Nickey / Bill Thomas 1967 Autorama

[JoeC]

Something happened between Nickey Chev and Dick Harrell in late 66 or early 67.

Harrell and Chevrolet were working on getting the 427 Camaro approved for AHRA Super

Stock so they put together a deal with Yenko and Harrell and AHRA in March 1967.

AHRA required 50 car minimum. Yenko and Harrell had a special 427 Camaro drag package that included a Scatter shield , traction bars, headers, hi temp plug wires , Tach and gauges, and hood pins. This info is on many of the original work orders.

Harrell put together a four car drag racing team sponsored by Yenko and Harrell.
This was for 1967 only.

[Steve Shauger]

Here's a great document which provides some clarity to Nickey/Harrell program initiating the 427 Camaro class. Thanks Stefano!

[copo-2]

Thanks to Steve for posting the American Hot Rod Association directed to Jim Tice, president of the drag racing association located in Kas City, MO.

Noticing the return date from AHRA to Dick Harrell’s request for the 427 transplants to be included as stock for classification in competition?

Another clipping from “Drag World,” by Bruce Young appeared just a few days after, October 14, 1966. Bruce was the PR man of AHRA.

[JoeC]

Something happened with the Nickey Chev racing program.
They also announced a 1967 Trans Am Camaro
I don't know if they ever built it.
The car was entered for Sebring 1967 but the listing shows as "Did Not Arrive"


Dick Harrell was the drag racing connection with Chevy and AHRA
He was racing and winning in the 409 Impalas
He had a 1963 Z-11 national winning car
In 1964, he bought a new 1964 Chevelle and installed a 1963 Z-11 427
In 1965, he worked with Bill Thomas on a Chevy II 427 car he bought from Bill T
1966 to early 1967 , Bill Thomas and Nickey
1967 Yenko 427 Camaros and four car drag team sponsorship
1968 and 1969 worked with Fred Gibb and COPO cars

Harrell worked with a bunch of Chev dealers who wanted a big name drag racer with AHRA connections