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    Every Fiberglass Hood Scoop In The 1975 JC Whitney Catalog!

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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    08/23/09

    In reply to Every Fiberglass Hood Scoop In The 1975 JC Whitney Catalog!
    #10 is especially gay.

    They still sell most of these fucking things.
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    Image of alexander_the_car_salamander alexander_the_car_salamander
    08/23/09

    In reply to Every Fiberglass Hood Scoop In The 1975 JC Whitney Catalog!
    You forgot this one.
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    Image of alexander_the_car_salamander alexander_the_car_salamander
    08/23/09


    @alexander_the_car_salamander: And who could not like this very "frugal" hood scoop.
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    08/23/09

    In reply to Every Fiberglass Hood Scoop In The 1975 JC Whitney Catalog!
    Most of these would still be grossly overpriced if the listed price were in 2009 dollars.
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    Image of UmayMedusa UmayMedusa
    08/23/09

    In reply to Every Fiberglass Hood Scoop In The 1975 JC Whitney Catalog!
    Even Classier than JC; If you have ever cut the end off of a paint roller-tray, fliipped it over, and pop-riveted it over a hole in your Chevy Nova's hood, you might be a redneck from Walled Lake.(I have seen this before)
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    Image of tonyola tonyola
    08/23/09

    In reply to Every Fiberglass Hood Scoop In The 1975 JC Whitney Catalog!
    When I was 12 in the late '60s, my parents bought me a subscription to Motor Trend as a gift. MT being the whores that they've always been, they obviously sold their address list because I began receiving JC Whitney catalogs in the mail seemingly as often as I got the MT magazines. My buddies and I would peruse these for hours picking out all the goodies we'd put on our future cars. Somehow, the rear-shelf kitty with the blinking turn-signal eyes never made it to our dream list. However, the scoop in picture #10 always seemed to be a favorite.
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    Image of bdon bdon
    08/23/09

    In reply to Every Fiberglass Hood Scoop In The 1975 JC Whitney Catalog!
    #19 kinda looks like an old subaru hood. YEAH.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    08/23/09

    @bdon: About to scale, too!
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    08/23/09

    In reply to Every Fiberglass Hood Scoop In The 1975 JC Whitney Catalog!
    As for #18, it's making me wonder whether I'd be better off hollowing out an old clothes iron rather than paying $120.
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    08/23/09

    In reply to Every Fiberglass Hood Scoop In The 1975 JC Whitney Catalog!
    I see #4 pretty regularly, twice, yesterday, in fact, on Dodge pickups, the generation before the current one.

    Sigh.

    At least Winky the Wonder Cat has a purpose...
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    Image of tempesjo tempesjo
    08/23/09


    @I gotta job, I'm gonna pay the rent: Here's what appears to be a more modern version of #4 on a Fiero, for your viewing pleasure.
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    08/23/09


    @I gotta job, I'm gonna pay the rent: I prefer Wanky The Safety Cat.
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    08/23/09

    @Murilee Martin:

    That's it...I see a winter project.

    Thanks, Murilee!
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    08/23/09

    @tempesjo:

    I 'hood' scoop on a mid-engined car, and it's not hanging over the passenger compartment.

    /face palm
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    Image of thunder; now eta-powered thunder; now eta-powered
    08/23/09

    In reply to Every Fiberglass Hood Scoop In The 1975 JC Whitney Catalog!
    Wow; if I had a nickel for every time I saw one of those scoops on a car back in the day...

    Just the other day my son & I stopped by a dealership that had a clean-looking '70-ish Ford Granada on the lot. It had a scoop on the hood (looked like #21) and while I was checking out the interior, my son piped up & said something about the scoop not doing much good; black fiberglass in the place where air should be going in. Bet that adds a good 50HP.
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    Image of Flathead Smith Flathead Smith
    08/23/09

    In reply to Every Fiberglass Hood Scoop In The 1975 JC Whitney Catalog!
    I recognized that page as soon as it popped up on the screen, I think that I saw number #8 in use the most often. These never really appealed to me that much. The only "hood scoop" that I ever used was on a 1949 Willys I had. I had installed a newer F-Head engine into the original L-Head bay and the carburetor and air cleaner were higher than the hood, so a hole was cut in the hood hatchet style, and an aluminum bowl about 16 or 18 inches in diameter and around six inches deep was screwed upside down to the hood to cover the hole for weather proofing. I’ve got some old pictures, I need to hunt them down and scan them.
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    08/23/09

    @Flathead Smith: Was it blue? I've seen a Jeep around here with a similar treatment, although I think it was actually a paint can.
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    Image of Flathead Smith Flathead Smith
    08/24/09

    @discontinuuity is happy that everything has been set right in the Jalopverse. Now all we need is more of engineerd's Brefas Scotch!: No it was a Jeep of many colors, but not blue.
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    Image of Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp
    08/23/09

    In reply to Every Fiberglass Hood Scoop In The 1975 JC Whitney Catalog!
    I've considered picking up a spare hood for my xB, to have a mural painted on it (my sister has to use her art degree for something); I should probably add a hood scoop, and plumb my intake to make it functional.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    08/23/09

    In reply to Every Fiberglass Hood Scoop In The 1975 JC Whitney Catalog!
    What a great collection--#11 looks like a UFO from a cheap sci-fi flick and #19 appears to also toast bread, which is a handy feature. I do believe I've seen #17 on a 70 'Cuda.
    JC Whitney. The Frederick's of Hollywood for cars!
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    Image of Tucker589 is Hoarding James Dean's 550 Spyder Tucker589 is Hoarding James Dean's 550 Spyder
    08/23/09

    In reply to Every Fiberglass Hood Scoop In The 1975 JC Whitney Catalog!
    Throw #20 on a primered '55 Chevy with a 454 and take it to LE MANS, fuck the NHRA Nationals, we're runnin' GT2, dammit.
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    Image of mikedrawcar mikedrawcar
    08/23/09

    In reply to Every Fiberglass Hood Scoop In The 1975 JC Whitney Catalog!
    I use these to replace dryer vents on any house I move into.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    08/23/09

    @mikedrawcar: What a brilliant idea!
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    08/23/09

    @mikedrawcar: That's a damn good idea- I'm totally installing a Thunderbolt scoop on my dryer vent!
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    Image of bzr bzr
    08/23/09

    In reply to Every Fiberglass Hood Scoop In The 1975 JC Whitney Catalog!
    Somehow, the 21st-century equivalent (stick-on fender vents) just doesn't seem as charming.
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