History 64/65 Comets old drag cars lets see pictures

I last saw this car at Yellow River Dragstrip in Georgia. It had the timing cover off and I got a look at all the timing chain and gears.

 

Need to get more comets together, Look awesome in a pit like that

 

I agree, but not too many people like to hammer on them out West here like Roy and I !

 

Cool '64 with quick video.....




http://www.youtube.com/user/Krazylegz1485#p/u/3/xTeQ-OoCYdg

 

Myron;cool 64,seems strange to see an altered wheelbase car sitting low!!The roof sure looks plain without all the stainless trim!! Too bad we can't get a bunch of the Comets together for some racing!!! ROY.

 

I'm game. finishing up the rear steer brakes and the car hauler so, maybe mid season i can make some tracks and who knows put in for some vaca. time in cali.

 

dogpatch;have you decided to change color? It looks like the Comet was a hit at the show.Two,maybe three,Comets are headed to Bowling Green for the NHRR in June,should be more Comets there too. ROY.

 

Dale;the only other Comets I've seen racing out here are Todd's 65,Tim's 64,and Gary's64.There used to be a white 65 that was always at Famoso,have not seen it in years.Save your pennys and nickels and head back to the NHRR with us in June!! ROY.

 

roy, yeah, gunna change it to metallic red or maroon. just not diggin the brown. it does get alot of attention. but i think the red will look better.

i am going to try to make the nhrr 's in june shouldnt be a bad drive from here. anyone else going?

george

 

Hey guy's
I'm new to this..........This is my first post.
I raced this car in the Western New York, Southern Ontario Canada back in the late 70's and early 80's. Tracks that I raced at regularly were Lancaster, Empire and Cayuga.

 

George;Mercuryjunky,his Dad[Phil],Fast Eddie and myself for sure right now,so two Comets and two Falcons.I think red with the gold would look great,should bring out the flake!! HOT CONNIE;welcome to the jungle,you still have the Comet? ROY.

 

Thanks for welcome...........

Yes, I stopped racing it in "92". Was still on the trailer with the Dial-in on the window last year when I took it out of storage.
I had to go through the brakes, file the points and put fresh fuel in it. Took it for a few blast up the road in front of my house........felt "Good".

 

More lettering for Sylvanus' AFX.

 

Mike;Syl's Comet is looking better all the time! Can't wait to see the finished product! Does he have a show or race planned for the unveiling? ROY.

 

i'm in, with the comets!
just bought my three day passes.

cant wait, george

 

George;I haven't sent mine in yet,gotta get going before they sell out!!!! ROY.

 

Roy,
I don't know when Syl hopes to have his '64 completed or when it will make its debut. Hopefully, he will chime in. He has a neat story about where the wheels that are on the car came from. In the meantime, here are the latest pics he has sent me. More lettering.

 

The lettering on "Super Marauder is finally completed. I was going to get it outside this weekend and get some more complerted pics but it was in the 20's, wind blowing 30 mph, and a couple of inches of new snow in the driveway, We've still got to paint the hood and the red interior pieces--I started installing the rug today. It should be done before the Bonney Eagle show down in southern Maine--I might get to that if gas doesn't go up too much more. It's a 200+ mile haul from home. Right now it has a solid lifter dual quad 390 in it, I've got to get the headers coated, and some minor bits and pieces. I need a set of roof drip rails like the ones on "Cammed Heat". They're about an inch shorter than the ones I have. My car has the horizontal trim pieces on the sail panels like the Cyclones. The roof trim needs to be about 55" long, what I have is 56. Regarding the Fentons on the rear that Cobrajet 2 mentioned--I got them from Jim Waldo back in the 70's with 9 inch slicks when I had to run S/S with my '67 427 fairlane. He also built me an engine after I lost one when a sodium exhaust valve broke.

 

I have the Jerico out of one of Jim Waldo's cars in my Comet.Do you know if the 65 drip rails are the same?If so PM me,I may be able to help.The Comet is looking great!! ROY.

 

Mike;more great "Old" pictures.I wish I had a better camera back then,all my pictures are from the old instamatic type cameras,you need a magnifying glass to see them!!! ROY.

 

Check these out.When was the last time you saw a 1/64th '65Comet? That's right..NEVER!
Well,Hotwheels is doing it for their "HW Garage series".Should be out sometime this year I'm hoping. There should be some good variations to follow.HW likes to get alot of use out of their tooling.

 

Like to see them lose the blower and do a Dyno Don version!!