66 427 hood support

[E S.]

Hi all-I'm curious about the hood support location question on the 66 427 cars-
Could someone post the latest indications?
Thanks
Just wondering what the latest judging manual indicates..
Thanks again

[Don H.]

Re: 66 427 hood support

From the new 6th Ed.
'Big Block
The hood support is located on the left side. Very early cars, (body builds before mid- October 1965) may have the hood support mounted on the right side which are carry-over 1965 396 hoods modified to accept the 1966 hood emblem, and do not have provisions for a left side mount. In September, 1965 the hood was redesigned to transition the support to the left side. occurring at approximately VIN 3600.'

[E S.]

Re: 66 427 hood support

Probably impossible to pinpoint the exact vin#,with all the "variables" involved-sb,bb,a/c,non a/c, s bodies,a bodies,inner fenders,carry over hoods-etc; not to mention owners who are not ncrs members that might have info.

[E S.]

Re: 66 427 hood support

Should mention -I have 66 VIN 3795 AO body C07 (nov 07) with r/h hood support-Car is un-restored, and very original.
Thanks to Don for the info.-I had not heard about the carry-over 65 hoods

[Mike B.]

Re: 66 427 hood support

Good Morning E J,

Sounds like a nice car there. If my memory serves me correctly, I think Noland Adams mentions this early right side support in his "Resto Vol. 2" book. Sorry, I'm away from my library.

You didn't mention it in your remarks, but is it a 427 AC car? Mine is, but it was built a little later on December 1st. Body build date code C07 for your AO Smith body is actually October 7th, 1965. This jives nicely with your VIN #3795 since the last car built in October was VIN #4384.

I'm sure we'd all enjoy some photos of your early RH 427 hood support. A rare sight to see!
Mike

[E S.]

Re: 66 427 hood support

Hello Mike-Thank you for the information-I have been trying to learn how to post pics. from my phone- Sorry for the delay!
To answer your question, my car is a 425 hp. I will try to post a few pics; and thanks again!

[Mike B.]

Re: 66 427 hood support

Good Morning E J,

Thanks for the photos!

Mike