1968 Dick Harrell Camaro SS 427

So who was Dick Harrell? One of his nicknames was "Mr. Chevrolet", and he was one of the winningest drag racers of the 60'S. He was instrumental in the development process for installation of 427 powerplants in Camaros, a few Chevelles and a handful of Novas by a few of the Chevrolet high performance Dealerships. He was connected with the likes of Yenko, Gibb, Nickey and other dealerships several years before the COPO order process came about. It would be an understatement to say that a car is unique because it was "Dick Harrell performance modified". Dick Harrell was truly a legend in his own time. Unfortunately, he had an early tragic ending when, on Labor Day 1971, he was killed in an accident in his Funny Car.

This 1968 SS 427 Camaro was built by Dick Harrell’s Performance Center of Kansas City, Missouri. In addition to his highly successful and visible drag racing career, Harrell ran his own high performance shop and did produce a few 427 Camaros himself.

Harrell built very few 1968 Camaros -- probably fewer than ten – and this particular car is the only surviving example that’s been found.

This 68 SS 427 was sold through Branine Chevrolet in Mulvane, Kansas. Options on the car included the Harrell-modified high performance 427, Fiberglass Hood, Hood Pins, Accel Ignition Distributor, Tubular Exhaust Headers, Sun Tach, M22 4-speed, Hurst Shifter, 4.10 Positraction, Traction Bars, Stewart Warner Gauges, Mag Wheels, Rear Spoiler, Radio Delete and Power Brakes.

Mr. Gary Branine, owner of Branine Chevrolet, provided the records for this car from his 1968 inventory sheets. The car’s original owner, Larry Gann, still lives in Winfield Kansas. When contacted, he was thrilled to discover that this car had survived. Mr. Gann was also very helpful in confirming the car’s original configuration.

One final interesting note is that this car is a 26,000 mile unrestored car and still retains its original Dick Harrell motor and drive train.