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Model Specific Discussions => Promotional Events and Concept Cars => Topic started by: SMKZ28 on February 07, 2020, 03:05:25 PM
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I'm no expert on Dick Harrell Camaro's but I don't ever recall seeing a 1969 Harrell Camaro with a 454 in it. I've seen the original green 1970 Harrell Camaro with the 454 in it but I don't know anything about a 1969. I think these pictures might have been taken at a photo shoot for a magazine article that appeared in the April 1970 issue of Car Craft but I'm not absolutely sure. If they were taken at the same time as the photos for the article, I believe the time frame would be late 1969 or very early in 1970. The article talks about how the weather was zero degrees Fahrenheit and the new 1970 Camaro was not yet available to the public. In addition, the number "69" appears on the license plates. Please share if you know more info.
These photos came from the Petersen Automotive Digitization Project: https://archive.petersen.org/pages/home.php (search "1970 Dick Harrell")
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more from the Petersen...
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a few more from the Petersen...
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Here is the article that appeared in the April 1970 edition of Car Craft magazine. Perhaps the 1969 Camaro with the 454 was photographed at the same time the El Camino and Nova were being photographed for the story?
Cover came from ebay
Article photos came from a 20 year old thread on the Supercar Registry forum: https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthread.php?p=660498
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more from the article...
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The original starter of the thread on the Supercar Registry site mentioned, "I wish I did have more pictures of the Nova..."
Here are a couple more photos of the Gold Nova. Perhaps they have never seen these first two. They are from the Petersen.
The third is well known now. It came from here: https://www.gmmgregistry.com/dick-harrell/
The fourth is a cropped version of the third.
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Its an interesting Camaro, no question. Notice the Yenko-ish stripes and the GTO Judge rear wing. Im sure Chevrolet was intending on a potential install of the upcoming 454 engine at some point in the Camaro for street dominance. Too bad it never happened on a production car. Either way, 1969 was an interesting year for all makes and models. Thanks for posting!
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I was under the impression the LS6 WAS intended for install in the F body for 1970 but it was cancelled.
Great photos to surface!
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Cool. Thanks for posting this.
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Interesting that the Camaro or Nova is sporting a 10 bolt!
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Great post!
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Interesting that the Camaro or Nova is sporting a 10 bolt!
Which photo or text shows that?
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The N66 wheel option was dropped in January 1969. But that doesn't tighten up the timeframe for those photos, as that style of wheel popped up on cars at GM media events much later, and were used on other models.
Great pictures and article!
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Interesting that the Camaro or Nova is sporting a 10 bolt!
Which photo or text shows that?
(https://www.yenko.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=158069&stc=1&d=1581104264)
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Its an interesting Camaro, no question. Notice the Yenko-ish stripes and the GTO Judge rear wing. Im sure Chevrolet was intending on a potential install of the upcoming 454 engine at some point in the Camaro for street dominance. Too bad it never happened on a production car. Either way, 1969 was an interesting year for all makes and models. Thanks for posting!
Rear wing is made by American Racing...
Steve
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Interesting that the Camaro or Nova is sporting a 10 bolt!
Which photo or text shows that?
(https://www.yenko.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=158069&stc=1&d=1581104264)
Ok, the Nova was a small block car, not even an SS.
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Ok, the Nova was a small car, not even an SS.
I am aware what the nova was. I just meant it was interesting that they didn’t upgrade the diff but since it’s an auto probably wasn’t a concern. And your welcome. ;)
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That spoiler also came on one of Harrell's COPOs, IIRC.
Thanks Darrell for that picture. Nice vintage shot - notice how dark the springs are.
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Ok, the Nova was a small block car, not even an SS.
I am aware what the nova was. I just meant it was interesting that they didn’t upgrade the diff but since it’s an auto probably wasn’t a concern. And your welcome. ;)
OK but I was just going by what you typed, which seemed to be unclear which car it was. Thanks for the pic. It seems to be a larger view than what was originally posted in the thread. Where is it from?
Interesting that the Camaro or Nova is sporting a 10 bolt!
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Ok, the Nova was a small block car, not even an SS.
I am aware what the nova was. I just meant it was interesting that they didn’t upgrade the diff but since it’s an auto probably wasn’t a concern. And your welcome. ;)
OK but I was just going by what you typed, which seemed to be unclear which car it was. Thanks for the pic. It seems to be a larger view than what was originally posted in the thread. Where is it from?
Interesting that the Camaro or Nova is sporting a 10 bolt!
Right. My comment was that I wasn’t 100% certain which car the diff shot was from but the Nova was a low horse sb and one would assume the diff was from the Nova but I didn’t wanna make a statement without 100% proof. All photos came from the Petersen Archive.
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great photos
the 69 Camaro looks like it may have been a COPO 427 with that hood and silver grill and bow tie emblems ?
maybe Harrell swapped out the shortblock to make it a 454?
interesting they used a Thermoquad carb and Hurst products and that spoiler
all items that Harrell did ads for
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Found a few more pictures of the Harrell Nova 454 at the Petersen Automotive Museum Digitization Project. Search "1970 Kansas City International Raceway" to find them here: https://archive.petersen.org/pages/home.php
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two more...
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Awesome Scott!
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There was a posting 10-15 years ago on Yenko.net of a Silver 69 Harrell Camaro with the same spoiler and the stripe in black on the side...
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Scott, great stuff and research as always 8)
Those wheels on the Nova are Kelsey Hayes "Strippers" they are rare today.
Mike