Developing hood scoops for the drag racing Mopar Missile

story by Stewart Pomeroy; photos by Joe Pappas and Dick Oldfield, courtesy of Stewart Pomeroy

Many tests were done with hood scoops. It seems that nothing was too far out for consideration. Take, for example, the twin funnel design.

twin funnel hood scoops

twin funnels

Another design that was considered was side entry.

side entry hood scoop

side entry scoop

hood scoops

mopar missile scoops

Another, more improbably design was the rear entry hood scoop, where air actually entered from around the back. This must have been fairly promising given the number of variations made.

rear scoop

rear entry hood scoop

mopar missile

scoops

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Finally, here is a picture of the Mopar Missile team actually building hood scoops for drag racing.

drag racing hood scoop construction

Drag Racers	The Dodge Ramchargers: Dodge Employee-Racers The Golden Commandos: Plymouth Employee-Racers The Dodge Chargers drag-racing team Bill "Maverick" Golden, successful racer and original wheelstander Ellis Brasher's early Hemi drag racing Rich Fox’s cars, including a record-setting four-cylinder 1932 Plymouth Don “The Beachcomber” Johnson Bruce Lindstrom: a man and his Goldfish 2011 Drag Racing Hall of Fame Reunion in Henderson We Were The Ramchargers
Drag Cars	The Little Red Wagon - first wheelstander The High & Mighty — original funny car Dodge Pro Stock second generation Hemi 99 (2006) Firebrewed 1965 Coronet funny car, in 2011 NHRA in 2010: Pomona Winternationals \| Arizona Nationals The Golden Commandos’ Goldfish The Pro Stock Hemi Neon - busily setting records Chrysler racing contract, 1969-1970 Daily-driver Road Runner vs 300C SRT-8 on the strip
Mopar Missile, Motown Missile	History of the Mopar Missile - interview with the car’s historian Mopar Missile builder and mechanic Joe Pappas (2009 interview) Motown Missile and Sox & Martin Duster: match racing in 2009 Mopar Missile Aero Tests (1973) - numerous photos, including driver’s perspective Night of Fire with the Mopar Missile (2009) with Ben Donhoff interview Testing hood scoops for the Mopar Missile - 1970s photo essay Motown Missile: 1972 Plymouth ’Cuda factory drag racer “Wire Car” - ultra-lightweight 1974 Plymouth Duster drag car

Developing hood scoops for the drag racing Mopar Missile

Drag Racers

Drag Cars

Mopar Missile, Motown Missile

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