Originally Posted by dragracer9911 (Post 374217)

Terry, you know a lot more folks that I do.
I have a picture of Gene's mustang at home, it was brown or a shade of burgundy. I think that it was from Budds Creek (P.S., when Bill bought the track, it was renamed Budds Creek for a while). I usally went to Budds Creek or Colional BEach with either Roy and Mary Wilsure or with Dickie.
I don't know if Mr. Slater still has the Challenger or not. It used to sit on that open trailer with the box on the front out on the edge of Route 381 all the time. I know that he has the blue Plymonth Arrow that his grandson drives in Super Pro. Mr. Salter is one of the nicest people in racing. He always speaks to me when I see him from when I safety tech'ed at MIR. no matter where I see him.

Thanks, Tom Sr.

Originally Posted by Crew Chief (Post 374127)

Who's teching these cars? I cannot believe that the real Stock/SS techmen would let stuff like this slide unless they are being overridden by their superiors.

Originally Posted by dlux (Post 373953)

Well everyone, thanks for noticing the hood on my Comet. I'll give you guys the short version of a long story that started about three years ago. Beside my 1964 289CI, 210HP/220HP Mercury Cyclone K Code Comet, I have a 1964 427CI, Mercury Cyclone K Code Comet that I asked NHRA to approve like they did for the 427 Thunderbolt Fairlanes for Stock. I did alot of research about Comets over a two year span to get the 427 approved by NHRA. During that time I guess I became a Comet Expert.
NHRA will not approve the 427 and if I pushed it more it would have to be decided in a court of law. I think we have a good chance to win or NHRA would have to make some combinations being run today also not legal. I don't want the latter so we laid off.
The hood was questioned at Englishtown last year and I gave NHRA some of the documentation. After that I raced several points meets, Bristol and Indy and did not get one comment from any of the Top three tech including one from "Headquarters".
The only comment was a threat that if I kept pushing for the 427 Comet the hood could be illegal.
The fact of the matter is the hood was an option available late in the 1964 model year on only Mercury Comet Cyclones that were K code with a 210HP, 225HP, and a 271HP.
For your information I have seen no performance gain from the hood.
If anyone wants to see some of the documentation I'll be glad to show some.
Thanks for the comments on the paint job and God Bless America and you.
D Lux

Originally Posted by tommy d (Post 373979)

a "k" code in a mercury is not the same as a "k" in a ford.

Originally Posted by Alex Denysenko (Post 374340)

ideed the hood was a option on the 1964 Comet Cyclone
I'M PRETTY SURE THAT DICK'S HOOD IS NOT FUNCTIONAL ANYWAY, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL THE HUB-BUB IS ALL ABOUT? AS I RECALL THEY WERE ONLY FUNCTIONAL ON THE 427 A/FX OR WEBER EQUIPPED 289 B?FX CARS.
SHOULD BE NO DIFFERENT THEN THE SCRAMBLER WANNA BEE NASH CAN FROM LAST YEAR

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN (Post 373572)

Its hard to read the class on the windshield in the picture posted by Mark but if its SS/M then the engine is the factory 289/210 HP combo. That hood for that combo is BOGUS except some tech guy allowed it like so many other BS deals over the past several years within NHRA. Good eye Mark. You should work tech for NHRA.