Dick Harrell drag car (new thread)

[copolocater]

69 funnycar-looks like a duck talks like a duck could it be?Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[whitetop]

Tim
Not sure where your body came from but the frame is probably homemade or made in the '80's or '90's. Some '69 F/C from that era besides Harrel was Mike Burkhart, Bob Steakly, Dale Chevrolet Super Hugger among many others. I just looked at some pics and all three of the above body's were identical including the Harrell car body.
Even if you take off all the updated rollcage tubes per NHRA specs, it is still not an early design. The Harrell '69 chassis was all round tube, front to rear, even the main bottom tubes. The firewall forward section for instance had 2 parallel tubes, one on top of the other about 10 inches apart running horizontaly to the front. I sold a mag on Ebay about 10 months ago with the Harrell '69 F/C and made a copy of the article for the second highest bidder and remember how the tube frame was configured-compared it to a Harrell F/C model kit for sale on ebay and was curious how close the model was.
Dave

[copolocater]

Dave we already know about the chassis its the body and sheetmetal work thats similar to Dicks.I never thought it was Dicks but the info I've received from68\30 Steve and Ratpack I'm not counting anything out it had to be somebodys.Its a stock body with sheetmetal work identical to Dicks 70 camaro thats the concern.Don Hardy couldn't give me a diffinative no that he didn't do it but he didn't give me a yes either.We are in the process of trying to figure out if there could be some relation to Dick.Either way it's a neat piece of history.

[whitetop]

Tim check on the inside of the rear trunk. I have a picture of the rear 3/4 shot of the Harrell car and it has a short spoiler molded onto the rear. Looks like your rear spoiler was bolted on. The spoiler I'm looking at is very short and does not wrap around the body. It is not bolted on.
This Nova shot I'm attaching says the frame/suspension was designed and set up by Dick Harrell but the frame was actually built by Don Hardy. The Harrell '69 frame was near identical to this one for reference.
Dave

[copolocater]

Dave both myself and Ratpack checked the spoiler area out.The current spoiler has been added.The area where the the spoiler is now looks to have been repaired at one time.Don't know if that means anything but we had assumed with that repair it could have possibly had a molded spoiler.

[68TopStock]

copolocator,

You need to find a Hardy chassis for your body. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

Have you made any measurements, and compared them to Dick's and others bodies? What is the wheelbase? Just curious.

[copolocater]

Ken haven't done anything since I put it up for sale.When you get into these funnycars its a 50/50 thing.Theres a couple people telling me I have something and a couple people telling me no.I'm selling while I'm even. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img] If you would like to know anything let me know on PM board I'll get you the info .I accept it for what it is updated chassis original 69 body.

[copolocater]

Ken wheelbase is about 118" wheel center to wheelcenter.Thanks Dave

[copolocater]

Ken & Dave got some info last night that the body could have belonged to a guy named Kosty Ivanhoff.Anybody have any pics or info on him?Was he bigtime? Supposidly the car was the same color,stripes(but gold) and same sheetmetal work.P.S. my scoop is an add on.Thanks for any help