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did all '62-'64 max wedge cars have hoods with scoops? #2601840
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Or did some have the usual flat hoods?

Re: did all '62-'64 max wedge cars have hoods with scoops? [Re: 61-63] #2601848
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only alum front end cars had scoops. majority didn't and it was only a 63 and 64 thing.

Re: did all '62-'64 max wedge cars have hoods with scoops? [Re: 61-63] #2601863
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Thank you.

Re: did all '62-'64 max wedge cars have hoods with scoops? [Re: lewtot184] #2601909
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Originally Posted By lewtot184
only alum front end cars had scoops. majority didn't and it was only a 63 and 64 thing.
iagree
both of my 1963 M.W. Belvederes had the stock flat hood with the 426 gun sight hood emblem on them shruggy


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Re: did all '62-'64 max wedge cars have hoods with scoops? [Re: Cab_Burge] #2601961
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The steel hoods were different from normal hoods, though, in that they had the center of the inner bracing cut out.


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Re: did all '62-'64 max wedge cars have hoods with scoops? [Re: lewtot184] #2602298
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Originally Posted By lewtot184
only alum front end cars had scoops. majority didn't and it was only a 63 and 64 thing.


That is correct. And they did not make a lot of aluminum front end cars. By my Darrell Davis book Plymouth built 1196 Max Wedge cars in 63 and built just 50 aluminum front ends. Only 40 aluminum front end cars were sold as the other 10 sets it says went into the parts dept and were only sold as complete sets.

I have heard that some people bought the Max Wedge scoops and put them on their cars themselves. But I don't know where they bought the scoop separate in 63 & 64 as I don't know if you could get them anywhere else besides the manufactor ? Ron

Re: did all '62-'64 max wedge cars have hoods with scoops? [Re: 383man] #2602301
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I'm sure a small batch of those special parts fell off the stamping belt drive at midnight.

Re: did all '62-'64 max wedge cars have hoods with scoops? [Re: 61-63] #2602304
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Don't forget that amateur racers had factory support back then. Chrysler had an image to maintain and a budget to go with it.







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