Garrett wrote:
I'm not up to par on the value of 1957 Mopar front carburetors, but will
people actually pay that much for an unrebuilt "original" front carb
from a 57 Mopar? Obviously it hasn't sold and has no bids, so it's not
at a price where people will bid on it just to have an extra, but I'm
guessing he wouldn't price it that high if they haven't sold for that
much before.
So what do these generally go for?
Welllllll, generally if a GM nut is not too anal to demand 100%
accuracy then these carbs are VERY usefull to them, GM didnt buy WCFB's
that were this big. With the right changing of parts to make a
frankinstein carb they can get the looks for "Thats Right" and better
performance.
AND since I firmly believe that there are more 2x4 carb'ed GM cars of
the 55-64 vintage running now (of Cource this is "Correct") then were
actually sold new by GM this does affect the $$$ WCFB's in the GM world
see spent on them. On average REAL GM 2x4 carbs, a set, average between
$1200 to $1800 per set. Strickly on demand I figger. On occasion I have
seen them exceed $2,000 for a set.
Sort of like trying to buy a 'Correct' set for the 426 hemi, at swaps
usually serious $$.
BUT this summers ACN saw the extreem I think, the asking $$ for a set of
69 Hemi 2x4's $3,000 EACH!!!! I believe the vender took those carbs
home with him.
--
Paul Holmgren
2 57 300-C's in Indy
Hoosier Corps L#6
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