{"id":77215,"date":"2020-12-21T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T18:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=77215"},"modified":"2020-12-21T10:00:35","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T18:00:35","slug":"car-features-robert-harrison-and-snoopy-his-1966-chevrolet-nova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/car-features-robert-harrison-and-snoopy-his-1966-chevrolet-nova\/","title":{"rendered":"Car Features: Robert Harrison and &#8220;SNOOPY&#8221; his 1966 Chevrolet Nova"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-77215-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/12\\\/Snoopy-wheelie-2016-Indy-min.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;77216&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Car Features: Robert Harrison and \\u0026#8220;SNOOPY\\u0026#8221; his 1966 Chevrolet Nova&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Click Here to Begin Slideshow\\nAnother vehicle from the No Shows No Problem Car Show that we fell in love with was this \\u0026#8217;66 Nova with a fun paint job that could throw down some wheelies. We recently caught up with Robert and asked him to get a little background on his ride.\\n\\nI bought it in 1975 as a roller, run-down race car. After installing my 283 engine and 4 speed and Dana rear, this car became instantly FAST! I started winning class and setting NHRA records in 1978. It ran 11.30\\u0026#8217;s at 116 MPH back then; now it runs 10.20\\u0026#8217;s at 126 MPH with a 3 speed automatic! We have gained 100 horsepower over those years; It now makes 520 HP. (That\\u0026#8217;s 300 HP more than it was rated at from the factory in 1966 !). We build our engines 100% in house, including cylinder heads. I believe we now have the most powerful 283 Super Stock engines that exist. (Lot of tricks in that $30,000 plus 283). Years ago we replaced the Dana with a Strange 12-Bolt Chevy. AND: Where we used to run 13\\u0026#8243; bias ply slicks, we now run 10.5\\u0026#8243; Radials! Pat Kroninbiter (PK Race Cars in Ohio) installed the chromemoly roll cage. It still has ladder bars. Wheelie bars may be in the future.\\n\\nThe beautiful paint (Dupont \\u0026#8220;HOT HUES\\u0026#8221;) was applied by Jim DeFew of Benton, Kentucky. He has won several of Dupont\\u0026#8217;s \\u0026#8220;TOP GUN\\u0026#8221; awards and did a painting for Elvis Presley! The original bench seat was re-covered by Mike Quinn of \\u0026#8220;Derby City\\u0026#8221;. If you go to Youtube and search Bob Harrison\\\/Snoopy, you can see a video of me running at the 1978 NHRA Sportsnationals at Bowling Green, Kentucky, where I was runner-up to Bobby Warren. I wrecked the car at Memphis in the spring of 2007 (the day after setting the NHRA national record) and had to TOTALLY rebuild it! I finally retired from driving after the 2010 NHRA US Nationals, and now my 2 sons (Jimmy and Robbie) take turns at the wheel, with my daughters Rindy and Sara as cheerleaders. I am pretty much retired, but I still build and sell 4GC Rochester carburetors for racing. (I built the one that is FAST on SNOOPY). AND: I still live in Albion, Illinois, where I ran a garage\\\/machine shop for 40 years (As Smoky Yunick would say: \\u0026#8220;Best Damn Garage in Town\\u0026#8221;)\\n\\nWe would like to thank Robert for sharing his bad ass Nova with us!\\nClick Here to Begin Slideshow&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/12\\\/001-2019-NHRA-US-Nationals-Lucas-Oil-Raceway-min.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;77217&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Car Features: Robert Harrison and \\u0026#8220;SNOOPY\\u0026#8221; his 1966 Chevrolet Nova&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/12\\\/78-Sportsnationals-min-1024x816.jpeg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;77218&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Car Features: Robert Harrison and \\u0026#8220;SNOOPY\\u0026#8221; 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