Although I don't much care for that scoop sandwiched between the side bulges, it is in fact my favorite hood scoop, otherwise I like it enough to go buy a car to put under it if I could only afford it! I have a 7" fiberglass scoop that is identical to the actual scoop, had it for 40 years! I believe we called them Sox & Martin style. One of these days I'll mount it. Although I agree that a scoop may actually be worthless on a stock engine, I see 4 good reasons for it:
1 - It provides the look that scares people as you come up on them from behind, with opening blocked off.
2 - It provides inspiration to actually build a big *** motor with supercharger or tunnel ram for real.
3 - It is the rarest scoop I have ever seen these days.
4 - More importantly, it would force air into the engine compartment to help dissipate heat!