History 64/65 Comets old drag cars lets see pictures

Terry;$75,000,WOW,talk about inflation!!!Someone with too much money will buy it and put it away where nobody will ever see it again!!! ROY.

 

This one is a little more affordable. No engine though. Roy this was practically in your back yard, What Happened.

Heck I would chip in for the Mopar also.

 

May have been posted, but in the mood for some vintage pics.

 

Love the Marauders Comet

 

Ken;I missed that back then,I would have jumped on that,Jim Barillaro would not have been happy! Fast Eddie running A/G,TOO KOOL,love that car!!!!! ROY.

 

From April 1965

 

Suchadrag, that's a great post, and it kinda brings a tear to a Merc guys eyes.... Pooor little hemi..

 

I wonder which of the 20 comets he had there.

Maybe this one





I know he ended up with the Wagon for awhile

 

Theres a nice new jericho 4 speed ,long shifter,soft loc clutch,complete setup for a good deal on the FE forum classifieds. If anyones tired of breakin toploaders. FED

 

How about Huston Platt's '64 Comet. I believe that he had this car for only awhile in 1965 ...

 

Awesome ad.

I think that Comet became the Dixie Jumper.



Ray Sullins/ Gene Hook Hemi Hunter





This may be the car by 1975?

 

I went a on field trip last Saturday March 17 2012 with 3 car clubs to DST the company that built the 64 AFX Comets and 64 T-Bolts. The department that we visited reprep new Fords and Lincolns for Nation and World Car Shows. They did Police cars for differant Citys and States with the New Hipo engines. They also Restore older Cars even differant makes, they have 4 paint booths and a large skilled crew that works there. I talked over billing rates they were more affordable then most of the Shops around the Country. Another plus is they been around sence 1955 and the turn around time is faster. Still waiting for my Ship to come in??? ~~~~~~~~AFX DAVE~~~~~~~~

 

Id love to check that place out.

Dave how about some pics of your 64 project Race or show Comet Guys need to know

 

Heres another mystery Comet

Any one know

 

Front end of George deloreans 64 Wynns Engineering comet





Georges 65

 

So Ready to go racing

 

I know it's 1963, but I like it.

 

Randy Payne ran a burgundy '64 Comet in '65 that I'd thought was the ex-Platt Comet. The flags on the two small pictures are the same as platt's though. Randy Payne didn't have flags and was non AWB.
How does that white one fit into the scheme of things?
Joel

 

A couple Burgandy Comets from back then.



This one exsists today as is


The Marauders Comet in 64 The full history is scetchy




This May be Burgandy and is a unknown comet



Do you have a pic of the Randy Payne Comet?

 

Heres the story on the white one

 

Another Burgundy Comet...the first picture is as it looked when I bought it in 1984.The second picture is how it looks now...getting ready to put on the glass hood and bumpers.

 

I saw the Shake Rattle & Roll car run a few times as pictured but it was in '66-'67 not 1964.
I do have a picture of the Randy Payne car but I don't have permission to post it ... sorry. The picture is from the same day/event thatRichard Petty crashed his first Barracuda into the crowd.
Joel

 

Cool old pics, you Comet freaks... Hope some more will appear!

 

Some pictures form the Woodward Dream Cruise. Ryan

 

Shomanwi,

Thanks for the pics, those are really nice!

 

I like the yellow 65 with the red lines. Nice combination that is a little different.

 

Brian;I passed on buying an original,unrestored 65Comet Caliente,garaged it's whole life,same color combo as that yellow Cyclone.It needed NOTHING except a new owner,been kicking myself ever since!!!! ROY.

 

Sounds like a nice car Roy. I had the chance on a 66 HiPo Mustang fastback that was springtime yellow with the redlines. A 40k original mile unrestored car from my old boss at the Ford dealer. The car drove like new. I was just buying my house and the timing could not have been worse. We have all had some get away. Brian

 

From Colesy-Junior Stock Forum

 

Here's the cover to an old magazine I scored a couple of weeks ago from the classifieds, I wanted to crop the picture but that red band is at a funny angle and part of the car would have been cut off.