Dick Harrell drag car (new thread)

JoeC · #1 05-01-2002, 04:04 PM

Dick Harrell seems to be a popular subject. He worked with Bill Thomas, Nickey, Yenko, Fred Gibb, and others. here is an early pic of Dick getting some air under the front wheels. The FX drag cars looked "funny" with their altered wheel base and this started the Funny Car class.

JoeC · #2 05-01-2002, 04:09 PM

Here is a pic I posted before. It is an early SS Camaro small block 427 conversion. I think it started out as a Harrell/Nickey/Thomas car then became a Harrell/Yenko

**Stefano** · #3 05-01-2002, 04:12 PM

Sixtiesmuscle,
Is this the 'Garfinlke' Camaro that you were refering to?

Joe C,
Thanks for the pictures.

IRONCLAD · #4 05-01-2002, 04:18 PM

Joe,

I have always like the early Novas and had a 1965 SS with a 6 cylinder many years ago. It took a long time to find another one with a V-8 (283 Four-Door car). I swapped the engine, restored the car and enjoyed racing the unsuspected competion back then.

However, relating to the FX cars, I had always wanted to put a 327/360 Fuel Injection engine in mine (like the FX cars) but it was cost prohibitive at the time to purchase a Fuelie engine.

Rumor has it that this set-up in a Nova could beat the Vette. I would have like to see that. Thanks for pic and the memories.

JoeC · #5 05-01-2002, 04:18 PM

Mike Garfinkel had some type of deal to run this car with the Harrell Yenko name. Mike was an AHRA points champion in a Pontiac the year before. Not sure who owned the car.

**Stefano** · #6 05-01-2002, 04:27 PM

There are some interesting pictures in the 'Super Stock Drag Racing the Family sedan'.

Such as the fastback Bill Thomas Chevy II on page 156.

Dick Harrell lined up against a Richard Petty sponsored 10.0 sec Barracuda on page 150.

Lots of Harrell pics ect...

hotrodchev · #7 10-28-2002, 07:51 PM

Wow... you guys really have an interesting thread going here! Whaddya say we keep it going and add another photo for discussion! Here's a rare photo of Dick Harrell's short lived Chevy II at Minnesota Dragways in 1968. Based on what I've read, Harrell had high hopes for this machine but it never performed as expected, so it was raced only a short time before it was retired. Anybody care to comment or add any further information about this car? [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

Thanks,
Tim "Hotrodchev"
1968 Nova SS
1968 Chevelle SS
1969 Chevelle SS
1972 Cheyenne Super SWB

68TopStock · #8 10-29-2002, 01:36 AM

hotrodchev,

Welcome Tim! You found me out here in cyberworld with the rest of the fanatics. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/laugh.gif[/img] This thread is one I hope will lead to a pic of every Harrell and Gibb sponsored car that raced.

Tim, you know how to downsize pics to fit, send more.

Come on the rest of you guys, lets anty up some more pics.

hotrodchev · #9 10-29-2002, 02:57 AM

Hi Ken,

Here are a couple more photo's I acquired taken at Minnesota Dragways in 1969 with "Boemler" featured as the sponsor. Maybe you would be so kind to comment on these photo's for me as I'm not real familiar with this sponsor myself. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

Thanks,
Tim "Hotrodchev"

hotrodchev · #10 10-29-2002, 02:58 AM

Here's the second pic. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/cool.gif[/img]

Tim "Hotrodchev"

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