Re: 1965 Plymouth A990 Hemi Hood Scoops, Etc.

["62-65-mail-list-club-Gary-H" <62-65-mail-list-club@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A "back in the day" photo of the 1965 Plymouth "The Black Arrow" is the 3rd from the bottom message on this page. Scroll down to see the newspaper article and photos. 

https://doverdragstrip.com/forums/topic/speaking-of-doc-burgess-and-the-black-arrow/page/6/

Thanks,
Gary H. 

>  -------Original Message-------
>  From: Jimmy Peavy  
>  
>  Another example
>  https://dealeraccelerate-all.s3.amazonaws.com/rkm/images/5/2/7/9/5279/379433_1965-Plymouth-Belvedere-A990_low_res.jpg
>  
>  On Wed, Jun 5, 2024 at 8:01 AM Jimmy Peavy  
>  wrote:
>  
>  > here's another example that shows no hood emblem I think
>  >
>  >
>  https://www.mydreamcar.online/2014/10/01/1965-plymouth-belvedere-a990-super-stock/
>  >
>  > On Tue, Jun 4, 2024 at 3:28 PM Donald Gallimore
>  >  wrote:
>  >
>  > Been some more discussion of this issue on the 864/990/Max Wedge FB
>  > page. The previous comment there wasn't clear.
>  >
>  > It turns out the "emblem" on the hood he was referring to was the
>  > PLYMOUTH letters on the leading edge of the hood. There seems to be
>  > a general consensus that the emblem on the ridge on the front top of
>  > the hood was not there. After almost 60 years, not surprised very
>  > little details like this become unclear in the fog of time.
>  >
>  > Akron Don
>  >
>  > On Jun 4, 2024, at 3:24 PM, Jimmy Peavy 
>  >
>  > 
>  > All I've seen did not have the hood emblem
>  >
>  > On Tue, Jun 4, 2024 at 12:25 PM Donald Gallimore
>  > <dongallimore@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>  >
>  > To continue with the discussions on the hoods on the 1965 Plymouths,
>  > I got the scoop on the scoops and hood emblems from a guru and owner
>  > of one of these cars, Harold Laplatte.
>  >
>  > These cars came with the scoop and the hood emblem installed from
>  > the factory. I think it safe to assume they had the "426" insert in
>  > the emblem given they went to the trouble of putting a hood emblem
>  > on the car. I'd think the factory would want people to know it was a
>  > 426 equipped vehicle. A small tidbit of information he offered - the
>  > holes in the hood were punched, not drilled.
>  >
>  > As a side note, I have a complete collection of these hood emblems
>  > that I've gathered over the decades in my collection for reference.
>  > Taken off of cars or picked up at swap meets, not NOS.
>  >
>  > Akron Don
>  >
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