1968 COPO nova

[Justbad Joe]

Did it have the 427 badges or 396 ones? Stinger hood or flat hood? Very cool find!!! And I 2nd that. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/Can-I-Have-It.gif[/img]
Joe

[Vortecpro]

Flat hood, 396

[brent396]

Can you get some pics

[Justbad Joe]

Cragers?
Joe

[JChlupsa]

I think they meant the original owner in the link still has his car and would be a great person to talk with. Like Rick said bring it to the Fred Gibb show in Aug no matter the shape. The cars were out of Gibb Chevrolet and to Harrell for a LITTLE tuning.

[copo-2]

vortecpro,

Very interesting to read about another of the cars being found and with your willingness to share this information. Along with others, several are members here, it has been a long endeavor for us in locating the known cars that still exist? This can also be said for the history behind these special Nova's? It is people like you who have been a tremendous help in locating these cars that many enthusiast's didn't even know existed a few years back?

You have mentioned about the car sitting since 1971, as I understand, but does the original owner still own this car or had it ever been titled to another? Was the car always raced or was it licensed to drive that you know of? Any other information you would be willing to share, pictures, etc., would be of interest to many? Ray

Burt Chevrolet of Englewood, CO was a dealership Dick Harrell had set up in his network as seen in this ad.

[Chevy454]

Vortecpro: are you by any chance the guy that built that killer engine for Bob West's green Chevelle?

[ORIGLS6]

A Red car with Harrell history. Interesting.

[Xplantdad]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Chevy454</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Vortecpro: are you by any chance the guy that built that killer engine for Bob West's green Chevelle? </div></div>

I would beleive that it's the same really good engine builder... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

[copo-2]

Recently I have come across a 68 copo nova. I have seen a few pictures of these cars before and neither had the badges that this particular copo had, the first was on the driver side front hood, the second was on the console, both read &quot;custom built by Dick Harrell, would this mean that this car had special prep that other 68 copos did not have? [/quote]

Mark,

I have seen another of the 396 Harrell perpared cars with the metal tags that look to be the same? A 68 red camaro that is now in a popular collection was located in Topeka, KS, at a Super Chevy Show in 93. It had what looks to be the same tags, though located in different places? This car has an 07A build date, which should be correct for a red copo Nova?

The car looks to be in very good shape overall, looks to have the same M&amp;H slicks I got with mine, though they may or may not be original to the car? M&amp;H was a very popular brand back in the time! Possibility on the wheels, the purchaser could buy most anything that he was willing to pay for from DHPC, or they may have been added later? Name on this race car is &quot;Rats Nest.&quot;