Dick Harrell 69 Chevy wagon Team Car on E-bay

[Mr. Chevy]

Ebay Item # 150287694455

Has anyone seen this car on E-Bay or know much about it?? Just stumbled across it tonite while surfing.. Car looks Very Cool!!

Rich

[Schonyenko2]

Short answer, yes some of us have seen it at Monmouth,and the Gibb show. Yes, it's a real deal car, and it's pretty cool. 10 cases of beer in the back, and still run in the 12s http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[tom406]

Link

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayIS...em=150287694455 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fs earch.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3 DR40%26_trksid%3Dm37.l1313%26satitle%3D15028769445 5%26category0%3D%26fvi%3D1&item=150287694455)

[COPO 70 RS/Z28]

Car was at Mecum fall 2006 in St charles, it was a NO sale item @ $80,000

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj121/70COPORSZ28/CH1007-60147_5.jpg

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj121/70COPORSZ28/CH1007-60147_4.jpg

A couple of photos from the mecum site

From the ebay #'s 80 is lookin pretty good


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[Mr70]

Was at the last Vettefest held at McCormick place too,before it moved to Rosemont.
Really neat car w/history.

[427.060]

I posted this yesterday in the Gibbs/Harrell section and it was deleted for some reason.
Cool car.
James

[CC Rider]

[ QUOTE ]
I posted this yesterday in the Gibbs/Harrell section and it was deleted for some reason.
Cool car.
James

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I thought so, I had a reply in that post.

Agreed, very cool wagon. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[sYc]

Kind of interesting where the market is on these old "race wagons", even record setting ones, with this one at 23 and Mo's Pontiac can be bought for 20.

[PeteLeathersac]

I saw it on eBay the other day too but didn't post it knowing it's another cool car seemingly caught up in website politics?http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif.

Anyone else remember that car on the Fleer Gum card sets?.

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~ Pete

[JChlupsa]

Neat ride. The E-bay ads states their is a letter authorizing the use of the DH name. is it transferable?? if so is there a fee? is so how much?

How does that compare to this qoute then:
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<font color="red">When a car is sold with a name on it , It seems to give the new owner the right to <font color="blue">think </font> he can use the name on anything he wants also.
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Does <font color="blue"> THINK </font>
mean the new owner thinks they can continue to use the name as well or is a new authroization needed which would make the first one null and void after its sold for a fee of course. Sure am glad Chevy doesnt do it everytime one of their cars get resold as we would all be out some hard earned $$

[shor]

i saw that sentence about the letter also.
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[Kim_Howie]

NO COMMENT http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[sYc]

A really cool piece of drag racing history, with little interest. Looks like they should have taken the $80,000 that was bid on the car at Mecum. After only reaching $23,000 last time on Ebay, this time stalled at $20,000.

Though part of the cars incredible history, the owner may want to consider taking the Dick Harrell logo off the car and not mentioning that part in the ad and see if that helps. I am guessing would be bidders are fearful of the dreaded phone call/letter from the DH camp.

[JChlupsa]

Tom,

I thought it came with a Letter saying you could use the name on the car?

[sYc]

[ QUOTE ]
Tom,

I thought it came with a Letter saying you could use the name on the car?

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It may..but is such a letter really binding? And even if it is, just because one is legally in the right does not mean they cannot be harassed.

[Kim_Howie]

I HEAR THAT!! Amen Brother!! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bs.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/flag.gif

[Dog427435]

Pardon my naiveté - but what is the problem if a person buys a genuine historical vehicle and displays it in its original configuration?

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[sYc]

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Pardon my naiveté - but what is the problem if a person buys a genuine historical vehicle and displays it in its original configuration?

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[/ QUOTE ]

Nothing..Legally, as long as they do not make $$$ from it, trademark laws do not apply. Those laws govern commerce, not personal property. But the harasment can, and often times does, continue. Right Howie? http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif

[Kim_Howie]

Glenn, Certian people seems to try to tell you what you can and can not do with the car. I was called by a person 3 days before I took the car to St. Louis. I was told I had to take a name off the car or their lawyer would be contacting &amp; sueing me. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bs.gif

[Mr. Chevy]

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Glenn, Certian people seems to try to tell you what you can and can not do with the car. I was called by a person 3 days before I took the car to St. Louis. I was told I had to take a name off the car or their lawyer would be contacting &amp; sueing me. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bs.gif

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Kim, thats a bunch of CRAP!! I would tell them go ahead and do it, see how far you get... Tom is right, there is not squat they can do to you unless you are making money off the name.. Why don't these people get a frickin life!!!!!

Rich

[Kim_Howie]

I explained the name wasn't coming off &amp; my Lawyer is on speed dial. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[Mr. Chevy]

Good for you!!

Rich

[PeteLeathersac]

Personal opinions to follow;
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Sad situation and the more it continues to escalate, the clearer it becomes who's more concerned about money than anyone paying tribute to these lost heros!.

Most surprising is how it seems more like the attitude a corporation exercising their rights to a product would have than those you'd expect would put the recognition of famous family members first?.

Great to see who's taking a stand against legal threats to share the true history of these famous cars and drivers!!!

~ Pete
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[sYc]

Anytime they address this issue they say it is not about the $$$, but during the course of the phone call demanding you remove the DH name from your car, they will offer to sell you a licensing agreement. They go on and on about how it has to do with liability, will to me, that simply does not fly. Here is why. Kim can purchase a licensing agreement for his racecar, but must agree to cover up the DH name when racing, so case of an accident, the DH group is not named in any lawsuit. What if the car is involved in an incident at a non-racing event, with DH clearly visible on the side? Lets say leaving downtown Monmouth he goes into the crowd. Yep..They better have liability insurance. Which if they have liability insurance, then it should not matter if Kim covers the DH name up or not. In this day and time, to operate a business, especially one that sanctions “team cars”, better have liability insurance. IMO, the liability issue is simply a way for them to try and justify why you need to go through them to put DH on your car.

[PeteLeathersac]

More personal opinions;
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If the need for licencing was truly more about liability concerns than money, why the attempt to gain control of the Fred Gibb name too?.
Protecting your own family and assets from possibile lawsuits, sure...but to intentionally try and put yourself into even more of a position of the exact same thing you claim you're trying to avoid speaks volumes!.

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~ Pete

[Dog427435]

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I explained the name wasn't coming off &amp; my Lawyer is on speed dial. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

Millions for Defense, Not One Cent for Tribute

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[ANDY M]

"Anytime they address this issue they say it is not about the $$$".

In the words of H. L. Menkin, "Any time someboby says it's not about the money, IT'S ABOUT THE MONEY". http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/scholar.gif

[Kim_Howie]

If I has some it would be nice! But I spent it all on the car. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/youguysrock.gif

[STF455]

Wow,that wagon just put me in a time warp. I watched it race many times at NEITA (now Cedar Falls Raceway) in the seventies. It had the same paint scheme that it has now and it was really cool then as well!

[Stefano]

That is one cool and significant Drag Car. You can measure the pics and docs with a ruler. Even just some of the paperwork and docs are historically significant.