Ernie, the keyword in my post is
appears. I can't find a quality picture of the crossram used on the Paxton Cobras, but you can make out the runners on this one, while under restoration:
The crossram was the first intake to make one hp per cubic in. on Edelbrock's dyno in the late '50s, on a smallblock Chevy such as this one:
The intake on the Cobra
appears quite similar to the one on the Thunderbolt you posted; you may have to enlarge the image.
Dan