I really don't know what to think of all this. I suppose it's like anything else, where the truth lies somewhere between the two sides.
Back when I was working for Mark Pawuk, he contracted his entire racing operation to Dave Butner. Butner was renting a space in a Yorba Linda industrial park not too far from where the Acura dealership that turned into John Force's headquarters was located.
Butner and Gregg Davis had divided the space between them. There was a single bay on Butner's side with the dyno next to it. Squeezed into the space near the dyno was Davis's shop.
I got to know him fairly well and thought he was a pretty good guy. At that time, he was specializing in Ford stuff and he and Dyno seemed to be more friends than anything - meaning there didn't appear to be any sort of employer-employee or any other type of financial relationship. Somehow I seem to remember that Dyno was using Gregg's trailer, but I have to admit I am not entirely certain of that. This was during the time when Nicholson was getting his first Pro Mod style Bel Air together.
Dyno would stop in just to BS or sometimes to get parts fixed. Like I said, it seemed like a friendship deal as Gregg would drop everything when Dyno needed anything. The car, if it was even finished then, wasn't stored there and I'm not sure where it would have gone if it had. Butner had an overflow space across the alley but I don't remember if Davis had one too.
That said, who knows what has happened in the years since. I hesitated on adding to the thread because I have no direct knowledge of what the arrangement actually was between the two men. However, I really thought that some information regarding Davis from someone who knew him might add to the discussion.
I remember Gregg's business was not that good and that he was working hard to establish himself as a builder of sheet metal intakes. He did very good work and the manifolds were jewelry but we never used one so I have no idea if they worked or not.
The last time I talked to him, he was really depressed. He had put most of his remaining assets into a Ford engine trying to get a foot in the door with Robbie Gordon, who at that time was pretty much 100% off road racing.
They put it into one of Gordon's trucks and went out to the desert to test. At some time during the test, the engine started making noise. Instead of shutting if off and contacting the chase truck, Gordon just laughed and kept the hammer down.
By the time he was done, the motor had grenaded with only one head and the intake being usable and they still had to contact the chase truck.
So anyhow, back in 1995 or so, I thought Davis was a good guy who needed a break. I haven't talked to him since then so take your choice on whose story to believe.