Merkel
 

Need some help folks.. and a contact number for a Ford engine builder out of NY by the name of MERKEL would do it.. THNX!!!

Re: Merkel
 

Jack Merkel was an engine builder in NYC.
Or maybe you mean Ed or Jeff Merkel. From New Jersey. They were Ford racers back in the seventies.

Re: Merkel
 

Jack Merkel used to be in Ridgewood, Queens, NY. There's a Merkel Racing Engines in Hauppaugge, NY which may be the successor company.

http://www.merkelracing.com/

Jack always did excellent work, and held many NHRA gasser records back in the day.

Lew

Re: Merkel
 

Charlie....I think I recall James Antonette saying he has machine work done at Jack Merkels......Merkel raced gassers way back in the old days......If you can contact James maybe he can tell you.....

Re: Merkel
 

Rich,I think Charlie wants to locate Jeff Merkel,Him and I believe his late dad Ed were the Ford guys.

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Ed in a full size 428 ford won the Summer Nats at E'town in 78 I think. And Jeff was runner up in 1979 with a cobra jet Mustang
Jeff managed a speed shop in the 80's or 90's

Re: Merkel
 

Jeff had a Montego wagon, (with a FE motor of course) that he ran in stock in the mid seventies. To this day it is my favorite stocker. His Dad Ed was one of the nicest people I have ever met, RIP.

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I knew them both and they were fun guys. Especially Jeff "Slack" as he was called.

My ex-wife worked as a bartender in a place Ed frequented regularly......

I don't know where Jeff is...maybe Florida.

Ask Pat Iacono or maybe Michael....

Re: Merkel
 

Thanks for all the info guys... I was thinking Jack, but he had contact numbers in both NJ and NY... I've pointed the guy in the direction of Merkel Racing Engines in LI, NY as their website has a lot of Ford stuff on it... Thanks again...

Re: Merkel
 

Big Ed Merkel won the 1977 SummerNationals with his 1969 F/SA Montego over Bill Quinn F/SA 1967 Camaro. Jeff was runnerup to your and Ray Cooks car Art as you likely remember well.