Harry Mann Chevrolet Plate Frame

[Vettefinderjim]

The metal Harry Mann Frames were made by a supplier that made frames for all the car dealers in the era. I have seen three Harry Mann designs that had yellow letters, and white letters that appeared over the years. The yellow lettered units are the 50's vintage and very hard to find.

Friends have sold frames on eBay for as much as $475. The dealership was known as the first high performance Chevrolet dealer in the LA Basin. Clippinger Chevrolet in West Covina and DANA were two others that also sold high performance Chevrolet products. But HARRY MANN was the first. They were noted for years as the largest Corvette dealer in America. Kerbeck Chevrolet has the title today.

I know of three 57 Fuel Injection cars from Harry Mann. Their parts department always had a full supply of high performance parts. L-88 engines, fuel injection units, positraction differentials, four speed transmissions and anything else hi-po was on the shelf.

In 1970, I went with a friend to pick up an original wooden box full of RPO687 solid axel Corvette heavy duty springs, shocks, shock brackets, brake screen backing plates, semi metallic special shoes, quick steering adapter, backing plate covers brake spring kits,and elephant ears. Total price, $490. And he was upset, as the cost in 1963 was only $300.

[427freak]

Hi Jim
I have had several Harry Mann corvettes and the ones that came with frames all had the one in the pic in this post. But my friend L.K., contends that the cars all came with the Harry Mann Los Angeles plate frames and the ones that say corvette were later then the mid-year cars. It seems the argument is leaning my way. There was a local guy I think who had some of these made by the same supplier that Mann used and sold them, but would not fess up that they were MADE.

[Z28DL]

Hi Dana,
I believe you are correct that the frames done with the Corvette on top were reproduced long after the Harry Mann days. A friend on mine has an original/unrestored 1968 Camaro from Harry Mann and their is nothing on the top of the frame stating what kind of car its for/on. IMO
Later,
Dave L
So.Cal.

[GMH454]

Hi don't know when they were made but I bought several sets back in around 1993 for $25 a set, they were wrapped in greaseproof paper and either were brand new or new old stock that had been remarkably preserved. I always thought they might have been for older cars (say late 70's ) before the dealership drifted away.

If NOS can't see him taking $25 a set, also if you were making repos, you would need to have them in the 1,000s to make a unit price of $25 pay off.

Also this was pre ebay and there was only so big a market on the old NCRS driveline.

and I sold em when I sold the car

[Rainer]

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also if you were making repos, you would need to have them in the 1,000s to make a unit price of $25 pay off.


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The guy in town that had the local dealer frames reproduced is selling them at $15 a pair, and I can guarantee you he didn't order 1000's of them since there's no way he would ever sell that many frames for local no-name dealers. A safe assumption is he probably had to order 100.

[Charley Lillard]

Somewhere in this thread are pics of a Harry Mann frame on one of the barn Vettes. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/showflat...=true#Post75207

[Jonesy]

Here it is:

[72-SS-L48]

Thank you all very much!

-Dave

[68 Chevy II]

Dave you have a P M. Thanks Tony