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The Teardrop hoods were made in Canada along with the T-Bolts and Falcons Fiberglass Idems. Later in 1964 Canada came out with Duel Scoop Hood...
Back in 65 I worked in Building I on the Ford Chassie Design and that is where the Mercury Racing Headquarter was they did not build any 65 Comet...
WoW!! Sorry I didn't know, I had a problem with linkage because Jerico set it for a Fairlane which puts the shift lever to far back for where the...
Mr. SIX GUN take my advice and get a Jerico Trans! And a softer clutch and you won't have those problems. Plus you can change Gear Ratios to shift...
We talking about Transmission imput shafts. The big ford imput is called a model A imput because it was used on a Model A Ford in 1928 and Pro...
The 64 AFX Comet that Stroppe prepared was for Ronny Sox that was on first issue of Super Stock & Drag Illustrated, Nov 1964, Vol 1 No 1. "Cover...
If you count the Doug Nash BFX that would make 15 BFX Comets. They did weight 2600# that was without a Rollcage, the weight ratio was 45% front &...
Stroppe built one 64 AFX Comet that was a early body that was made in 1963 & built a little Differant then the 21 that DST built. I don't know 64...
Bill Stropp built the 65 AFX Comets at his shop in California. When they decited to make a batch of BFfX Comets the front bumper mold was missing...
That the correct bumper for 65 AFX Comet, that was made with a two piece mold, if looking close you can seam in the center of the bumper. The 65...
I found an old picture of Dyno Don 65 AFX Comet with the chopped top and the car had the full front bumper with the splash panel molded to the...
The first thing are you racing this or restoring the 65 AFX Comet. Most people can't tell a Med Riser from a Low Riser! First get a 427 Block that...
The front bumper/stone guard is Differant on 65 AFX stone guard is differant then what's on a 65 BFX stone guard. I myself have never seen a...
Roland your right on the 391 crank!. I had my machine work at Modex Crankshaft not far from my place. They turned the snout down, turn the mains...
Those 391 blocks have the same bore as a 390 block. .030 over isn't to bad at the 427 bore of 4.233 or 4.250 is standard Chevy Big Block is a...
You need Deeper pockets on redoing any of these FX cars. It sounded like the front clip was removed before you acquired the car. If that is what...
I can't tell from looking at the picture! They were all were Red in the beginning, it looks like my neighbor BFX down the street from me, he is...
The number of 1965 BFX Comet's that remain is 10. Of those 2 have been Rebodyed with the original parts that could be used. There might be a...
I don't know how to tell you this but this 65 BFX Comet has been REBODYED not once but TWICE!!! Check to out close my friend!! ~~~AFX DAVE~~~
That the 64 AFX Comet that Jack Christman made into the first 427 FE Blown high gear only Full Body Dragster that would smoke the tires the full...
The original 64 AFX Comet was run from West Brouthers at Plymouth, Mi. The following year it was sold to Louis Zangara and he ran the car a few...
I have the right front fender of the Golden Comet maybe I can do what the Ramchargers Dodge did. They told me that the Car they had sitting at the...
Mercury had Bill Stropp build seven 65 AFX Comets, the first Comet was a "trial Comet" to see how it would fit with a SOHC, it was a early body,...
Roy, the Value of those AFX & BFX cars has gotten high plus a lot of them have been Restore back to Original. Who would spend $150,000.00 for a 65...
That not Dyno Dons 65 AFX! That is one of the Hawaii 65 AFX Comets, ~~~AFX DAVE~~~
The way Dyno Don & Snake Jones cut that car up is why Mercury wouldn't let the other 65 AFX be chop up because it didn't represent what Mercury...
That yellow 65 Comet looks good! My firat new car was a yellow 65 Comet Cylclone that I brought in July of 64 and picked it up first day they were...
It's not a Factory 64 AFX Comet. It has Steel doors & front fenders and a Med Riser Engine w/ 2 x 4's, DST 9" w / tracksion bars 10.5 wide slicks...
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