hood scoop- anyone recognize?

[CHEV66JB]

I got this hood at Fall Carlisle last year. The guy had a very cheap price on it because he did not want to have to take it back home. He even told another interested party that if they bought the hood, removed the scoop, and brought it back to him, he'd like to buy the scoop back.

The interested party tried the "I'll walk away thing and see if he comes down any more", which he tried 2x. When he did it the second time, I swooped in and said "if your asking price is what I thought you said it was, I'll take it!". The other guy was a bit po'ed to say the least but hey, he had his shot.

A pic of the hood is attached. I wonder if anyone might know what was so special about the scoop (aside from the fact that it would look WICKED on a gasser!!)?

 

[KTM]

It seems very much same style what Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins used in his cars at early 1970´s.

´69 Camaro
´71 Camaro
Same ´71 Camaro side view.

 

[CHEV66JB]

It seems very much same style what Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins used in his cars at early 1970´s.

´69 Camaro
´71 Camaro
Same ´71 Camaro side view.

Wow the one on the 71 really does look like it! The only diff I see is mine has a body line/crease running down the middle.

 

[Tom Bryant]

Jim,

We used to call them tunnel ram scoops back in the '70s. They were available from multiple sources with slight differences in configuration. You could probably still find them in catalogs from people that sell drag racing fiberglass.

Now all you need is a honkin' big block with a tunnel ram.

Tom

 

[KTM]

Well this one I was looking for! When I was kid this AMT "Old Pro" Chevy Nova SS pro stocker was cool kit. There is same style scoop and as Tom wrote also tunnel ram.

 

[CHEV66JB]

Jim,

We used to call them tunnel ram scoops back in the '70s. They were available from multiple sources with slight differences in configuration. You could probably still find them in catalogs from people that sell drag racing fiberglass.

Now all you need is a honkin' big block with a tunnel ram.

Tom

Right now I'll be able to get any block under it at all! I have a 283 sitting that needs a rebuild, a 327 block that was bored .060 over, and as of last month I almost had to sell the car! I ended up sacrificing my Chevelle instead.

 

[mashinter]

Two lane blacktop '55 Chevy:

 

[99mallett]

A friend of mine in high school (around '73) had a '66 Malibu that he put a 454 with a blower in and drag raced. It had that exact scoop on it. He got it from J.C. Whitney. Man, I wish I had a pic of that old car...it was so cool....