1967/1968 Dick Harrell funny cars

See the post about the Vintage drag pics..looks like the the same car..and the story is DH sold the 1968 body and used the chassis under his 1969 car..Notice the colors, complete with shield, and even sponsor decals, and placement...The "Super Camaros" wording.. Also notice the door handle and what appears to be a working door..The tailights are molded in and the spoiler has the "vanes" seen in the DH photos..

Now the DH car...

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Greg, very nice posts, and pictures, as it shows both cars with an <font color="brown"> obvious </font> opening door, taking special note of the entire door gap. Now, point out the <font color="red"> obvious </font> opening door on this car, taking speical note of the entire door gap.

Someone mentioned that Tom thinks his car was a 2nd car..Not the car that is in the pics..and therefore "found"..I know this is his opinion. However the consensus is that DH sold the 1968 body and used that chassi for the 1969 car..Here we have photos of what appears based on the pics to be the 1968 body, yet on a different chassis...

IF Tom is correct..logically doesn't it stand to reason DH would have had the "2nd" car body made by the same person that made the 1st..the guy that made his "stable" mates (Kirby) car..so both the "2nd" car and Kirby's car have molded in taillights, but not the "1st"???

So we are to believe if we buy into Tom's thought process..DH had a funnycar made without a door and BOLT in tailights..installed a door handle only on the drivers door, when there ISN"T a need for one, ie: no door.. adding both weight and the possibility that it might fall off...

Then DH decides he wants another car built as a backup..forgetting that he actually already has a back up in the Kirby car (DH names is on the side of that car as evidence by photos), and instead of simply having another body made from the existing mold..He has the guy making his bodies..completely RE-ENGINEER the rear of the "new 2nd" car to have molded in taillights..WTF???? Why go through all of that logically speaking..especially mid season...

Not to mention there is possible evidence to suggeest DH was using the 1967 car later than 1967..hence when writen up the discussion about 2 cars..it is entirely possbile the 1967 car is being acounted for...one red/black (the 1967 car) and the burgndy car (1968)

Give me a break guys..DH was a drag rqacer..a very good one at that..The guy doesn't have time or the energy to put door handles on non-existent doors, or mid season have another body mold made for a back up car, when he already has the use of a back up car...1 guy = 3 or maybe 4 cars if you account for the 1967 car???? IMO not likely...

[sYc]

Greg, you did not answer my question. Judging by the door gaps, do these two bodies appear to be the same? Yes or no????????

I have been asked to provide proof to back up my theory, which I feel I just did, you need to do the same.

BTW, door handles on one piece bodies back then was not that uncommon. And yes, a few with real tail lights, to make the cars appear like their street driven brethens. Boy I wish that were true today.


So, YES OR NO??????

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Tom,

Looks like the Rabbit's are back in the hole trying to figure out how to reply..

Phil

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Phil and Marlin the comments are not needed in this thread. It is already hard to pay attention without un-needed comments.

[Jeff H]

Wow Greg! That Manhart and Engle sure looks like the DH 68 body. Most of the front fender sponsor decals/names are exactly the same, the opening door looks exactly the same and the rear driver's side window is exactly the same. If that is the DH 68 body then the chassis might be under the 69 body. I believe Val has the car now if I read the posts correctly. Has she ever checked the chassis for the Hardy tag like Matt showed on the Kirby car? As for Tom's car, it can't be the Platt car because the Platt car and a lot of those other similar 68 body's have no molded front bumper but Tom's car does. Unless Tom's car had a completely different front nose section replaced on his car. This is still really interesting stuff. And if you look at the older picture of the Kirby car that Dave put in that older post, you could see where it might have been raced by DH without the "Jim Kirby" on the front fenders and that could be the car in some of these old pictures.

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