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catpack68
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 Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 3:22 pm Post subject: #21 Purolator Montego |
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Looking for info on this Mercury.The resin body I have has a scooped hood. Is this correct? What color was the chassis and roll bars?
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Bill J
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| Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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the scooped hood is correct. Chassis underside was black gray inside, Roll cage was semi gloss black. Body was a bright white roof was candy apple red.
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catpack68
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| Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2023 6:51 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the info Bill👍 |
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jh63fan
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| Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2023 7:34 am Post subject: |
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| Bill can correct me if I am wrong, but I believe Pearson had a textured aluminium panel over the side roll bars next to the seat. |
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Bill J
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| Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2023 9:33 am Post subject: |
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| jh63fan wrote: | | Bill can correct me if I am wrong, but I believe Pearson had a textured aluminium panel over the side roll bars next to the seat. |
There is a textured aluminum panel on the 70=71 Montego, so likely on the 73 as well. |
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gks1964
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| Best looking race car ever!! |
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tc
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| Was the 76 Cougar actually just a reconfigured 76 Montego,or an all-new car for 1978? Why did the Wood Brothers not use a new 78 Cougar body style? |
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TN Vols fan
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I've always thought that the Wood Brothers cars were the best looking cars in NASCAR. Still do.
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Firefly
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| Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2023 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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| tc wrote: | | Was the 76 Cougar actually just a reconfigured 76 Montego,or an all-new car for 1978? Why did the Wood Brothers not use a new 78 Cougar body style? |
The '74-76 Cougar was based on the Montego with trim differences, and with opera windows.
Not sure if Ford had any say in 1978 bodies for NASCAR, but the Woods might have decided to stick with the style they had so much success with.
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bangor boy
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| Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2023 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Bill J wrote: | the scooped hood is correct. Chassis underside was black gray inside, Roll cage was semi gloss black. Body was a bright white roof was candy apple red.
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I'd be inclined to give the hood contours of a Pearson build a bit of a gentle, overall sanding down. Especially if the resin body is Gerald Smith's (gks1964) commendable casting - which I have several of and quite like.
Multiple reference pics show the hood contours are there in the '73 body, but definitely not as pronounced as what we see in the casting, which is true to the street version. Easy to modify.
Reference pics out there on the intrynet definitely show that the hood contours, while present, are softened to present rounder, less sharply defined edges and shapes.
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