68 COPO Dick Harrell Nova Badging

[Terminator]

I know of 4 different Dick Harrell Novas as seen in pictures on the internet of which Ray Morrison's is the most well known. Of these four, three of them are 427 cars with the fiberglass stinger hood and one is a steel hood 396 super tuned Nova. I have posted pictures of two different types of Dick Harrell hood badges and would like to understand the differences and why each car has what it has.

Ray Morrison Nova has a narrow and taller badge in black as a 427 car with the stinger hood. A second 427 car with stinger hood has the same type badge. A third 427 stinger hood car has a different badge wider and shorter in raw metal just like the one on the red 396 super tuned Nova with the flat steel hood. Why does the third 427 car with the stinger have a different badge like the 396 car? Why is the 396 car different than the first two 427 cars mentioned? Which is correct or are they all correct and why? Why the differences on such a hand full of cars built in 68? I would think they would all be the same.

[old5.0]

I assume he got them from a trophy shop? Probably depended on what style was cheapest that day.

[copo-2]

While I can't answer your question on the differences of the metal tags on both the hood and console of the COPO Nova's DHPC tweaked in various ways, I have seen several of the longer & slimmer metal tags on the hood and consoles. From what I have seen, both the hood and console tags match on each either way. Still having the original metal matching tags off the hood & console of my car, they were shorter & wider? Ran on to a 68 red Camaro in Topeka, KS at a Super Chevy Show a few years back that had the long slim badges. There were some differences in the engine markings with the Dick Harrell markings, also. My original stickers were all foil, while some were metal according to a discussion I had with Dave Libby several years back. In the November 1968 issue of PHR, it shows the metal engine compartment tags that was used on some Nova's. Dave explained too me, the metal tags would turn loose from the engine heat, therefore the best solution was the foil tags like those on my car, of which I have the originals.

[sYc]

Thanks Ray, good to see you online. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[sYc]

BTW, saw you and your car pictured at the Chevelle show in Springfield, both of you looking good. Would love to have you at the upcoming SCR.

[jasonL78]

Hope your doing great Ray.

Jason