Clarification on Dick Harrell 69 Camaro's

**bkhpah** · #1 05-17-2005, 06:59 AM

The car was a Fathom Green/light green interior COPO 06A build date. The car was a Bill Allen sold car. It is one of a group of three others that we know of. It was a Turbo 400 on the column. It had many interesting items installed by the crew at Harrells shop. This car had the American racing rear wing, one of he more interesting items I have ever seen. Also had a Sun tach on the dash top and special rear spring clips and Harrell badging. It still retained its original drivetrain. One of my favorite cars of all time we have done, and one of the most difficult to restore...BKH

nuch_ss396 · #2 05-17-2005, 07:55 AM

Thanks for jumping in Brian. Can you tell me more about
the other two DH Camaro's? Did they have the same rear
wing, or the std. rear wing? Also, are these three cars
you referenced COPO 427 ( iron block ) conversions? Do any
other DH 427 69 Camaro conversions still exist or are any
unaccounted for?

Lastly, why was this car so difficult to restore?

Thanks again,
Steve

**hvychev** · #3 05-17-2005, 09:23 AM

bkh, was there paper or vintage pics of this car to support the wing? Also what wheels was it delivered with? Cragers like most Harrell cars? BTW I remember when you guys unveiled that car at Vette Fest a few years ago and how cool I thought it was!

**SuperNovaSS** · #4 05-17-2005, 10:32 AM

I sold one a while back. It was an iron head L-88 conversion. No spoiler, X66 car.

Jason

nuch_ss396 · #5 05-22-2005, 03:13 AM

Jason,

I meant to ask you this earlier in the week. Can you tell
me more about the L-88 conversion of your DH Camaro? How
many other DH Camaro's were L-88 conversions? How did it
run as compared to the L-72 conversions? Love to hear more.

Steve

**bkhpah** · #6 05-17-2005, 04:22 PM

The car had a ton of documents and pictures of the car from new. The wing was installed on two of the three COPO Harrell Camaros we know of at this time. The Green interior was hard to get right. Somebody had changed it all to black. Small items like seat belts, shift lever, kick panels, steering wheel, even coat hooks were hard to find. Correct vintage speed parts are hard as well. Cragars are only one wheel of many that Harrell offered. Joes old DH Chevelle had A/P mags and that is what we used on the DH Camaro, a vintage set, not repos. I have never yet seen a DH Camaro with factory spoilers in 1969. The other two O6A COPO's are alive and well. One Rally Green the other Glacier Blue. Both are autos. Harrell seemed to sell more autos than 4 speeds...BKH

**Bill Pritchard** · #7 05-17-2005, 05:49 PM

In the fall of 1972 I had the opportunity to buy a Cortez silver DH 69 Camaro. I had no idea what a DH Camaro was. It had that same wing on it, and I disliked it. It, too, was an original TH400 car, and I was looking for a 4 speed car. I took a pass on it

nuch_ss396 · #8 05-17-2005, 05:55 PM

Bill, thanks for responding.

Any idea where that car is today? Is it possibly one of
the three that Brian mentioned earlier? Did it have the
column shifter? Lastly, was it a 427 (L/72), 427 (L-88),
etc.? I actually didn't know they did L-88 conversions.
Steve

**SS427** · #9 05-17-2005, 05:54 PM

Brian,
Is the Glacier Blue/blue interior car that you know of the same one that is here in the upper Midwest that is currently painted black?
Rick

**bkhpah** · #10 05-17-2005, 06:29 PM

Yes, it is currently black, Kevin S has the other car in that group. There may be other COPO's, but I have not seen any more. The Silver car sounds like a COPO car also. The earlier 69's were SS convereted cars..BKH

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