Vehicle Description
This 1969 Chevrolet Camaro is powered by a date-code-correct
427/425hp engine with a CE 512 block, built up to correct
specifications. Behind the engine are the original Muncie 4-speed
manual transmission and the original rear end. This car is the
recipient of a comprehensive frame-off restoration completed to
factory day-two specifications, with only test miles since
completion. The original VIN and data body tags are in place. The
exterior is finished in Rally Green and equipped with the
Stinger-type hood with white graphics, rear deck spoiler, small
Harrell-built front tag and Harrell body emblem identification, 427
chrome displacement front fender callouts and SS trim on the
outside. The interior features bucket seats, a Hurst shifter, an SS
steering wheel, a column-mount Sun tachometer and a chrome bezel
auxiliary gauge cluster. It rides on period Kelsey-Hayes Stripper
wheels with correct offset-size Goodyear Polyglas tires. Part of
the legacy of Dick Harrell, known as "Mr. Chevrolet," were the
street and strip cars he modified to have greater power. Based out
of a conversion shop in Missouri, the Dick Harrell Performance
Center did the original conversion on this factory X66 SS396
Camaro, which was prepped by Harrell himself. This car was owned by
Rick Lenane, a member of the Fred Gibb and Dick Harrell racing team
in the late '60s to early '70s and a friend of the Gibb and Harrell
families. When purchased in 1994, this car was verified with a
signed affidavit by Lenane attesting to its ownership. The sale of
this vehicle comes with a binder of documents and photos of the
build.
