1967/1968 Dick Harrell funny cars

[Charley Lillard]

This has gotten as stupid as ever. I personally hope the car is not a Harrell car. Over about the past year the folks at Harrell and Rabbit keep mentioning something stupid like "The train is coming". Is this the train ? I figured it was trying to steal the Gibb name and trademarking the Harrell name in a effort to control anyone having a Gibb or Harrell car. The train crap was about Toms funny car ? Greg..It is amazing how hindsight is always 20-20 in how something should be done. The car was sold to Tom with a reciept as a Dick Harrell car. The experts claim that there was only one 68 car but Tom has posted pics of what appears to be a second car. It is easy to nitpick it to death after the fact but I can also see how from the info Tom had he represented it as a Harrell car.
I know Tom and personally don't believe he would try to fake the car if he knew it wasn't one. If it is the Huston Platt car, I'm sure that will be OK also.To think this is some big conspirecy by Tom to fake a Harrell is just stupid. The argument that Tom is profiting off this car is silly. Do you think Tom charges to show the car at Vettefest, York, Laharpe etc ? He ran this website and put on the Reunion for years at a loss. Who has done more to promote the Dick Harrell name than Tom Clary and Bill Porterfield ? Val gets angry at Porterfield for selling T shirts mugs etc with the Harrell name on it and wants a fee. Porterfield takes the name off the car. Is that good for the Dick Harrell name ? This is fighting over fuckying T-shirt money! Does anyone really think Val was trying to trademark the Gibb name just so she could use it on her car ? Picture this. If Val gets control of the Gibb name. Does Helen have to get Vals permission to use the Fred Gibb logo on shirts hats,business cards etc ? Does the Fred Gibb Memorial show need Vals permission and will she charge a fee ? The Rabbits are starting a fund to help Val in her quest to win her court case against Dick Harrells sister? Are the Rabbits then going to support her financially in her quest for the Fred Gibb name ? If they are so set on honoring the memory of Dick Harrell why paint the 02 car in Pulde Warbird colors ? This is about trying to make money and trying to shut down what we do with the SYC. I am personally so very sick of the antics that I can no longer stand anything Dick Harrell related. Nice way for the memories to live on.
The Harrell - Hall suit will probably be decided by the courts. My personal opinion is The Halls have been using the Dick Harrell name since the 70's and did it with Dicks blessing. Mrs Hall is Dicks sister. Do your homework before crucifying the Halls for trying to stop Val.
The biggest crime of all is trying to Trademark the Fred Gibb name. Helen doesn't deserve to be put through this kind of crap.

[Mr70]

I agree 100% w/all that has just been said.
At work we play a game.
Anytime the DHarrell or Rabbit site mentions this infamous "train coming" innuendo..you do a shot.
Everytime greg2001LS6 goes off on an unorthodox tangent about someone...you do two shots.
We usually have to call a cab for someone nightly.

[sYc]

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I agree 100% w/all that has just been said.
At work we play a game.
Anytime the DHarrell or Rabbit site mentions this infamous "train coming" innuendo..you do a shot.
Everytime greg2001LS6 goes off on an unorthodox tangent about someone...you do two shots.
We usually have to call a cab for someone nightly.

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[55chevy]

ok.......back to the damn car... (btw I've been playing the drinking game and I am FACED )

Dixie Twister car... Here you go.

[55chevy]

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[55chevy]

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Tom and others,


That sure does look a lot like your car..and imagine that..no need to come up with other cars or 1 car has different doors or tail lights or a different spoiler.....BUT..wait a min..it can't be YOUR car..because you bought your car from some guy and HE SAID you had a DH car..man what was I thinking....man glad I don't have to go in the garage and always wonder if my homework was right...Hopefully for you Huston Platt or someone else doesn't get looking at YOUR DH car and say "ghee" ...

Might you want to at LEAST, POSSIBLY look at re-researching what you have????

As far as my comments go...well here is a real world situation of a car I actually own and have spoken to others here about...

I have a 1969 X11, 02 built Hugger Orange Camaro. It has a BE rear in it and all the attributes of a COPO. There is no engine or trans however. I have been researching the car and its' history to try and determine if it is a COPO. I haven't spoken to Ed C about the car, instead wanting to further research the car..

However based on what you guys as a collective group (and since all the post from about pg 4 or so have people with stars on them) you as a group are voicing your collective opinion. I now feel comfortable saying the car IS a COPO. After all I did alittle research, the car looks like one, the guy I bought it from about 10 years ago thought it was one, and most importantly YOU as a group say it is...since no hard research, no hard documentation, no matter if there is a chance I'm wrong or that possible evidence to the contrary shows up...So in the space of 2 hours I can now bring a new, previously unfound, highly collectible COPO Camaro to the table. Well I'm giving some thought to selling and since "The Premier Supercar Website" just validated it for me the value just went up...

Thanks guys..you made my night...even as I'm being the butt of a lot of your childish jokes and post..

All I'm going to say in regards to some of the personal attacks, mocking post and jabs..I guess you guys have all the answers... Since I didn't specifically call anyone out by name but instead was called out by a few..especially someone in Steve Shauger (paceme) that I respected..notice the past tense i will take a sec to make a few comments..stay in the Camaro world..the last time I checked your knowledge of Chevelles and specifically LS6's it was fractional at best..You neither truly know me or are a "drinking buddy".. I expected better from you however, especially given the fact we have corresponded for 10 years or so..guess my judgement of you and your character was wrong as you se fit to make your post personal..I expected that sort of stuff from the likes of Rick Peters..after all everyone knows he is a female dog, but you I thought highly of..

I'm done..you guys figure out what Tom has

[Belair62]

Tom has Harrells car...I'm an expert now...I looked at the pics.End of story...hey why not ...its as good as anything else...this guy who is an expert had the car in his show booth...and saw it 2 years after...and never had any issues but now miraculously he looked at some pictures or something and he says it's not the car after all these years ? None of it smells right...now they are trotting their proclamation out to all kinds of websites praying someone will believe them but in time they will all see right thru it all...no matter what the car is ...Harrells name has suffered . Hopefully Val sees that

[jerry67]

I don't personally care about any of this BS,but I did read some not all, I can't figure out where this Greg2001LS6 fits into this, he seems like he's lonely and needs to be controversial just for someone to talk to. I must say if you EVER stuck your nose into my business you wouldn't be around to do it again. GET A LIFE