Diego

Anyone know what his title was at Oldsmobile? He prob wore a few hats so let's focus on the late-1960s.

66-3X2 442

Not sure about his exact title was but he was in charge of getting the cars & parts out to the racers. I know that's probably not what you were looking for but I will look through what literature I have and see what I can find.

Diego

Thanks . . . the best I can come up with is "Senior Project Engineer."

66-3X2 442

That sounds about right.

aliensatemybuick

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=dale+smith+oldsmobile

Two biggest related hits:

Senior Project Engineer
Olds Motorsports Manager

66-3X2 442

I would think that SR. Project Engineer was his title in the early days and Motorsports Manger in his latter days. I don't remember the term Motorsports being used in the 60's.

jensenracing77

I got to sit with him and Joe Mondello one time at a national event. It sure was fun listening to them tell stories from back in the day. He said how he sent Joe semi loads of aluminum engines, H and F heads, and everything you could think of. Joe said he still had some NOS H heads that he never used. His official title never came up but sure talked about the things he was slipping out the front "and back" door to racers.

Diego

So do you think when he was working out the Smothers Brothers deal, he must've been the Oldsmobile Motorsports Manager?

66-3X2 442

I wouldn't think so,that would have been late 60's. I started drag racing in the late 60's and I don't recall the term Motorsports being used then. Not saying it wasn't but I think it was much later,probably the 80's.

Hairy Olds

Do you know his middle initial?

Kennybill

He wrote a small book about, Oldsmobile, racing into the ??? I can't remember the last word. He had an ad for the book and I called the number one morning in 2001. His wife answered, I talked to him a while and sent a m.o. He sent me a signed copy. It was pretty interesting, talked a lot about the Pure oil trials, Olds won the trials for economy. It was a big deal back then. This must have been after 1970 because I remember they snuck a switch pitch turbo in for a hair more fuel economy. He said they were afraid the Buick engineers would try it also. He also said Batton was the smartest guy he knew. He was very bitter about the demise and the way he/they were treated the last years. I don't know what I did with the book. Hopefully I come across it in one of my buildings.

Diego

I believe it's called "Racing to the Past."

66-3X2 442

Yes it is called that. I have two copies and in the rear of the book it has an 'About The Author' and it said he worked @ Olds from1954-1980 when he retired. It said he worked in product engineering,so I would think that SR. Project or Product Engineer would be his title.