66 or 67 Fairlane

[cobrajet2]

Could you run the 390 combo in a 1966 Comet Post Sedan? Not listed in the current rule book, but I think it used to be a long time ago. One would have to petition NHRA? Sorry, did not mean to hi-jack, just thinking out loud since the question of '66 v '67 came up.

[Dwight Southerland]

Originally Posted by cobrajet2

Could you run the 390 combo in a 1966 Comet Post Sedan? Not listed in the current rule book, but I think it used to be a long time ago..

If it is not in the class guide, it is not a combination that is allowed to race. I have CG sheets back into the early 90s and it is not in any of them.

[Larry Hill]

I have some sheets that go back to the Sixties. One of my favorites is, Dome must be .450" high or close to that verbiage.

[Jim Caughlin]

Originally Posted by cobrajet2

Could you run the 390 combo in a 1966 Comet Post Sedan? Not listed in the current rule book, but I think it used to be a long time ago. One would have to petition NHRA? Sorry, did not mean to hi-jack, just thinking out loud since the question of '66 v '67 came up.

Don't recall if it is a '66 or a '67 but there is at least one 390 Comet hardtop running in Stock. If the hardtop is legal, I find it hard to imagine that the sedan isn't also legal.

[Kirk Morgan]

Here in division 4 there is a 66 Cyclone running the 390 combo.

[cobrajet2]

Yeah, If it is John Cox then it is a '66 Cyclone Hardtop. Probably have to get with NHRA on this one.

TY

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by cobrajet2

Yeah, If it is John Cox then it is a '66 Cyclone Hardtop. Probably have to get with NHRA on this one.

TY

Ha... Probably a good reason why the 390 post coupe is not in the guide ..Nobody that raced Fords wanted it in the guide..It didn't look like player back then..Still doesn't , to me.

NHRA? Forget about it. If they made an omission , they will fix it. If Ford never submitted it, that's your problem. Sounds like the case here. Been down this road before.

[cobrajet2]

Yep. You are probably right. The 67's got all the love.

[Dwight Southerland]

Something to consider is the marketing psychology of that era. It was not uncommon for the manufacturers to offer a package directed to the performance market and configure it so that it would carry some image of exclusivity. Note the SS Chevelle, GTO, Plymouth GTX, etc.which were hardtops and convertibles only. The performance engines were not available in the other model series and espcially not sedans and station wagons. The 390 engine was exclusive to the Comet Cyclone GT which was hardtop and convertible only. Same with the Fairlane GT/GTA in 1966.