1967/1968 Dick Harrell funny cars

Sorry forgot to mention..look at your 5th pic in this thread, the one you comment about the door gap along the rocker..you mention the "2nd" car and Kirby's car have a better fit..Actually look at the Manhart car in the photo...same issue with the door and rocker...in the same spot..under the "Super Camaro". Tom I tell you what let's take the photos to someone who is versed in looking at photos and making comparisons...someone that is completely unbiased either way at this point..

BTW..any thought on the door lock cylinder that made me question the whole door in the first place..???

[Jeff H]

The Platt car and the Decker car didn't have a door handle and neither did this one that Jeff posted the link to earlier. But if you look at the picture you can see there is an indentation of where the handle would go so I bet some guys put the handle on anyway. I don't think the handle/no handle has any bearing on trying to identify a car since it could be added at any time.

Jeff agreed..a door handle can be put on the car at any point..Still though you really do have to wonder why a top notch pro would have put one on a non-functioning door when his stable mate didn't...I think most would agree that the best evidence showing TC's car to be something other than the DH Camaro is actually in the door area, lack of glassed in windows and tailights..and a logical thought process as to what is known and what is factual..Any ideas on the film footage showing DH 1967 FC crash..I am pretty surte it took place at New York National Dragway..There is an article showing this. I think it was the AHRA Nationals..

This discussion now that people are keeping the personal stuff out hopefully will be a learning experience whichever way the ball bounces..

[Chevy454]

Greg, you keep talking about the Kirby car as if it started life as a DH car, and DH designed and built it...quite the contrary...it becoming a DH car was WELL after the fact. DH had no input on the building of that car, other than the fact that Dickie gave Kirby a blown engine in exchange for Kirby painting it up as a DH car.

And I still say the car in this picture has bolt in tail lights...

Rob,

i know Kirby had the car built..The point about the Kirby car is it was supposely built by the same gentleman that built DH's car..that is all..I've got quite a few pics from 1968 of the DH car I'll be posting, none of which are on here.

[sYc]

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Rob,
..I've got quite a few pics from 1968 of the DH car I'll be posting, none of which are on here.

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And just where might those becoming from? Hum...

Not to be an ass..but I frankly don't like the implacation...Actually off the 'net..using "Google" by back tracking the races DH ran..maybe if you had researched the car you have YOU would have had these pics...but I know the guy TOLD you it is a DH car...

1968 DH car..New York National Drag strip

working on the date