Cool '66 Comet in this month's Car Craft

[jayb]

There is a beautiful '66 Comet in the April 2014 issue of Car Craft, and the owner (Shawn Carlson) did it right with a strong FE.  According to the magazine article the car runs high nines at 135, and uses a 4.375" bore Shelby block, 4.25" stroker crank, Edelbrock heads ported by Kunz, a Victor and a Dominator, and a big roller cam.  Also uses a Performance Automatics C-4 and 4.56 gears.  The combination is very similar to the 511" engine I went to Drag Week with in 2005, but with deeper gears and probably a bigger cam. 

Anybody know the car/owner, or is he by chance a member here?  I'd love to see some more pictures of that car, and get details on the engine...

[XR7]

Is it kind of a copper/rust-brown color?

[jayb]

Nope, bright red.  Also has a Cyclone hood on it.

[My427stang]

You sure?  I thought it was Emberglow...going to the "reading room" now brb

ON EDIT - It is, under body it says it in the write up.  I do agree though, most of the colors look red in the pics.

[jayb]

So, I guess I assumed that Emberglow was a red color, from the pics in the magazine.  Is it more like a copper color in reality?

[XR7]

Is this it or is it definitely a different car?

[My427stang]

Yes, and really strange in pictures.  Sometimes it looks like a  bronze, other times a reddish bronze. 

[jayb]

That's it all right.  Do you know anything about the motor, Thor?

[Barry_R]

I think I supplied pistons and a crank to him several years ago...

[BruceS]

By the picture the color is likely Emberglo, which is a reddish bronze metallic. www.mercurystuff.com.
Gorgeous and fast!

Bruce

[cjshaker]

Sweet car!
It probably looks more red because most people are looking at the taillights 

[Rory428]

That picture Thor posted of the Comet was taken at my home track, Mission Raceway in BC Canada.I have not met the owner, but I have looked at the car, and it is absolutely beautiful. It is more of a copper color, I believe Emberglow is a bit more red, but who knows. I believe it is from Washington state, I first saw it when we were racing at an oldies race at Pacific Raceway, a little south of Seattle. I have no idea who built the engine, but it runs pretty good! It still has the stock column shifter, and a full mint stock interior. Hopefully I will get to talk to the owner at a race sometime this year.

[Lenz]

A great shot of what has to be a great car and love those Hookers, gives it a set of fangs.  I must also admit to getting hung up in "This Guy's Garage" for a bit too though.  I believe the Fairlane in the "unknown" color needs a cammer.......

[rockittsled]

Emberglow and Indian Fire are essentially the same color, my first car was a 69 Mustang GT that was Indian Fire.  Sometimes it looked like a rust, sometimes a red with a fine gold metallic

[482supersnake]

I saw that car and talked to the owner several years ago. At the time I think he had a tunnel port motor in the car. Nice guy and awesome car.