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Old 01-03-2006, 10:39 PM
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Default Re: 1967/1968 Dick Harrell funny cars

Someone mentioned that Tom thinks his car was a 2nd car..Not the car that is in the pics..and therefore "found"..I know this is his opinion. However the consensus is that DH sold the 1968 body and used that chassi for the 1969 car..Here we have photos of what appears based on the pics to be the 1968 body, yet on a different chassis...

IF Tom is correct..logically doesn't it stand to reason DH would have had the "2nd" car body made by the same person that made the 1st..the guy that made his "stable" mates (Kirby) car..so both the "2nd" car and Kirby's car have molded in taillights, but not the "1st"???

So we are to believe if we buy into Tom's thought process..DH had a funnycar made without a door and BOLT in tailights..installed a door handle only on the drivers door, when there ISN"T a need for one, ie: no door.. adding both weight and the possibility that it might fall off...

Then DH decides he wants another car built as a backup..forgetting that he actually already has a back up in the Kirby car (DH names is on the side of that car as evidence by photos), and instead of simply having another body made from the existing mold..He has the guy making his bodies..completely RE-ENGINEER the rear of the "new 2nd" car to have molded in taillights..WTF???? Why go through all of that logically speaking..especially mid season...

Not to mention there is possible evidence to suggeest DH was using the 1967 car later than 1967..hence when writen up the discussion about 2 cars..it is entirely possbile the 1967 car is being acounted for...one red/black (the 1967 car) and the burgndy car (1968)

Give me a break guys..DH was a drag rqacer..a very good one at that..The guy doesn't have time or the energy to put door handles on non-existent doors, or mid season have another body mold made for a back up car, when he already has the use of a back up car...1 guy = 3 or maybe 4 cars if you account for the 1967 car???? IMO not likely...
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