Hood Scoop Baffle/Grille

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Originally Posted by PaulProe

It's interesting with these cars. I am coming to learn there is no such thing as original. Each car was an entity of its own.

Just about the time you think you've found the definitive answer, someone will point at yet one more opinion or picture.

When modeling an original vehicle, do you model it as it was produced in 1965, or as it was raced in 1968 or as it exists today. All are "originals" yet each is different.

Does anyone know the purpose of the baffle? I was told it was to keep a slug of water out of the intake. But if you think about it, the holes would still let a sizable amount of water into the turkey pan - and I don't think they were positioned to "dump" the water before it got to the pan. Doubt they would keep out rocks or FOD. Might keep out chickens and small children.

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Paul

I thought that too at first, but when you dig deeper into the details of originality, you find that all the cars came the same way from AC, and for the most part, left Shelby fairly similar. Once they got in the racer's hands, that's a different story, but that's not as they left Shelby which is what most people are after.

As for the scoop grille on the small block race cars, I highly doubt it has to do with water ingestion. First off, it's not going to stop water ingestion, and second, why would there be a chance of water in that quantity making it's way to the top of the hood on a race track? My bet would be it was just to keep larger pieces of debris from getting in there (leaves, birds, garbage blowing around the track, etc).