Kumpf Comet

..... also from the state of Colorado ....... the Mercury Comet flopper of Denver's Kenz & Leslie .............. sponsored by Kumpf Lincoln Mercury









...... and the real thing in the pits at Amarillo Dragway

Now that would be one hot and noisy cockpit...

May I ask, what did they make the bodies out of on the real ones...

Johnag wrote:
May I ask, what did they make the bodies out of on the real ones...

The body on the real Comet was one of the first fiberglass bodies offered here in the US ........... there were four fiberglass '66 Comets built in the Logghe Brothers shop (with backing from Ford Motor Company) .......... one went to Jack Chrisman, one to Don Nicholson, one to Eddie Shartman, and the last to Kenz & Leslie ........... they were indeed the predecessors to the full fiberglass bodies that came along in the late '60's 001 

Old Coyote wrote:The body on the real Comet was one of the first fiberglass bodies offered here in the US ........... there were four fiberglass '66 Comets built in the Logghe Brothers shop (with backing from Ford Motor Company) .......... one went to Jack Chrisman, one to Don Nicholson, one to Eddie Shartman, and the last to Kenz & Leslie ........... they were indeed the predecessors to the full fiberglass bodies that came along in the late '60's 001 

Many thanks for the information Sir...

001 Sweet Flopper.

Another beauty!

NICE JOB !!!!!
 

Dyno Don Nicholson ruled the strip much of the year. The one piece body was a natural evolution from separate fiberglass front fenders and hood. Great job on the least remembered of the 4 Mercs of that year. Shartman's "Air Lift Rattler" was another dark horse however. Chrisman and Nicholson were the stars then. Thanx for great memories!!

001 Nicely done! Thanx for sharing such a great piece of American History.

I Like that one a lot John. Was it a full kit?

Skid wrote:I Like that one a lot John. Was it a full kit?

No sir, it's a Competition Resins body sitting on a Polar Lights funny car chassis