PSMCDR '68 Nova SS

[68SS396]

Dan Mark Fuss's Nova which is a 68 SS also got alum. heads, these were installed along with the L-88 package by Dick Harrell. I have been trying to get Mark to come on and share info about this car. Dan another question, Out of those 902 SS 396 Chevy 2's, how many were bench seat, T-400, column shift cars?

[Dan 68 Chevy II]

Did your friend ever check to see if it was a original Bucket seat car,there is a way to tell.Ask him that question and get back to me.Courtesy Chevrolet was to have sold a few Fred Gibb/Dick Harrell cars.I believe their still in Phoenix.

[68SS396]

Dan it is NOT an original bucket seat car. It has always been an bench seat column shift car. He has an incredible amount if info about Dick harrell and Chevy II's. This car is definately NOT one of the Gibb 50, but it IS an original big block SS car.

[68SS396]

Dan I as well as Mark know Courtesy in Phx. sold a Harrell car or two, but to date none have surfaced here in the Area. This car was bought by Mark in Wisconsin in 1978 just as it is now, L-88 and all for the princely sum of $800 . Mark told me that the person he bought this car from found it in Oklahoma somewhere sitting behind an old speed shop. As far as Courtesy Chevrolet goes, this dealership IS still in business here in Phoenix and Mark and myself have spoken to a couple of people who remember a Harrell 427 Chevy II on the dealer floor in 1968. If there is any Harrell Chevy II's here in the valley I have not heard of any (I have lived here for 30 years now) and neither has Mark, who happens to have his finger squarely on the pulse of the Nova scene here.

[Dan 68 Chevy II]

I meant say that the Courtesy Chevrolet was still in business,not that I thought the Dick Harrell Nova's sold there were still there.I would be on the lookout for any 68 Nova SS big block,since if the Harrell badgeing was removed it might go undetected. 901 total not 902,total 68 SS Nova 396.234 L34 and 667 L78.
98 came with the Th400 and out of that came the 50 Copo 396 375hp,which in turn 15 to 25 of these could be Dick Harrell 427 conversions. This leaves 48 396 350hp th400. So since Marks car did not come with bucket seats and is not a one of the original Copo cars then it started life out as a L34 car and became a 427 conversion by Dick Harrell.It is 1 of 48 automatic 396 350hp cars,which is very rare in itself

[68SS396]

Yes Dan it is quite a rare and nice car. I have been trying to get some good pics and some info from Mark to send in the the site for the Monthly Cover car. When he gets some good pics I will send them to the site(hopefully later this year). Perhaps you have seen this car when it was on the cover of Nova Times a few years ago (I am not sure of the month),it is Fathom Blue with Black Interior.

[tom406]

The first article I saw on Brewer's car, way before they shared the "tuning" tricks, stated the Brewers started with an original SS396/4speed car, which they rebuilt with L89 heads and a TH400 to optimize the combo for the drags.