Dick Harrell drag car (new thread)

[JoeC]

This is a picture of a picture in Dick Harrell's scrap book. Probably one of the first Chevelles to hit the drag strip and it had a 427 but a 1963 Z-11 not a MK IV. The BB Chevy wasn't in production yet.

[T Billigen]

Did'nt the ZL1 get damaged a few years ago on tne way to Indy Super Chevy? If I remember correctly it caught fire on the trailer. I remember them backing it off and there was extensive fire damage. Something broke on the trailer's suspension causing the fire.

[68TopStock]

T Billigen,

Here is how the #1 ZL1 looks today, it was re-restored after the 1991 trailer fire by Bill Porterfield. Shot was taken at the 2000 Fred Gibb Memorial Car Show in LaHarpe, Il. First time Fred's racecars were ever in front of the dealership together. He sold "Little Hoss" on November 6, 1968 to make room for the #1 ZL1 delivered on December 31, 1968.

[T Billigen]

Looks good as new! Neat picture!

[copo9566aa]

This is the same ZL1 #1's with Leatherman(Larry Leatherman) lettering on the Yenko Logo or another ???



[Edited by copo9566aa (05-09-2002 at 01:53 PM).]

[JChlupsa]

Nice write up in the Dec 1989 Car Craft Mag on the #1 ZL1 with a centerfold pic of it. Esp like the valve covers stamped Offenhauser with the Dick Harrell cast emblems on them. Just wondering were the DH emblems cast into the covers or where they attached with fastners.

[68TopStock]

copo9566aa and others,

I have a pic of the 69 car, lower photo that JoeC posted above. It reads "Super John" on the rear 1/4's with the Dick Harrell crest on the door. I am not sure which car this is, or if it is a ZL1. Anyone care to comment? My file of the pic is too big to attach.

[copo9566aa]

68TopStock
You can send me the pic and i will resize it for you.
That doesn`t say anything to me "Super John"

[davenkc]

Ken
The "super john" 69 camaro is John McFadden and yes it is a ZL-1
Dave

[68TopStock]

Here is a pic of a Dick Harrell sponsored car, driver was "Super John", same car as JoeC posted above. The wheels are the "Bad Ones" made by Kelsey Hayes. Dick and Fred agreed to put them on their cars in 1970 for a Kelsey Hayes marketing program.