Never heard of Holman Moody till yesterday when some fellow HAMBers (SRI and 1929rats)helped me identify this intake scoop. I walked ia used engine parts house and this was in the cabinet, I though it would look good on my Hemi with MT valve covers. But after some checking, this seems to be a rare piece in the world of Drag boat racing and Ford collectors. I am looking for more info about it, know anything? Thanks JJ
Holman-Moody stuff is a little more common in the Carolinas ... Holman-Moody was based in Charlotte NC at Douglas Field. They were the Jack Roush or Robert Yates Racing of the 60's and 70's and were the Number 1 Ford factory sponsored team in Nascar in their day. My uncle worked there ... They had Ford Factory Racing $$$ and support. I remember in the early 70's when they had a garage sale ... SOHC 427s, Boss 429's, Side oiler 427's and much more For Sale at greatly reduced prices. I bought a top loader Ford 4 speed ( NOS ) for $150 or $200 complete with a Hurst shifter.
Really? ,What about Bill Stroppe? .What about Carroll Shelby? All were connected and HUGE in 1970's Ford Racing.How about lemans 24 hour car race? Ford GT40? .I think you have gold there And I wish I could find something like that..Cheers!
Nice piece! I believe that particular scoop was designed to fit the highriser 2x4 intakes as they have a slightly different carb spacing than the medium risers. Hope that helps??.....Hemi35
Never heard of them......i can't believe that the Holman-Moody team was the sh1t!!For you to learn a little,there is a great book,Holman-Moody the legendary race team,by Tom Cotter & Al Pearce.Do youreself a favor and get a copy.That scoop is a great find.I've seen em go for big bucks on e.pay over the last few years.John Holman & Ralph Moody are absolute racing legends!
SCREW SELLING IT! That thing is pure, unadulterated, honest, real "go fast" legend. put it on something, and laugh at the shows when some nugget tries to buy it off you for 50 bucks.
Before you guys go nuts on what a rare part this is, it might be worth a little more research. As for a performance part this leaves a lot to be desired. This is so shallow that it almost acts as an air flow choke. For a two 4 barrel carb the thickness of this air cleaner puts the top plate right on top of the carb which really doesn't help the air flow. Most factory air cleaners were about 3" thick with air access 360*. The second question deals with the trade mark logo. If you look at the example from Early Model you will see it is not a match. Just as there are copy cat parts today, there were copy cat after market parts in the 60's. I'm sure that there is someone that watches this forum that is up on H/M products to verify this part. .
In the 70's I was just starting to watch big bird and captain kangaroo!!! No time for lemans!!!!!!!!!! After a little search, I too cant believe I never picked up on them.
In the early 60s I took my 348 block and crank ***embly to Charlotte to have it bored .125 and balanced by Holman-Moody's shop. A**** the several NASCAR cars on the premesis I spotted a plain-Jane 62 Chevy Biscayne four door being worked on. When I inquired about it I was told the ATF agents had brought it in to have the suspension "snugged up". It seems the 409 four-speed equipped sleeper could not hold the road in stock form on the mountain backroads sufficient to catch the moonshiners who also ran the NASCAR tracks. As stated earlier by another HAMBER Holman and Moody were famous in that part of the country. Freddie Lorenzen drove their cars to a lot of wins.
HM really new there NASCAR stuff. They made quite an aray of parts. That said there first attempts in the mid 60's ( esp Long Nose Mustangs ) were described to me by on of the original owners as a POS. He had to make radical changes to get her down the track. Remember even FORD was really only concerned about selling not so much safety. Les Ritchie ( RIP ) and others would attest to that. Rare Piece however
If anyone wants to see the HM garage sale, it appeared as a full-page ad in very early (1972?) Streetrodder or maybe Rod Action magazine. It was full of 427 stuff, leftover GT40 bits, etc. I showed the ad to a friend who has been trying to put together a 427 SOHC from bits for decades...complete crate engines for less than he paid for fuel filter bracket! He nearly had a stroke reading the ad...discount candy store for '60's Ford people.
Sorry dude....but you didn't........ V-drives are FASTER than jets.....I think that scoop would hinder airflow at the higher speeds v-drives are capable of...... I'd just fit a JET boat better....
Everything I have is for sale.....you just might not like the price, except 3 things. #1 & #2 My 7 year old twin boys #3 My 3 year old little girl with one hell of an at***ude and temper.........right now she is free (very strict no return policy) But if you are serious send me a pm.
As the owner of a 115mph V-drive and ex jet boat owner I know what you are saying.... Holman Moody supplied engines and parts for many boats back in the day and it is possible that this may be one of those things. I know Miller boats used the HM 406 around '62 and then the 427 from around '63 to '68. Their 18' flat went 89 with the 406 and 97 with the 427!
Holman-Moody was about 5 miles from my house. use to hang out ther with Randy Holman after school..saw lots of neat projects built there..recently found this sales brochure in a salvage machine supply..seems they were heavily involved with marine engines along with the NASCAR & LeMans effort
My grandfather had a H&M 351 in his work boat back in the 70's. Open exaust... dad told me that thing use to screw, and sound so ****ing awesome ...
I'm lost. My H/M scoop has carb "risers" that actually elevated the scoop a couple inches from the BOTTOM of the scoop to carb tops. It appeared as his did too. The "air cleaners" were just the screened bug catchers on the front of the scoop (boats ride on water, not a lot of dust in the middle of a lake).
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