Merkel

Charlie Yannetti · 04-04-2011, 08:20 PM

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!!!

art leong · 04-04-2011, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlie Yannetti

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!!!

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.

Lew Silverman · 04-04-2011, 08:36 PM

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

Rich Biebel · 04-04-2011, 09:42 PM

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.....

Ed Fernandez · 04-04-2011, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Rich Biebel

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.....

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

art leong · 04-04-2011, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

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

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

7423 · 04-04-2011, 11:04 PM

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.

Rich Biebel · 04-05-2011, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

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

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....

Charlie Yannetti · 04-05-2011, 04:08 PM

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...

1201stk · 04-05-2011, 07:23 PM

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.

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Charlie Yannetti Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alpine, NJ Posts: 560 Likes: 181 Liked 183 Times in 79 Posts	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!!!

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Lew Silverman VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 1,438 Likes: 372 Liked 129 Times in 59 Posts	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 __________________ Lew Silverman #2070 "The Wagon Master" N/SA

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Rich Biebel VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern New Jersey suburbs Posts: 2,275 Likes: 25 Liked 510 Times in 200 Posts	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..... __________________ Rich Biebel S/C 1479

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7423 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 640 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	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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Charlie Yannetti Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alpine, NJ Posts: 560 Likes: 181 Liked 183 Times in 79 Posts	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...

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1201stk Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 14 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	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.