1967/1968 Dick Harrell funny cars

[sYc]

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...Just curious but how do you explain having a car...his first car..and only being able to find 1 or 2 pics of it..Don't you think if he had 2 cars there would be more pics of "your" car out there..After all we can find dozens of pics of a car that you say is car "2"..


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You do not how much I would give to know the answer to that, and to have more pictures of the Red/Black car.

Maybe it is because the car didn't wear that color scheme too long..most likely only a few races..and then it was painted in the color scheme you have as "Car 2" I guess that idea never occured to you??? What is the date on the pic that "Jeff" sent you...showing the all red car..passengers side..Where was it taken??? Did you try to find out where the 1 pic you say was the only pic you had was taken...The pic illustratingthe door areas of the red/black car..It would appear to be take when it was somewhat cool out..notice the guys are wearing jackets..Also notice the trees in the back ground..they appear to be deciduous trees..hardwoods, as they appear to have lost their leaves..

[sYc]

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Maybe it is because the car didn't wear that color scheme too long..most likely only a few races..and then it was painted in the color scheme you have as "Car 2" I guess that idea never occured to you??? What is the date on the pic that "Jeff" sent you...showing the all red car..passengers side..Where was it taken??? Did you try to find out where the 1 pic you say was the only pic you had was taken...The pic illustratingthe door areas of the red/black car..It would appear to be take when it was somewhat cool out..notice the guys are wearing jackets..

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Greg, man you are one sharp cookie, only about 4 years too late. Seriously, Dave Libby is in the picture and he told me it was taken at KCI.

Now lets give this rest. We will talk, but right now I need to get some work done.

No maus...no maus...

[LVCamaro]

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No offense..but I would venture the people saying 2 bodies are people with stars by their names...

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You requested your profile and forum membership be deleted 5-6 pages ago claiming you have no bias in this topic. Now you come out with insults and disparaging remarks about everyone/anyone that supports this forum site. There are a lot of people that proudly support this site, and you're apparently proud you don't...so, no offense...I'll ask again in your behalf...Can one of the mods please terminate Greg's forum registration and delete his profile?

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[Jeff H]

Hey guys, I have a question about these "opening door" cars. How did they create the opening door? I would think the body did not come with the opening door but was a solid 1 piece body. Therefore, wouldn't the opening door need to be done once the body was delivered? Larson's car had an opening door and it was a different mold than the DH car. Is it possible that when the DH 68 car first arrived in it's red/black configuration that it was a solid 1 piece body and then when it was repainted could the door have been made functional? I know, this is a wild and crazy thought but Im just trying to figure out the timeline of the car being red/black, then all red, then the tri-color and it having the opening door in the end. Does anyone have that video clip showing Dick getting out the door?

[jfkheat]

I didn't see that as an insult. It looks to me like about everyone that was giving Greg a hard time are regulars on the site and have stars by their name. Hell, I have stars by my name and I was not offended. I know that Greg asked a few days ago to be removed from the site and it wasn't done. I think most the comments made today were fairly civil with the exception of some made by members with stars by their names. I guess no one wants to know if the car is the real deal or not.
James

[sYc]

Jeff, I had thought about that, but the burgundy car just does not look like the R/B car. Real vs molded in tail lights, vanes on rear deck, and a couple of other smaller details that are only noticable in the actual pictures.

I too would like to know how it was done, could not have been a easy thing to do. Hinges, latch, extra fiberglass somewhere as re-inforcement, as the body would want to buckle when lifted. IMO, possible, but very hard to do on a car already in service versus trying to do it on a new car.

Plus the magazine artilce 55Chevy alluded to says there were two cars, with pictures of the r/b car and the burgundy car.

[DarrenX33]

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It looks to me like about everyone that was giving Greg a hard time are regulars on the site and have stars by their name.

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I can't believe these stars are so much of a problem.

[Jeff H]

Yeah Tom, that article has me stumped. But I noticed that the article is from the Sep 68 magazine and it still shows the 67 steel body car and that was long gone by that time. I tend to think that article has pictures from different time frames in it(the 67 car and the red/black configuration would be late 67 early 68 and then the burgundy 68 might be later in the 68 season). The pictures of the all red car are the biggest mystery, but the picture of it on the rollback truck are dated Feb 68 so it was the mid season configuration. Too bad there are no pictures of the all red car showing better detail of the spoiler and taillight area. I know he had an incident with the 67 car but was there a fire incident in the 68 car and if there was, at what point during the year did that happen? Is it possible they changed out the body because of it?

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For me, there are a couple of the "guys" on here that I always respected but have now lost a lot of respect for them because of some of the comments they have made.

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(I am only using your quote James as a leader into this and by no means an attack on you)

That is one of the saddest things about this whole affair. Not whether this car is real or not but the fact that something such as this has driven many friends apart and given many a bad taste in their mouths about being in this hobby for years and having NO connection with the car or it’s owner. As it is, many of us attending a car show will not be known for what car we have, what automotive expertise we have, what we have offered to the hobby or how nice a person we may be but instead being noted as "he or she's one of them". People will be "labeled" by which "camp" they frequent. I personally feel like I cannot read or post on other sites as well as this one sometimes due to the “guilty by association.” Some shows are even advertised that you cannot display if you are a member of XXXXXXX site. Try that same tactic and not allow Hispanics or African Americans to display and see how far you get.

I have seen several friendships starting to be taxed on here and other sites due in part to this thread. Many of these people were friends from the beginning and are now being pushed apart because of differences in opinions. Some friendships that could possibly have been made will now likely not happed due to that same "guilty by association". Even possibly taking on a restoration from a member of another site has caused me and some others to think things through even though the two have absolutely nothing to do with each other, that is TRULY a shame. Some of the people I speak with every day have refused to post on any of the car sites because they don’t want to partake in or be a part of this crap. Because of that, we miss a universe worth of talent and information that these people could have been bringing to the sites.

This has been one topic that I have refused to take a side on and believe it should have been handled off site and maybe then only if a sale were pending to protect a buyer if in fact (any) car was being passed off as something it is not but who am I to say. This as well as other similar threads on many sites are nothing more then witch hunts (sorry Annie) and are used to try and derail one site as a way of competition or betterment. This hobby is quickly becoming something that I am not proud to bring my child up into. And speaking of my child, even at 10 years old she was more mature then some of us are when I look over this and other sites and how we treat each other and work out our differences. Nuff said, now hang me!
Rick Nelson