What's with the hood...

[Jeff Kempton]

A friend still has the hood from his old Caliente in the rafters of his garage. It was a small block car and the hood was factory installed and fibreglass. I don't recall the year of his car offhand though.

If I recall correctly, a recent Hemmings Musclecar issue featured a restored Comet with this hood and it was documented as factory. I'll have a look for it when I get home.

[partsbob67]

I think that x-tech man is correct. I think you could get it as an dealer installed option from ford. have to check my micro fishe at work but seems like the only hood listed is the flat hood with no scoops.

[X-TECH MAN]

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.

[qwiked]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

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.

Yac would never work for the "enemy"

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by qwiked

Yac would never work for the "enemy"

Correction : The enemy would never pay Yac enough to do his job correctly.

[442OLDS]

Don't know if it was this thread or a coincidence,but there is a full page photo of the car in the latest National Dragster.Nice shot.

The car is even older than me.Did they really come with parking light delete option?

[Monte Howard]

I have a photo of my dads 64 Mercury Comet factory A/FX car. I just pulled it out and looked. It was a 427 car and the pic was taken the day he brought it home and it has a thunderbolt looking hood. Don't know how to resize pics or I would post.

[Ed Wright]

I know the 271hp Mustang just came with the normal flat steel hood. Good friend had one new. Best I remember, the only way you could tell it was a 271 was when it started up.

[boster]

This car was parked next to me in Gainesville and it's very nice as is the owner Dick Lux. The car is SS/M with a 289 , He bought the car 7 or 8 years ago from a long time NHRA racer . From what he told me the cars has raced NHRA for a very long time with at least 4 or 5 owners . He stated he had the 427 engine for the car but because of health reason he ran the 289 .

I dont think he is bogus nor is the car . He just a guy that loves God , Fords and Racing and I thought was a true gentleman . I think he also celebrated his birthday at the track racing and he seemed to have a lot of other racers and friends enjoying it with him .

The hood on this car is fine , no one at the races had a complaint lets leave it at that .

Oh by the way he is a older man banging a 4 speed and doing a great job of it . If you dont race the event stay out of it , if it really bother you show up and protest it . My bet is if you do the car will pass and you will look like a A** . I have seen this car at a lot of D1 and D2 races as well as national events

[Bob Rice]

Don't know if this is the same car that Mike Cates raced in 2011 but Mike's car had the flat hood on it and also ran SS/M.
Bob R