Muscle Car Of The Week Video #70: 1970 Dick Harrell 454 Camaro
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Muscle Car Of The Week Video #70: 1970 Dick Harrell 454 Camaro
www.musclecaroftheweek.com - Some Muscle Cars are cool because they came with the goods from the factory, while others are standouts because of modifications they received after leaving the line. In this case, this 1970 Camaro started life as a 350 powered SS car, but a trip to the Dick Harrell Performance Center was all it needed to be a monster Muscle Car built by one of the legends in Chevrolet racing. Add to the pedigree the fact that the car is an unrestored survivor with approximately 6000 miles on the clock, and you've got a winner in every way possible. It's one of only a handful built, and it still has the power to burn the hides at will. There are many souped-up cars in the Brothers Collection, but this Harrell car is one of the coolest!
Muscle Car Of The Week Video #70: 1970 Dick Harrell 454 Camaro
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That's one rare camaro! Only 6,000 miles it is a true collectible ! 454 power and a sweet burnout! Love it!
I lived in the Chicago (land) area until 1973. The street racing sense was a cross of "factory stock" (SS, Z/28, Mach 1, and Cudas) and souped-up streetcars. But Nickey Chevelles or Camaros were not uncommon, but always feared. The transplant world was life an well in the late 60's and early 70's. With no shortage of "speed shops" coping the Dick Harrell and Yenko COPO cars with "post-sale" transplant of Big Block. I'm here to tell you there was no shortage of 427 Camaros (with 350 or 396 badges on the fender) roving the streets looking for a Saturday night race..Sad to say most are gone now, so great to see this Dick Harrell survivor.
gorgeous...one of if not the best looking Camaros I've ever seen in my life.
Gotta love the rubber all over the quarter panel
3:58, I love how it gets right 'back on track.' This is a serious car!
thats the best burn out yet! lovely, thanks. I m surprised there weren't alot more of those made.
I had the pleasure of owning this car for about 3 1/2 years. Loved burning the tires as well!
Did original owner die in Vietnam?
These are the cars that should be going for 5 million plus. People just do not know what they are looking at...
Good to see it being run hard... driven the way they're supposed to be driven! 🇺🇸
My new favorite show. These are fantastic, thank you so much.
The Kelsey Hayes wheels are stunning... I don't remember these from back in the day, and I'm surprised no one is reproducing them. 2nd gens rule!!
Generally, I prefer all factory cars but this is a piece of history. Impressive.
Possibly my favorite car that you've made a video on... definitely in my top 3.
What an awesome ride.
Only one left, wow!!
I Was Born In 64, So American Muscle Is My Thing, The Obvious Is Low ### Number Car"s, Hemi & 440 -6 pk Cuda"s, Challenger"s, Certain. Big Block Mustang"s, Maybe Vett"s & Definitely This Car !!!! Alotta Fella"s Serving Time In Vietnam Were Original Purcherer"s Of Car"s Like These & Unfortunately Let Em Go B 4 They Aged & Now Your Talkin In The $$$ Million"s !!!..Stay Strong....Peace
my friend in OZ has a rare one of 3 special build Ford coupe XB factory black 429
but keeps it locked away hidden from public and not exposed to the people interested in documenting it , as i showed him a articule some years ago in Australian muscle car magazine were they were searching for them 3 cars ,we used their info and found the back windscreen wiper hole and mount , and other tell tail signs was strengthen chassis rails ..still has original 429 was engineered by FORD SVO workshop in Melbourne ,
he says its worth half a million dollars
This guy should have this car appriased for a real Value, it could be worth way more than that ! I wouldn't want to advertise it's location either, some Idiot might try to liberate it from him !
that would entail full documentation for that to happen ford experts would want to
inspect car , at this stage his not peppered to let anyone near it , it still needs full restoration
but is 100% straight panel running car , ,
I would have to say he's probably bullshiting about having that exact car and the reason I say this is because ifu have something so rare and special why not have it documented as such? It's not worth a shit unless it's verified to be real. Anyone can easily say they have something rare and valuable but the proof is in the documentation.
1969, Before i could afford a new car i was in a chevy showroom in Monroe Mi. Harry May Chevrolet, and i seen a Dick Harrell Nova, OMG i drooled all over this car it was a 1969 Nova all Black with a all Aluminum 427 ci under the hood the Nova was a 3300.00 dollar car and the eng option was 3000.00 for a total of 6300.00, there was never anything i ever wanted more than this car. in 1972 i finally had the money for a new car and i had to settle for a low compression SS 454 Chevelle 270 hp the car was red with black stripes black vinyl roof, 4 speed m22, but still i will never forget that Nova.
How much you think that Nova is worth now lol?
oh my an all aluminum ZL1 Nova, at the Barrett auction maybe 500k in perfect cond. A camaro ZL1 just sold for 495k and the Nova is even more rare.
Cool story...and I feel your pain...when I had just joined the Marines in '75 I looked at a pristine '70 Chevelle 454 on a Chevrolet dealer lot...the 450 HP monster...had I just stretched myself I could have bought it but I was a bit too conservative so thought I'd wait a year or two and save some money...of course by then I never saw another pristine one again...but I did buy a very well maintained '65 Vette roadster with the brand new BBC 396 425 HP engine...that was a running car....and oh did the girls like it...ohhh those were the days...a young Marine with 425 HP vette vert....fun times.
Minor mistake in the comments: The LS6 engine option was not available in a Corvette in 1970. Different story in 1971 though. Still, great episode.
One Of My All Time Fav.Camaros.Asked U About It While Back,& U Said It Was In A Private Coll.,Colors Blend Together Quite Well W/ Gold Wheels & Stripe. I Was Nam Vet. Myself & Think I Saw It @ Commerce,Ga. Drag Strip Many Years Ago,or Might Have Been @ Dallas,Ga.If Owner Changes His Mind,Would Love To Take It To Car Shows & Show It Off & Keep It In Everyone's Memory's.With the Set Up It Has & if A Stage 3,Probably Make Well Over 500 h.p. W/ The Oversized Headers.BEAST & A BEAUTY !!!
Awesome video and car
Rare car
Super cool car, fun car to drive! believe me it will smoke radials just as easy.
Awesome piece of history
this car is so beautiful
I dig it!
It is lotsa fun to light 'em up,but, if the tires ain't hookin' up,you ain't goin' nowhere....!!!.......Bill Jenkins said that to me in the summer of 1970...........
The LS6 was only factory installed in the Chevelle in 70'. The Corvette was limited to a LS5, Camaro and Nova topped out with the L78.
LS6 came in the El Camino SS as well.
These guys are not afraid to hammer on these rare cars ....I guess thats what there for and he can afford to fix them!
he seems pretty careful with his mopars though lol
Yeah! blowing up a Hemi is never a good thing !!
I always wonder why these guys with HP cars need to hit the brakes before doing a burnout.I had a 70 Chevelle SS with the 402(396,.030 over),400 turbo(shift kit) and 4.56 12 Bolt that would burn off it`s L60-15 rear tires without ever touching the brakes.Perhaps they have stickier tires...
Barry Snider they was made to run!!!!!! 70's 💪💪💪💪 cars!!!!!!
Nice
LS6 Tuned By Dick Harrell + Headers,Probably Making Closer to 485-500 h.p.
Tire shredder😃
I’m not a fan of the gold but that is one BAD BOWTIE!!
I had a '72 Nova that color......when I first got it I thought it was the most beautiful color in the world.....it didn't take long to get tired of it. I can't explain why as it looks beautiful right now.....go figure. By 30K the engine was pumping oil like a Texas gusher.....again, I don't know why. I'd traded my '70 Roadrunner for it and I will always regret it. Chevy must of had some quality control problems (as usual) back then.
The one thing I liked about the 1970 Camaro was the wide open mouth front end with the two little bumpers on each side of the mouth. Why does this 1970 Camaro have a 1971 bumper on the front?
I noticed the paperwork it showed said 1971 I was wondering too lol
Motion Performance built a black 70 454 Camaro. GM almost produced them, but, the government made it too much trouble to even build limited special production numbers. Camaros were not heavy enough, and the wheelbase was too short.
No wonder all the rubber on the rear quarters. 4:88 Jeeez
Wtf is that cool.
This is my sec favorite 70 camaro.
After the baldwin motion phase lll 454
At 4:40, can anyone identify the 2 headlight, chrome grilled car in the background, just right of the cream Porsche 356? Very intriguing car...
Good eye - that's a very rare 1949 Ferrari 166 Inter. Here's a link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_166_Inter
@@V8TV Love the pony and muscle car stuff, but also love the europeans too. I actually wondered if it was french, thinking it might have been a Ford Comete special. Ferraris of the '50's are defo not as familiar to me, so thanks for the edification.
I kind of like these because they remind me of a Holden Monaro but they also look a little like a big Vega and that's not so good.
Have anyone a info from a 1968 chevy chevelle with a rpo code L88 ???
Dick Harrell Performance
More importantly, Ron Pratte is selling his collection. Are The Brothers going to the auction?
I bet that car would run high 11's in the quarter!
low 13's high 12's with slicks.
With 4.88s and slicks, mid 11s easily
@@jeffreyjohn2037 Not that quick.
a kevin ...how many miles did you put on that sweet ride?
Oh Lord, take me back to the days of 25 cent a gallon gas...........................
Hey look!! A car that's not disgustingly over restored.
Does it come with matching lip stick and a fresh can of aqua net?
Hey I’m 100
The title has 1971 camaro
BadAzzFuk!!!!!!!
So the guy that had this car either didn't come back from Vietnam, or he didn't come back able to drive. That's a serious trade off to see this car today.
he more-than-likely came back from Vetnam and started a family. Those "he bought an LS6 Chevelle, never to return" stories, are usually highly exaggerated.
By 1974, Americans were no longer fighting in Southeast Asia.
Why doesn't anyone talk about the ALL ALUMINUM 427 Corvette
Corvettes are sports cars, not muscle cars. Do you mean the 1969 ZL1 427 Corvette? Chevy only built 2 or 3 of those. However they did build 69 ZL1 427 Camaro's in 1969. The 1969 ZL1 427 COPO Camaro just happens to be my favorite Chevy ever to come from the true muscle car era.
Looks like a jag
So he's like the Carroll Shelby but of chevy ? See chevy should kept some of these legendary names like yenko amd copo and options these from factory with hi horsepower.
Fred Gibb WAS VERY INVOLVED IN HAVING 69 ZL1 CAMARO' PRODUCED
Look at those pizza cutters. That thing needs some wider rear tires.
Needs a rear spoiler
I would love to own this car. Chevrolet should have installed the 454 LS6 in the Camaro in 1970. My present collector car is the 1970 SS 396 L-34 car with headers and dual exhaust very fast. But I did own one of the 600 1970 SS 396 L-78 Camaros that I sold in 2001. It was numbers matching, except for the headers. It had Muncie M-21 4 speed, 12 bolt posi with optional 4:10 gears. Very fast.
Me too. I actually always preferred the 66-69 L72 427/425 hp to the LS6. Seemed like it had a nastier sounding idle and basically the same power as an LS6. I'll bet your 70 SS396 was bad ass though for sure, especially with 4.10 gears and a 4 speed. Love the 70-73 body style, just not as much as I love the 67-69
@@jeremythompson9895 So for late response, yes the L-78 was real fast with headers, Muncie M-21 and 4:10 12 bolt posi rear end.
Real nice but I would never want a paint job like that
The in Viet Nam never came back.😥😪😓😭
This is like a Baldwin Motion car!! Wonder what stupid money this would fetch at Barrett Jackson??
You couldn't get an ls6 in a corvette btw
In 1971 you could, albeit a low compression 365hp version of the LS6.
@@jeremythompson9895 *425hp
Who is the brother collection is it your brother
1970 was the last great Camaro in my opinion. GM lowered all their compression ratios starting in 1971 so they would run on regular pump gas. Chrysler and Ford didn't drop all their compression ratios until 1972
Is this from the factory?
if you watched and LISTENED to the video, you wouldn't need to ask that question!
???
Have you see the video ?
Talk about destroying what was a nice design, 67-69 camaros was so much nicer.
I prefer the 67-69 body style too. Baddest Camaro ever is a 69 ZL1 COPO..... Not counting the crazy shit that technology allows them to build now. It's crazy how they can get as much power now from a 4 banger as they could from a 400+ cubic inch big block. But I still do like the 70-73 body style, just not as much as 67-69
Hand built? So he rolled the fenders on an English Wheel? Oh, not so? So its not hand built. Its a 350 camaro with a engine swap.
Love the car, Burnout serves no purpose, really wish you would not do that to these cars, something a kid in High school does
+Newton Washinton Don't be a spoil sport, the cars quarters are coated in rubber and it was built to drag race, these cars are meant to be enjoyed and never really served any other purpose than enjoyment.
Duuuuuuude, c'mon...
They're so filthy rich that they don't care
They can afford to fix anything that breaks
ugliest wheels on the planet