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Old 04-24-2007, 04:17 AM
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Default Harry Mann Chevrolet Plate Frame

Hey guys. A friend of mine gave this to me. Looks like a nice piece (to me). I would like more info on it. Anyone know anything about the Dealership or plate frame. Does it look like an original or repro? I'm not saying I want to sell it but can anyone give me a price range on it?

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Old 04-24-2007, 06:38 AM
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Appears to be an original.Harry Mann Chevy was located on Crenshaw Blvd in L.A. and was arguably the premier west coast high performance corvette dealer in the late fifties and sixties.A few noteable drivers racing in SCCA A&B production were sponsored by Harry Mann.Think they went out in the mid late seventies.

Giveya five bucks for it seriously though it would probably fetch $200 at auction they are very hard to come by and second in rarity to a Dana frame IMO.That one looks very well preserved.
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Old 04-24-2007, 07:43 AM
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Very Cool Info. Thanks Very Much!

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Old 04-24-2007, 07:52 AM
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Default Re: Harry Mann Chevrolet Plate Frame

One of my barn find Vettes was from Harry Mann and had that same frame. Should be a pic of it somewhere on this site.
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Old 04-24-2007, 09:33 AM
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Default Re: Harry Mann Chevrolet Plate Frame

We've got a place here in town that has had some local dealer vintage frames reproduced. Any chance that the Mann frames are also being reproduced by someone? Here's a link to an auction with some repro frames:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lyman-Sla...087436559QQrdZ1
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Default Re: Harry Mann Chevrolet Plate Frame

Here's a link to a corvette I looked at that came from Harry Mann, toward the bottom of the first page of the link is a shot with part of the license plate holder:

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Default Re: Harry Mann Chevrolet Plate Frame

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Appears to be an original.Harry Mann Chevy was located on Crenshaw Blvd in L.A. and was arguably the premier west coast high performance corvette dealer in the late fifties and sixties.A few noteable drivers racing in SCCA A&B production were sponsored by Harry Mann.Think they went out in the mid late seventies.

Giveya five bucks for it seriously though it would probably fetch $200 at auction they are very hard to come by and second in rarity to a Dana frame IMO.That one looks very well preserved.

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++++ DANA FRAME +++, Does anybody know were I could find, and buy a original Dana Frame, thanks for your help, Kasey
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Old 04-24-2007, 05:29 PM
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Default Re: Harry Mann Chevrolet Plate Frame

Harry Mann Chevrolet supplied lots of high performance cars for magazine testing in the 60's. The road and track with the blue '65 Corvette on the cover has a white fuelie with the Harry Mann frame as the feature test car. Charley, the blue '65 fuelie that you had that ended up in Austin and is still here came from Harry Mann Chevrolet. If you remember, the salesman was John Gilmore, my dads name.
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You guys know so much! You learn something new everyday. Thanks for all the info.

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The metal Harry Mann Frames were made by a supplier that made frames for all the car dealers in the era. I have seen three Harry Mann designs that had yellow letters, and white letters that appeared over the years. The yellow lettered units are the 50's vintage and very hard to find.

Friends have sold frames on eBay for as much as $475. The dealership was known as the first high performance Chevrolet dealer in the LA Basin. Clippinger Chevrolet in West Covina and DANA were two others that also sold high performance Chevrolet products. But HARRY MANN was the first. They were noted for years as the largest Corvette dealer in America. Kerbeck Chevrolet has the title today.

I know of three 57 Fuel Injection cars from Harry Mann. Their parts department always had a full supply of high performance parts. L-88 engines, fuel injection units, positraction differentials, four speed transmissions and anything else hi-po was on the shelf.

In 1970, I went with a friend to pick up an original wooden box full of RPO687 solid axel Corvette heavy duty springs, shocks, shock brackets, brake screen backing plates, semi metallic special shoes, quick steering adapter, backing plate covers brake spring kits,and elephant ears. Total price, $490. And he was upset, as the cost in 1963 was only $300.
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