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From: Joe Strickland <jwstrick426@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Isenhour wrote:
>
> You could get a double 4 barrel carb. on the 413 in '62? That's the first I've
> heard of that. Is that correct?
>
> Richard Burgess wrote:
>
> I think that means dual exhaust.
>
> That is a possibility, however, the sheet clearly says dual 4BBL carburetors.
> If they were mounted on the "wing" type intake manifolds it would have probably
> still been possible to have factory AC on the car. Who knows for sure. Most of
> the Imperial convertibles I have seen had dual exhaust as a standard item. As
> someone else mentioned, some of the cars were built with unusual combinations of
> optional items. President Sukarno of Indonesia ordered a fin era Imperial with
&g t; no fins! I guess they took a saws-all to them and then hammered them into
> shape, welded the top of the metal together and added the necessary lead solder
> to smooth things out.
>
> My dream Imperial of that era would have been one equipped with a 426 Hemi.
> engine and the wing manifolds with two 4BBL carburetors. I always liked the
> arrangement for the spark plugs on the original Hemi. - valve covers completely
> covered up and shielded from water, oil etc. The cover plate would have been a
> nice place to put on a special "Imperial" engine decal ( with the Imperial Eagle
> in gold finish).
>
> Joseph W. Strickland
> 1021 Vaughan Lane
> Tioga, TX 76271-2937
>
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