cummins05 Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 (edited) Ok got a few questions on the malco gasser ohio george montgomery mustang engine colors and such. Does anyone have some good pictures and perhaps some helpful info on this car it will be my first that I plan to plumb up and run wires and all that. Thanks Edited September 17, 2014 by cummins05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltsr Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 This link was posted in an earlier thread - should help. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=87630&hl=malco http://public.fotki.com/KidCharlemagne/1967-ford-mustang-t/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 (edited) Sorry if this sounds harsh, but if you want to "detail" a car, a good place to start might be getting the name right. It's MAL-CO...not MAL-COM. See the difference? No "M" at the end of the word. And for photos and other information, have you heard of doing a google search? It's really easy and produces many pictures like this (and the fotki link above) with a little effort on your part. Here's a brief excerpt from an article on how this first Mustang gasser came to evolve from the Willys, and on to the building of Montgomery's "Mr. Gasket Gasser" Mustang later on. Quoted from www.mustangandfords.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Montgomery revolutionized the NHRA's "Gasser" class in 1967 with his "Malco Gasser" '67 Mustang fastback. Previously, he had been winning with a supercharged '33 Willys coupe. Running elapsed times in the high 8-second range at about 160 mph, his record-setting Willys caught Ford's attention in the early 1960s. Montgomery remembers getting a call around 1964: "Ford wanted me to do a 289 program but I wasn't interested in that. So I kind of let it go at that." Running supercharged Cadillac and Chevy small-blocks in his Willys, Montgomery was on top of the drag racing world. So he stayed with GM. "Then I got beat at the 1965 Nationals," he explains. "That devastated me because I was used to winning. I had to make a change, so I called Ford back." Once again, Ford asked Montgomery to run the 289. He was more interested in the 427 Cammer. Parts were scarce at that time, but to get Ohio George into the Ford camp, his contact, Charlie Gray, managed to round up some 427 Cammer pieces. "Gray put me in the Lincoln-Mercury group," Montgomery adds. "At the time they also had Fast Eddie Schartman and Dyno Don Nicholson." Montgomery began running and winning with the 427 Cammer in his Willys. But Ford wanted him in a Ford body, not a Willys. "I went to one of the Ford racing banquets and Charlie Gray was bragging about the Willys whipping all the Gassers," Montgomery says. He recalls that one of the Ford executives was named "Frey," most likely Donald Frey, one of the product planners on the original Mustang. Montgomery remembers Frey's comment: "Don't we sell Fords?" "Frey wasn't impressed with the Willys because it wasn't a Ford body," Montgomery adds. “So Gray told me to build a '67 Mustang Gasser. I asked him how was I supposed to do that. He said, 'Just do it.'" With advice from the NHRA, Montgomery lengthened the Willys frame to fit a '67 Mustang body. When he rolled the '67 Mustang—the world's first late-model Gasser—into tech at Bristol, Tennessee, for the Spring Nationals in 1967, the inspectors were confused. Before then, Gassers had been 1930s to mid-1950s production cars, like Montgomery's previous '33 Willys coupe or other flying lunch boxes like the '55 Chevy. On these wild rides, Roots superchargers were common, along with mechanical fuel injection, straight front axle, fiberglass body panels, stripped interiors, and flamboyant paintjobs. Montgomery's Mustang broke with tradition but still fit the technical rules of the Gasser class. The tech inspectors eventually deemed the car legal. But with glassed-over headlights and grille with a slick body, the '67 Mustang held an aerodynamic advantage over Gassers based on antique car bodies." Edited September 14, 2014 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Malco Malcom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cummins05 Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 (edited) Wow you guys sure are nice. Heaven forbid if I made a mistake that was my first post on this forum and I feel very welcomed thank you Edited September 17, 2014 by cummins05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Battista Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 (edited) Wow you guys sure are nice. Heaven for bid if I made a mistake that was my first post on this forum and I feel very welcomed thankyou Don't let that bug Ya Jarred.... If you're not messing up, you're not doing anything... Keep building for " the fun of it ".... and enjoy the hobby...! Paul supplied some great reference photos in the first reply..! Good luck in your project...! And Welcome to the forum...! Edited September 14, 2014 by Davemodeltech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitro norman Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 There are lots of photos of this car on google. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Battista Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Wow you guys sure are nice. Heaven for bid if I made a mistake that was my first post on this forum and I feel very welcomed thankyou NOT for bid it's one word, not two - FORBID - Anyways, I'm just pointing out the error; not trying make fun of it; in any way. You forgot to point out thankyou is two words...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in Berwyn Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 What has gotten into everybody on here? This did not used to be an English class!! If it was, several of our posters would not do so well! I had to say I had been on the board 2 or 3 times and had not clicked on this thread as I figured I would have no interest in the malcom gasser. It was only tonight I thought "could they possibly have meant Malco"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Does anyone have some good pictures... Yep. The internet does. A google search is always step one whenever you need info and photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 We where just having fun, but yes, a quick internet search will almost always do the job for reference material. Most of us have done our homework and looked up most of this stuff if we don't have reference material ourselves. If one hits a real wall on info, this is where you would pick up the search. And most folks here, including myself, will help out. Just at least show us you put some effort into researching the subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quick GMC Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Was that worth it? Being a jerk to a new guy on the forum? He could have ended being a contributing member, but I doubt he'll be back. NOT for bid it's one word, not two - FORBID - Anyways, I'm just pointing out the error; not trying make fun of it; in any way. How are you pointing out his grammatical error when you used two unnecessary semi-colons in your sentence? Are you freaking kidding? I just got a brain tumor from reading that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpier Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 yup; internet forums at their finest. hang on folks, it's going to be a bumpy ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Rick Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 You forgot to point out thankyou is two words...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Rick Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 (edited) Was that worth it? Being a jerk to a new guy on the forum? He could have ended being a contributing member, but I doubt he'll be back. How are you pointing out his grammatical error when you used two unnecessary semi-colons in your sentence? Are you freaking kidding? I just got a brain tumor from reading that. Chill out Cam, I stated in the post that I didn't want to make fun of the guy, I am far from being a grammatical genius & I'll be the first to point that fact out, I was just trying to help correct a word..........you go play with your semi-colons ....... I'll play with my styrene - good luck with that tumor Edited September 17, 2014 by Krazy Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordRodnKustom Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 And an alternative scheme Hope these help get you started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Go back to the Future! http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=87630&page=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Battista Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 ......Some nice pics Ron..! Thanks for sharing, hope Jarred is still interested. A project I hope to do myself some day..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordRodnKustom Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Thanks for sharing, hope Jarred is still interested. Yeah. Me too, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 (edited) And an alternative scheme Hope these help get you started. Just to clear things up a bit, the red Mr Gasket Gasser was a later 69-70 Mustang body style, the blue Malco Gasser was the earlier 67-68. Underneath was the Malco Gasser and the first version of the Mr Gasket Gasser pretty much the same except for a couple of things and the MPC model kits of the two were the same except for the body and decals, the engine in the real car was later changed from a blown "Cammer" to the dual turbo Boss 429. Edited September 19, 2014 by Force Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordRodnKustom Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Thanks for clearing that up. Here's a few more building alternative schemes. A little imagination and kit bashing will be required. Just some food for thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitro norman Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 here's a few more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitro norman Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Sorry. Here they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 (edited) It's funny with the Skip Hess Revell Kit car, the car was sponsored by Revell Inc. but as far as I know they never did a model kit of it. Edited September 20, 2014 by Force Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James2 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Sorry if this sounds harsh, but if you want to "detail" a car, a good place to start might be getting the name right. It's MAL-CO...not MAL-COM. See the difference? No "M" at the end of the word. Are you kidding me? Is this how you would address this, for real! I use to admire your talents and the informative way you went about your builds, but really? Your gonna bash a newbie for making a honest mistake? You don't know anything about Jarred, where he comes from, what may have brought him to this site, or even how old he is for that matter. This is a perfect example of what is wrong with forums today, even the great HP didn't think there was anything wrong with the way this thread was going! What a bunch of losers, Bill you should consider a new screen name: take out the "CE" and put in a couple of " S' " And by the way I hope this isn't to harsh for you.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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