Dick Harrell drag car (new thread)

[Belair62]

Nice try menmyfcs ! Never had a beff sandwich ! I know Dukes son ran the place and it may still be there but home to those guys with big stereos! Not positive.Didn't know Austin Coyle lived around there.Gary Dyers place is still close by...

[menmyfcs]

I will try to post this. It may show why you find more people that loved Dick Harrell for more than just the cars.
He would have been way ahead of the teams out there today just because of his personality and charm.

[menmyfcs]

You think my spelling is bad wait till you try to read that last attachment. Is Dyers still by the toll way? Coil lived in the Apartments at 95th and Archer.May have been 87th dont recall exact.I have an old polariod of the Motel with the lot full of ramp trucks and funny cars.Try the beff its as good as the beef.Man I gotta crash now. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

[Kim_Howie]

Garys shop is still at the same place. He was also at vettefest. Kim Howie

[davenkc]

Belair62
Maybe I can kill 2 birds here with one stone.

A few posts back on the subject of known Chevelle f/c I mention a couple. Also mentioned "3rd gen" Bodies like the 68-72-74 Chevelles were almost non existant but there was a Poniac or 2 Like the M/T. As luck would have it I ran across a pic of it last night. thought you might like to see it. After seeing your interest in the Grey Ghost.
Dave
scan by Dennis Doubleday
Built by " Lil' John " Right menmyfcs?

[JoeC]

Bruce Larson ran a cool looking 66 or 67 USA-1 Chevelle with those crazy looking forward bent injectors.

[Mr70]

Any idea as to why the 64-67 Chevelles had Funny Cars formed and the 74 did,but not the A-body 1968-72 Chevelle?

[whitetop]

mr 70
Not 100% sure about this but this answer is probably pretty close. Weight & Size. Unlike the Super Stock ranks which were broken out by class, the F/C class in the '68-'72 time period I believe just ran by a minimum weight requirement(I'll say 1800 lbs for argument sake)) so why disadvantage yourself by running a heavy 2200 lb '70 chevelle barge when you can run a small Vega or sleek Camaro weighing 1800 lbs and still be legal? Also the earlier Chevelles while called F/C were that in name only-still looked stock bodied in a way. They were very unlike the later flip top Funnies.
Dave

[davenkc]

Good answer, Exactly why the "flip top" all fiberglass body came into being displacing the "door cars" (ie)Cars like Dick's 67. Steel or "real cars" rear clip with glass components front end doors etc. The weight and as is said today aero. The older cars could still be made to compete but more hp created the problem with available traction.
The evolution of the funny car had begun.
Yes Bruce Larson is another who had a 66-67 Chevelle. And with more thought I am not sure if it was Bobby Wood as I said or Jim Maybeck. Malcom Durham early on I believe to.
But I never saw a 68-72 Chevelle f/c.
enough for now
Dave

[Mr70]

Dave & Dave
Thank You.
You both answered my question,with Whip Cream on top!
It all makes sense now. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/laugh.gif[/img]