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Sorry..... don't do facebook but thanks for info and new pic Hamps
Steve, my brother was given one by Bill Stroppe himself when he stopped at Bill's shop in long beach , after leaving the docks with 64 b/fx in tow...
Great vintage pics Bob , very cool. Anybody notice flags on Premier comet's front fender ? Are those 2 cyclone flags back to back ?? Or a one...
AFXDAVE, did the one 64 a/fx stroppe prepared comet survive and if so do you know where it is at . Hamps
Merry Christmas to all you comet junkies out there . Hope santa brings you what you want this year . I'm hoping for a 427 med riser w/webers...
I've got a few old photos of Claytons old car including a shot of transisterized ignition and hipo eng.
I saw one of the hipo calientes when i was stationed in hawaii . It belonged to Clayton Char ( Earle's brother ) . Earle took my brother and i...
Steve, I wonder if the 64 hipo cyclones were all consecutive serial #'s and same on the caliente hipo group . I know our cars are 1 digit apart ....
Steve How many of the other Pflueger hipo 64 comets have you accounted for so far ?? Hamps
Dave , do you know why the bumpers were different between a/fx and b/fx in 65 ?? The bumper on my 65 a/fx ( or b/fx if you wish to call it ) was...
When does the calender come out ?? Probably sell at least 1 or 2 on here :-) Hamps
Dave , I would love to put correct 65 vintage med riser 427 in car but what kinda $ are we lookin at ? This 391 is the cheaper way to go . I also...
Thanks for all your help guys . I believe the car deserves to have a FE back under the hood , its whole history since day one was with 427 ....
Steve , no plans on 64 right now , 65 will be first in line for restoration but that date still undetermined . Rick Kirk confirmed the 65 was a...
AFXDave , do you know how many of the 65 B/FX 's still survive today ? Yes i read how many were said to exist in that post but i'd like your...
Steve , yes the last motor in it was a bbc but i bought it as a roller which was ok with me as i didn' t need a boat anchor at the time :-) Hamps
Analog dog , yes i know the "Mr 289 " pic is one you posted but I do not have very many pics of 64 b/fx from back in the day . As far as current...
I'd like to set record straight on my 65a/fx . It's not a factory authorized a/fx , but it was a factory b/fx originally . Pflueger L/M had...
Go right ahead fiveoh108 , i'd appreciate it ....Thanks Hamps
Sorry having trouble posting pics , clic on my profile to view my photos Hamps
Here's a pic of my 65 a/fx built by stroppe it was altered shortly after delivered to hawaii
I can tell you for certain its not one of the hawaiian fx cars . Gary
Hello , don't know if this helps but pflueger had some comets shipped in that were called the African safari cars . They were raced across Africa...
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