Hood scoopes

[Jeff Lee]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

69 only.....but NHRA has allowed a lot of stuff that never came OEM on a lot of combos since Farmer retired.

7.0 L (427/428) GT-E '68 Cougars with ram-air. There's even one in Car-Craft this month. Not that it's Gospel but I've seen it on more than one. Bill Howell had a few GT-E's but I don't know if they were Ram-air or not.

I would agree street hemi B body was no hood scoop.

And I also am under the impression scooped Fairlane's were SS only and a very popular dealer add on. But again, I'm no expert on Ford's!

[Gordie Kissner]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Dont take this wrong but when did NHRA allow hood scoops on 1966 Street Hemis and the fiberglass Ford hood and scoop on the 427 Ford Fairlane station wagons (west coast car) with either one 4 or two 4's? I think they look cool but they originally did not come on those combos. 67 was the first year for the Street Hemis as a WO or an RO S/S package and the 2 door hard tops and sedans were the only Fairlanes with a glass hood and scoop. Was this a change made in recent times? Im just asking when this came about? Was it a letter from Carrol Shelby or mother MoPar?

Jason has run his Belvedere as both a 66 w/o scoop and 67 w/scoop..That was always the argument with Judy Lily's 67 2dr S/S sedan that it supposedly came straight from MaMopar as a RO equipped 2dr sedan. If I remember what I read about it is they made them change it back to a non scooped hood.

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Gordie Kissner

Jason has run his Belvedere as both a 66 w/o scoop and 67 w/scoop..That was always the argument with Judy Lily's 67 2dr S/S sedan that it supposedly came straight from MaMopar as a RO equipped 2dr sedan. If I remember what I read about it is they made them change it back to a non scooped hood.

Dosent matter what year he claims.....The hood scoop ONLY came on the WO and RO Super Stock package 2 door hard top Belvederes. All the Judy Lilly stuff was just MoPar tryng to pull some BS.....Like the new DP's......lol. I lived thru that era and years earlier but lets just say that someone left the barn door open at NHRA and ALL of the cows (and Elvis) have left the building ! Its not what is stock or OEM but its what NHRA allows you to get away with is all that counts or matters.

[Wade_Owens]

Jason Mc's car is an original hemi car. Never knew that until this weekend. Makes it even cooler, if that's possible....

Wade O

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Wade_Owens

Jason Mc's car is an original hemi car. Never knew that until this weekend. Makes it even cooler, if that's possible....

Wade O

Yes That is cool and when he raced in IHRA's first Top Stock race it was WITHOUT the hood scoop. I think it looks better with the scoop myself. There's just something mean looking about a Hemi and those factory scoop's.