about 12 years old I remember going to a local gas station to see Morgan Shepherd #21 Citgo car. The gentleman that was with the car let me sit in it. I was on cloud 9 and from that day forward I've always admired the Wood Brothers!
Keep up the great work. The more stories about Len Wood, Holman Moody, Junior Johnson, all of these amazing people, the more you realize how brilliant that whole Era of people were. Please keep up the important work you are doing. I absolutely love and appreciate the stories of that area
Wow you knocked that interview out of the park again. It was great to see Logan chatting it up with Eddie. That was personal and didn't need to be broadcast.
THAT was cool! I went to old shop in the 80's when I was a kid. I met Leonard and Eddie and got autographs. Kim would always write me back and send a post card when I would send them mail. I got to climb in Kyles car. The Wood Brothers are the best! I learned alot of new stuff watching this!
What a great detailed video of the Wood Brothers History. Someone needs to produce a movie of this incredible family's history. I am from Virginia and have visited Stuart many times and most people do not realize how remote and rural Stuart is/was back in the 50's, 60's and 70's and to achieve what these guys did was truly amazing.
The Wood Bros. Museum is on absolutely on my "list" to visit. It's got to be the greatest collection of NASCAR & racing ingenuity on the planet. You guys did a great job covering it in this vid ! Now i'm CERTAIN Mr. Leonard Wood was responsible for the SIGNIFICANT body "refinements" to the huge 1971 Purolator Mercs. that won aplenty. I'd love for him to show me so i can modify my own 1/25 scale Purolator Merc. more "realistic" to the real car that ran in 1973.
Mitchell, I cannot even begin to find the words, that would describe my deepest heartfelt appreciation for what you and Logan are doing to preserve not only the history of NASCAR, but the history of the Southern States of America as well. The work you both put into the making of these videos is very much appreciated......Thank You Very Much!!
Thanks to you two for bringing these great WOOD BROTHERS videos to this guy in NZ. I still remember my Philippine second wife's (only had 2, by the way), introduction to NASCAR being Trevor Bayne winning the Daytona 500 back in 2011. Pretty much the only time she's ever been interested in a motor race !!
I really enjoyed that tour. The Woods are great folks. I can’t believe they have so much stuff from the past in their museum. The things Leonard made out of scrap metal is insane.
As a person that loves both history and NASCAR, I greatly appreciate your videos. Please keep them coming and I love the fact that you didn't over edit this video. I will do my part by sharing your videos and help promote them as best as possible. It's sad to see history get lost and you're doing a great job preserving such a huge part of American history.
Another excellent piece of NASCAR history, the Woods Brothers Museum. I appreciate greatly the effort that you put into the making of the content for your channel. Thanks!
I absolutely love this, history, history and more history. Leonard Wood is a national treasure, an absolute legend, it’s the little things and stories that make it all worth wild (keep up the good job Mitchell and Logan!! Love it)
The real heart of nascar! Real family no matter what your last name was.I'm taken aback at not only what is there who is there is amazing ! Family's in NASCAR no matter how collective held each achievement with pride ! This family was the largest group of contributors in the development of the sport! Wood brother's are the holders of the finest historical collection and the way its presented is a experience that will never be duplicated ! Go and see for your self .! I had a tear in my eye for days after,you really get a feeling for their commitment to the NASCAR family and their own family
Wood Bros have always been my favorite Nascar team....had the good fortune to go there,,,at old shop when they were retiring the 71 Mercury Cyclone to go to Joe Weatherly Musuem at Darlington SC.....my all time favorite race car...too...so much history....Leonard Wood...my hero....You did a great job...Stapeton42..
The Wood Bros #21 is so iconic. It’s up there with the Black #3 or the Petty Blue #43. And Mr Leonard…what a story teller he is. I LOVE ti hear him tell stories. Such a treasure of a Gentleman.
Watch this video!!!!! I love how Eddie asked if that camera “was it”. He was expecting a film crew I guess! Mitchell you and Logan are really doing an amazing service to us old cup fans. Thank thank thank you!!
I think it's safe to say that Leonard Wood is a damn genius ! The man can build anything with his hands. I've seen many things that Leonard has made over the years and seeing all of these other things in this video is amazing. And to think he is 80 and still builds that stuff.
leonard wood is a modern day michelangelo metal sculptor ..who would probably say ,"it's eazy , you just remove all the aluminum from this solid block that dont look like a big block ford at half scale"
Outstanding Racing History Video! It could be 3 hours long I would watch All Of It ! I just so happen to be wearing my New Boom Tube Tee Shirt while watching this. The 1965 Indy win changed the 500 forever, rear engine cars since, 1964 A.J. Foyt was the last to win in a roadster. The Wood Brothers have had all the greats in the seat of thier cars. Thank you for all the Video and in this case lack of edit work.
NASCAR history channel, difference ? No revisionist history here ! From the horses mouth and questions from two knowledgeable interviewers, far far more accurate and tons more interesting! Great job Mitchell and Mustang Logan !❤
Like most people, I'd never watch a video that lasted this long, but I couldn't shut it off once I started. This video history tour of one of racings iconic teams/families is amazing 👏. Loved every minute of it and almost wished it was longer. 😉 Thank you for making it and sharing with the world.
Thank you both for this! My father and I would go to the races, too see the Wood Brothers perform, whomever their driver was. My father and I were big fans of the Wood brothers, this brought back a lot of memories. Again, thank you!
I’m so grateful you are documenting these people, who formed our sport! Not a ford guy but the wood brothers and Mr Pearson beat all my favs in the early days! Love you twos work! Please keep up the amazing work!!!!❤
What a great video documentary, the Wood Brothers are iconic in the NASCAR industry, I'm willing to bet there are NASCAR fans (younger) that don't know who the Wood Brothers are and hopefully they watch this video and find out, there was a moment during this video that really got me a little choked up and I think that's the first time that's happened during one of your video's (can you guess when?). Mitchell and Logan you two are amazing, keep doing what you do we can't thank you enough for everything you do. Thank you! MarknLily
Oh wow, this is your best effort yet. This and the other Leonard vid are absolutely beyond anything i have ever seen as far as a behimd the scenes, access all areas look at such an historic outfit. I hope Leonard lives to be 150 years old he is one sharp guy. Thank You for this, all the way from Australia.. I never rewatch anything on TH-cam, but i will absolutely 5000% be going back and watching this one again. Wow.
I when I get on TH-cam I normally go to my subscriptions and watch unwatched videos from the channels that I’m subscribed to from oldest to newest so I don’t get behind. When I was scrolling down as soon as I saw this I immediately clicked. I’ll watch my other videos later. Just starting the video but already hit the like button. My favorite driver of the 60’s and 70’s is David Pearson so I can’t wait to see this.
I’m 2:37 into the video and I can already tell that I’m going to wear the scroll bar out rewinding sections to rewatch. This video is going to take me 3 hours to watch its so good.
Greatest show ever. Long video?Not long enough. Thanks for bringing this to all of us.And just think,the Wood Brothers want a copy to keep in their collection,how cool is that?Something about their well water ,like that water in Level Cross.If there is any way that you would give them the original video instead of a copy,it would make their collection that much better.Just a thought.Again ,you out did yourself on this one.Later
I remember going to the old shop on Dobyns Road in Stuart back in 1976 when they only had two cars and the first person we saw was Leonard working on a carburetor. He welcomed us and told us to make ourselves at home. The only place off limits was the engine room. Super nice folks and as a Wood Brothers/David Pearson fan I was in racing heaven!! Thank you Mitchell for this great video!!!
You know we don’t make long videos unless it’s worth it. The Wood family are some down to earth good people and excellent stewards of their own history. They have one amazing place set up here and we hope anyone watching this is able to see it for themselves! This video could easily be twice as long!
Merch link: stapletonautoworks.com
Thanks for the video. I don't think the wood brother gets enough respect or recognition. Especially nowadays.
I fer one think these fine southern gents dont get enough from the automotive industry F%^k man these boys still r among THE smartest guys in the !! pic any rm wen it comes to making cars haulass as u 2 well know theyre the pioneers, ok make as long as u want vids on these guys and i will watch and watch again like comment and cancel me scpript and re subscribe yup think that pretty much describes me thoughts thank you LOGAN young lady u rock so glad glad ur paths crossed and hang on cuz this econmy is gona get much worse bfr it gets btr!!I.E. racing dollrs availaible fer sponsorship but it WILL COME it always does now ive got to get back to watching this Vidjeo lol
I'd watch that twice as long video, and still be wanting more when it was over. This was fantastic. Thank you!
My wife and I were there back in April, our first visit. After seeing your video, I can't wait to go back. We didn't have the guided tour you did though. Nice to know the story of many of the items you asked. We did see Leonard at distance. He was working on an orange tractor in the far back left of the shop. I did spend nearly an hour talking with Benny about the mini Boss he and Leonard are working on. Can't wait to return in the spring to check the progress on it.
I plan on making a trip down there.
Even a Chev guy would have nothing but the highest respect for the Wood Brothers Team. Way too go guys.
Thanks man I agree. Brand allegiance means nothing with these guys. Just an amazing group anyone can learn from
Not enough words to describe the Wood Brothers. Pioneers, innovators, etc… That is one dedicated racing family. May they live on forever!
You put Pearson's 71 Wood Brother's Mercury in the thumbnail and I click. It's that simple.
#1 History channel on TH-cam right here. Thanks as always Stapleton & Logan
Our pleasure!
Leonard Wood is amazing. I know some fabricators in my life. They could learn from Mr. Leonard. How are you and Logan going to top this? If this doesn't make you a Wood Brothers fan I don't know what to say. Thank you. I love the history.
The wood brothers are nascar. I loved when they won Daytona. I was so hyped. They gave him a bad ass car for that race . wasn't nothing touching it.
I want to see the wood brothers museum so bad .! Where is it located?
Thank you for doing the wood brothers. Legendary! Nice people too .
I really hope someone in the younger gen Wood family also had Leonard's intrigue and ambition to carry on the absolute genius that is Leonard Wood. Amazing!!
Leonard is a most talented living 'museum' in his own right. What incredible abilities he possesses!
The Wood Family are Awesome!!! Leonard has always been somebody i have admired.
Such a beautiful museum. Such a great family too. David Pearson was greatest driver ever.
I wish we had been doing this 10 years ago so we could have met David. Missing out on him and Bud Moore really bothers me
@@Stapleton42 ❤️
@@Stapleton42It's hard to rank greatness, no matter the professional realm, yet I have heard enough of the old-timers claim over the years (I'm now 50) that Pearson was the greatest stock car driver of all time, that I've come to believe it. Keep up the good work guys. You two have become great ambassadors for auto racing.
We are so lucky to have you guys doing this for us THANK YOU!!!!
thank you Keith!
In my opinion the woods Brothers 21 team is the best that has ever been in history of stock car, NASCAR, excedra...I love these guys don't ever stop racing guys you have my support and family always...🙏
Thank you Kevin!
Man, just so much awesomeness.
I surely hope The Wood Brothers get that 100th win while Leonard is still with us.
My God, YES!!! He is blessed with incredible abilities.
Posting from the future: they did it 💯
My mind is absolutely blown, hard to put into words how grateful and wonderful it is to have our beloved Leonard Wood with us and still wrenching and to know the history is being accurately passed down and you Stapleton’s we’re part of it. Fantastic #21 Forever
I agree!
Kudos to Jon Wood and Stapleton 42 for making this happen. That building is full of trophies because of how they treated people for 7 decades. Look at the reverence they have for the people, the sport and the cars. They should be writing books on leadership and character. World class examples of fine people.
As a HUUUGE NASCAR fan I always appreciate your videos on NASCAR. Your time that you put in to the videos is priceless and I appreciate the dedication!
thanks man we appreciate you!
I would love to be a fly on the wall if you put Steve Magnante in the same room as Leonard talking about models
🏆🏁This is Why I Love the Wood Brothers, There’s No Other Team Like Them in NASCAR🏁 I have been a fan since the Pearson Days! My first time I went to a nascar race was the 1974 Daytona 500 (actually it was a 450 mile race due to the “energy crisis”) and petty won the race, I live by the Daytona International Speedway and I have seen it all! I was in Victory Lane when they won in 2011🏁🏆 My Hero is Lenard! He is so incredibly intelligent! Nobody can make 1/2 scale anything from scratch, like him, not to my knowledge! The Wood Brothers have so much rich history and I enjoy this video! Just listening to Len and Eddie talking about the history is Priceless! My Son also grew up watching racing and he came back from the Military and went to the NASCAR Technical Institute and Graduateded number 1 in his class! He has been working for Legacy M C for over a year now and is now full time and professional licensed to work on the team! Truly A Dream Come True for our Family! From being spectators, to now competing for trophies🏆 he has a half scale one from Eric Jones win in Darlington! Maybe some day they can Win The Daytona 500!🏁PuzziCat
Thanks man!!
I was also there the day we lost Dale Earnhardt, I had a Hot Pass and took advantage of it and spent SpeedWeeks 2001 in the garage and pits. I have a close up picture of him and my son, in his IROC car on pit road before the race, and I spent half the 500 in big Es pit till it filled up with people. Then we went to Jr.s pit for the end of the race . Then it happened, It was the biggest AWWWwwww I ever heard in my life! Everyone in the grandstand screamed! We all thought he was going to be okay, as I made my way to Victory Lane and got in, I was sure I was going to get to see him,but when Ken Shrader showed up, I knew it wasn’t good. I didn’t find out the truth until I got home. And the rest is History! PuzziCat
This is amazing, truly breathtaking the amount of history on display.
absolutely!!
Mitchell your videos are great. I am 62 now and back in 1976 myself, cousin and uncle drove to Stuart to the Woods shop it was a non race week and Lenard and one other guy was there. He gave us a personal tour it was awesome. I believe they only had two cars back then unlike today. And just about a week ago I ran into Kerry Earnhardt at the Lowes, helped him load abound 8 sheets of plywood and talked about how he spoke at my sons 5th grade Dare graduation. He did not have to spend 30 minutes talking to me but we talked about trucks kids and some racing it was really good. These are memories that I will forever cherish. Again thank you
I asked Leonard for an autograph at the mis race years ago and was the nicest man. Thank you all!
The Wood's Family are awesome people!!
They all need to be in the Hall of Fame !!
Ok guys just finished this, My God!! I am tearing up like a little girl about the precedence these signatures have! I don’t know if we will ever get out there to see all of this history! So THANK YOU! For showing us this, you guys are doing the right thing! If you doubt yourselves… DONT! Thank you again! How would any of us get this history! Thank you.
thank you so much Joe!!
Agree totally! Have watched several of these videos. You are doing. Great thing recording this history. Kudos!
I appreciate you all so much. So cool. I have to give Logan a camera for just in case. Man I got to see these places. I could listen to Leonard for hours. That guy got more talent unreal what he can do.
When I was 7 or 8 years old my grandpa took me here, Mrs wood Glens wife used to manage the museum and I wan running around looking at all the cars and I wanted so bad to get in a race car, but my grandpa said no touching. Mrs Wood shouted from the desk, "Let that boy play, it aint nothing but an old race car anyway." Thank you Mrs wood for helping mold my love of racing. Glad you guys got to visit such a cool place.
that is really cool! We really like the Wood family
These men were and still are my Heros..
😊
That right there is my happiest place on earth. The whole Wood family are some of the best people I've ever been around.
I feel so blessed that I got to meet Mr Glenn, Miss Bernece, and Miss Nancy.
You two are doing amazing work, documenting such important people and history.
THANK YOU, Mitch and Logan
I hate you. My butt was so sore when the video ended. I was at the edge of my seat the whole time. I remember a lot of stuff about the Wood Brothers back in the day in NASCAR. I followed the Ford Race teams since the late 60's. Thank You so much, and I cannot wait for more.
Thank you! Simple words do not convey my love of this video as I am a FORD man from my childhood!
Thanks man!!
Woods Brothers 21 pulling out that 2k’s Daytona 500
is The Biggest Thing in Racing since Dale’s crash
Still is
That was HUGE
Just Amazing
I Loved seeing that
and everyone I know was stoked on that Win
1 of those rare times where it’s alright Your favorite Driver didn’t Win
Because it was BiGGER than that
1 of Thee OG Team’s & Families
Pulling out The 500 W in this day & age
I’d Love to see it again
Woods Brothers 21 Racing Team
is GOAT Status 🏁
I have get to the Woods place someday. FYI Hinchman is still in business on Gasoline Alley in Indy. I was there a few months ago. Great folks
Would love to go there!
Thanks!
I just saw this now...thank you man!!
The kind of stuff you two do on this channel would have made for a great weekend TV program on TNN back in the 1990s. Though before your time, I am sure you heard of shows such as "Winners", "Inside Winston Cup Racing". and other similar shows that aired weekly on the channel back then. TNN was the place for NASCAR and NHRA fans during the 1990s. They aired tons of races and had all sorts of racing related programming. The behind the scenes stuff has been something sorely missing since the demise of TNN. I am very thankful you two are picking up the slack and actually going much more in-depth with your behind the scenes coverage. As a teen in the 90s, I used to put my TV on TNN on Saturday mornings and kept it there through Sunday evening. Now I have this channel to look forward to on the weekends!
Great tour sir. Thank you so much for taking time to do it. I am going to Keeling VA next week. I am going to Stuart va to see this museum because of you. I did not know this was in VA until this video. So thanks again sir
Awesome!!
Absolute racing magic, Logan and Mitchell. That video was not long enough. Great job.
I had an opportunity to tour the Museum back on 5/28/19. This Museum is impressive and well worth the visit. I bought a Glen Wood shirt while I was there.
When I starting watching this I was planning watch part of it then watching the rest of it the next day. I couldn't stop. When you got the 1:23 minute where Len was talking about the milling the head away on the exhaust port, I remember I worked at a machine shop in Kennesaw GA where we did the same thing for Ernie Elliott. I used to wonder if this was something that Ernie was only doing. Guess not. Fantastic video. Now I want to go to the Wood Brothers shop.
We appreciate you Doug!
This is absolutely incredible so much cool history Mitchell and Logan you guys never disappoint!!!
You are doing the world of motorsport a huge service that will live on through generations by documenting these legends and the history they made. Thanks from all of us petrol heads.
Thank you sir!
What an unbelievably talented family.
Thanks for making this video. The Wood brothers are super friendly people.I can listen to Len,Eddie and Leonard talk all day and never get tired of listening to them. I have been to the museum numerous times and am always amazed with the new stuff that has been added since the last visit. I highly recommend this museum to anyone.
I am speechless! I want to say I had go-cart in early 60's with kick start Maytag motor and mowed our lawn with mower mentioned near end of video. Kudos to Woods for saving all this history and especially to person that took pictures. Cameras weren't prevalent at all in early days. Once again thanks Mitchell and Logan for taking me down memory lane.
Thank you Benny!
Dont get me wrong,I like your other videos but I LOVE this one.That family is as good as there is.I have GOT to get my sorry self up the to see it for myself.Thanks you guys for doing this.
Probably one of my favorite ones you've done so far. When I was about 12 years old I remember going to a local gas station to see Morgan Shepherd #21 Citgo car. The gentleman that was with the car let me sit in it. I was on cloud 9 and from that day forward I've always admired the Wood Brothers!
You can't find better entertainment than this. I learned a great deal about the Woods Brothers and Nascar history. Thank you so very much.
Thank you ladies and everyone, outstanding.
Our pleasure!
What a walk thru history, and the Wood Brothers have been there since the beginning. Watched all 2 hours of this video
Keep up the great work. The more stories about Len Wood, Holman Moody, Junior Johnson, all of these amazing people, the more you realize how brilliant that whole Era of people were. Please keep up the important work you are doing. I absolutely love and appreciate the stories of that area
Thanks man. I wish I were 5 years older and we could have talked to junior. Bud Moore. Pearson. A ton of those guys we missed out on
Wood Brother's are such amazing group! Very well respected!!!
Great video! Watched it twice, once myself and once with my Dad
Heck yeah! Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow you knocked that interview out of the park again. It was great to see Logan chatting it up with Eddie. That was personal and didn't need to be broadcast.
THAT was cool! I went to old shop in the 80's when I was a kid. I met Leonard and Eddie and got autographs. Kim would always write me back and send a post card when I would send them mail. I got to climb in Kyles car. The Wood Brothers are the best! I learned alot of new stuff watching this!
Awesome history lesson. Leonard is the most humble cat for the mad skills he has. Beyond genius level
I mean WHAT a collection! That’s insane😳
What a great detailed video of the Wood Brothers History. Someone needs to produce a movie of this incredible family's history. I am from Virginia and have visited Stuart many times and most people do not realize how remote and rural Stuart is/was back in the 50's, 60's and 70's and to achieve what these guys did was truly amazing.
Thank you gentlemen, you all are forever in my heart.
Thanks man!
I went to Nebraska and saw the Museum of Speed and NOW I HAVE TO GO SEE THIS!!! THANK YOU Stapleman/Logan. This is AWESOME!!!
Heck yeah!!
Dang MITCHELL you did it again. You and Logan, do such an awesome job!!!!!
The Wood Bros. Museum is on absolutely on my "list" to visit. It's got to be the greatest collection of NASCAR & racing ingenuity on the planet. You guys did a great job covering it in this vid ! Now i'm CERTAIN Mr. Leonard Wood was responsible for the SIGNIFICANT body "refinements" to the huge 1971 Purolator Mercs. that won aplenty. I'd love for him to show me so i can modify my own 1/25 scale Purolator Merc. more "realistic" to the real car that ran in 1973.
Such a great looking car. The street version would have sold more if it was tweaked to be shaped just like that one!
@@Stapleton42 I agree !
Mitchell, I cannot even begin to find the words, that would describe my deepest heartfelt appreciation for what you and Logan are doing to preserve not only the history of NASCAR, but the history of the Southern States of America as well. The work you both put into the making of these videos is very much appreciated......Thank You Very Much!!
I first thought wow what a long video, but I’m glad I watched it. I definately want to go see it in person.
thanks man we don't make a video long unless it deserves it!
Keep the patina and add the mechanical to bring it back to life, I loved the telescope story, thanks for getting the history on film.
Thanks to you two for bringing these great WOOD BROTHERS videos to this guy in NZ. I still remember my Philippine second wife's (only had 2, by the way), introduction to NASCAR being Trevor Bayne winning the Daytona 500 back in 2011. Pretty much the only time she's ever been interested in a motor race !!
That’s awesome!
My favorite driver has always been whoever was in the Wood Brothers car. #21
These fellers are real American crafty people ! Great to see them - thank you !
I really enjoyed that tour. The Woods are great folks. I can’t believe they have so much stuff from the past in their museum. The things Leonard made out of scrap metal is insane.
the most fantastic interview... Great job and great family. True Americans
As a person that loves both history and NASCAR, I greatly appreciate your videos. Please keep them coming and I love the fact that you didn't over edit this video. I will do my part by sharing your videos and help promote them as best as possible.
It's sad to see history get lost and you're doing a great job preserving such a huge part of American history.
Thank you very much. We won’t stop!
So Cool
They seem like such legit Guys
Just good fellas
Another excellent piece of NASCAR history, the Woods Brothers Museum. I appreciate greatly the effort that you put into the making of the content for your channel. Thanks!
Thank you very much!
I don't care if this video was 5 hrs long, IT'S AMAZING!!
I absolutely love this, history, history and more history. Leonard Wood is a national treasure, an absolute legend, it’s the little things and stories that make it all worth wild (keep up the good job Mitchell and Logan!! Love it)
Thanks Sean we appreciate you!
The real heart of nascar! Real family no matter what your last name was.I'm taken aback at not only what is there who is there is amazing ! Family's in NASCAR no matter how collective held each achievement with pride ! This family was the largest group of contributors in the development of the sport! Wood brother's are the holders of the finest historical collection and the way its presented is a experience that will never be duplicated ! Go and see for your self .! I had a tear in my eye for days after,you really get a feeling for their commitment to the NASCAR family and their own family
Wood Bros have always been my favorite Nascar team....had the good fortune to go there,,,at old shop when they were retiring the 71 Mercury Cyclone to go to Joe Weatherly Musuem at Darlington SC.....my all time favorite race car...too...so much history....Leonard Wood...my hero....You did a great job...Stapeton42..
I saw almost 2hr run time, and was like... Mr Stapleton.. I can't. I got to the end and said where's the next 2?? Thank you sir. Incredible
You can trust we will not make a long video unless it’s absolutely necessary! 💪🏻
The Wood Bros #21 is so iconic. It’s up there with the Black #3 or the Petty Blue #43. And Mr Leonard…what a story teller he is. I LOVE ti hear him tell stories. Such a treasure of a Gentleman.
Watch this video!!!!! I love how Eddie asked if that camera “was it”. He was expecting a film crew I guess! Mitchell you and Logan are really doing an amazing service to us old cup fans. Thank thank thank you!!
Thanks man!!
When Trevor Bayne won the 500 I had a tear in my eye I was so happy to see the wood brothers back in victory lane
Your best video yet.. The Wood Brothers museum is now on my bucket list.
thank you!!
I think it's safe to say that Leonard Wood is a damn genius ! The man can build anything with his hands. I've seen many things that Leonard has made over the years and seeing all of these other things in this video is amazing. And to think he is 80 and still builds that stuff.
leonard wood is a modern day michelangelo metal sculptor ..who would probably say ,"it's eazy , you just remove all the aluminum from this solid block that dont look like a big block ford at half scale"
Outstanding Racing History Video! It could be 3 hours long I would watch All Of It ! I just so happen to be wearing my New Boom Tube Tee Shirt while watching this. The 1965 Indy win changed the 500 forever, rear engine cars since, 1964 A.J. Foyt was the last to win in a roadster. The Wood Brothers have had all the greats in the seat of thier cars.
Thank you for all the Video and in this case lack of edit work.
Thank you Steve!!
NASCAR history channel, difference ? No revisionist history here ! From the horses mouth and questions from two knowledgeable interviewers, far far more accurate and tons more interesting!
Great job Mitchell and Mustang Logan !❤
Like most people, I'd never watch a video that lasted this long, but I couldn't shut it off once I started. This video history tour of one of racings iconic teams/families is amazing 👏. Loved every minute of it and almost wished it was longer. 😉 Thank you for making it and sharing with the world.
Thank you very much Joe! We won't make a long video unless it is interesting the entire way through!
@@Stapleton42 It sure was!! WTG!!
Thank you both for this! My father and I would go to the races, too see the Wood Brothers perform, whomever their driver was. My father and I were big fans of the Wood brothers, this brought back a lot of memories. Again, thank you!
Man thats great. Woods, Pearson and Ford. My favorites. We'll make you a Ford guy yet.
My brother in law and I are thoroughly enjoying the video, as always great job you and Logan are doing 🏁😎🏁
Awesome! Thank you!
I watched this twice so awesome
I’m so grateful you are documenting these people, who formed our sport! Not a ford guy but the wood brothers and Mr Pearson beat all my favs in the early days! Love you twos work! Please keep up the amazing work!!!!❤
What a great video documentary, the Wood Brothers are iconic in the NASCAR industry, I'm willing to bet there are NASCAR fans (younger) that don't know who the Wood Brothers are and hopefully they watch this video and find out, there was a moment during this video that really got me a little choked up and I think that's the first time that's happened during one of your video's (can you guess when?).
Mitchell and Logan you two are amazing, keep doing what you do we can't thank you enough for everything you do.
Thank you!
MarknLily
Thanks man!! Let me guess was it the David Pearson visit story?
These videos will be with us etched in time forever, thank you 🙏
Thanks James!!
Absolutely amazing video! I can hardly wait for the follow up videos!
us too!
Mate you just keep excelling yourselves you guys should be so proud of where you’ve come from and the history your saving 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇦🇺🇦🇺
Great job you two
Oh wow, this is your best effort yet. This and the other Leonard vid are absolutely beyond anything i have ever seen as far as a behimd the scenes, access all areas look at such an historic outfit. I hope Leonard lives to be 150 years old he is one sharp guy.
Thank You for this, all the way from Australia..
I never rewatch anything on TH-cam, but i will absolutely 5000% be going back and watching this one again. Wow.
I when I get on TH-cam I normally go to my subscriptions and watch unwatched videos from the channels that I’m subscribed to from oldest to newest so I don’t get behind. When I was scrolling down as soon as I saw this I immediately clicked. I’ll watch my other videos later. Just starting the video but already hit the like button.
My favorite driver of the 60’s and 70’s is David Pearson so I can’t wait to see this.
I’m 2:37 into the video and I can already tell that I’m going to wear the scroll bar out rewinding sections to rewatch. This video is going to take me 3 hours to watch its so good.
Greatest show ever. Long video?Not long enough. Thanks for bringing this to all of us.And just think,the Wood Brothers want a copy to keep in their collection,how cool is that?Something about their well water ,like that water in Level Cross.If there is any way that you would give them the original video instead of a copy,it would make their collection that much better.Just a thought.Again ,you out did yourself on this one.Later
Thanks man! I will probably put all of my footage into folders so they have the raw video too
I remember going to the old shop on Dobyns Road in Stuart back in 1976 when they only had two cars and the first person we saw was Leonard working on a carburetor. He welcomed us and told us to make ourselves at home. The only place off limits was the engine room. Super nice folks and as a Wood Brothers/David Pearson fan I was in racing heaven!! Thank you Mitchell for this great video!!!
Wow that’s amazing
ABSOLUTELY FREAKING AMAZING! And that is coming from someone who has been there. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!
Thanks man!!
Wow!!! Even more respect. So much 1st hand history.
Legends, absolute legends!
I sure do appreciate what you 2 are doing. Awesome and Amazing. Wood Brothers is NASCAR.
SPEECHLESS. This is an incredible video. Two of the best in the Business Great Job Guys