'66 Mustang Tear Drop Hood

[afx]

Looking for a complete hood or a tear drop to install on a '66 Mustang hood.

• The AMT AWB Mustang has nice one but unfortunately it has a big cut out in the tear drop
• Competition Resin offers a hood but I think the tear drop is a little too tall
• Same with Lex's Scale Modeling - tear drop is a bit over done
• Revell T-Bolt is the wrong shape 
• Yes I know I am being particular!

Edited December 23, 2021 by afx

[OldTrucker]

The one you want is in the AMT 66 Ford Galaxie XL kit.

[afx]

Yes that does look promising - photo from the internet.

Do all releases of the '66 Galxie include the tear drop hood?

Edited December 23, 2021 by afx

[Snake45]

When I needed one for my '66 AWB Mustang, I vacformed the hood from a '66 Galaxie, cut out the part that's missing on the Mustang hood, and molded it in. It turned out pretty well. 

[afx]

Nice work - unfortunately I don't have a vacuum former or a '66 Galaxie hood.

Edited December 23, 2021 by afx

[Snake45]

I might have done 2 or 3 of them. Might still have a spare. Lemme look around a little and if I can find one, I'll post. 

Oh, I think the AMT '68 Shelby has the teardrop hood, too. Do you have one of those in your extensive Ford stash? 

[Mark]

The '68 Shelby HAD a clear teardrop hood.  It, along with the side glass, has been MIA since the mid-Seventies however.

Most common, most easily found teardrop would be the '66 Galaxie piece.

[David]

Competition Resins has a tear drop hood scoop.

https://ecsvr.com/cpr/shopexd.asp?id=303

 

[deuces wild]

Yep! What sir David sez.....

[Bills72sj]

I got mine, I think, from Ed at Drag City casting. The two oval holes are recessed and closed but I opened mine up.

[afx]

19 hours ago, Snake45 said:

I might have done 2 or 3 of them. Might still have a spare. Lemme look around a little and if I can find one, I'll post. 

Oh, I think the AMT '68 Shelby has the teardrop hood, too. Do you have one of those in your extensive Ford stash? 

I have a  '68 Shelby in the stash but not a version with the teardrop hood.

[Khils]

On 12/23/2021 at 6:01 AM, afx said:

Yes I know I am being particular!

Here's another avenue JC.... these are vacuum formed.

Edited December 24, 2021 by Khils

[afx]

12 hours ago, Bills72sj said:

I got mine, I think, from Ed at Drag City casting. The two oval holes are recessed and closed but I opened mine up.

Looks like a casting of the '68 Shelby hood.

Edited December 24, 2021 by afx

[RancheroSteve]

I found this teardrop in my parts box - pretty sure it came from the Galaxie kit. It's yours if it'll work for you.

[deuces wild]

Nice scoop....