Spike Morelli
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- My Car
- 1971 Mustang Mach 1 ram air 351c H-code, fmx, ps,pb, medium yellow-gold, hubcaps and beauty rings.
I recently visited a guy who deals in Vintage parts of all sorts. I bought some stuff that I had been looking for. As I was walking out to my car, the guy asked me if the Mach 1 across the street was mine, and if so, he wanted to show me something before I left. He told me that he had been at Edelbrock's, buying some stuff at a "garage sale" Edelbrock had before they moved. This is what he had to show me. It's a prototype casting, cast by Edelbrock, way back when the Clevelands were just new, and it's a 4v manifold cast for 2v heads. I bought it on the spot. I have no idea how it flows, compared to the 4-2v manifold that Edelbrock eventually made and still offers today. Interesting, is that there is no model number cast into it. There is no "Edelbrock" logo cast into it, and the carb mounting pad has only the Holley square bore bolt pattern drilled into it.
The vintage equipment guy said he bought the only two at Edelbrock's "garage sale", and that the other manifold was sold, and I have the second, and last. I'm gearing up to put another engine in my Mach eventually, and this will be going on it, just because. I thought some of you might get a kick out of this rarity.
The vintage equipment guy said he bought the only two at Edelbrock's "garage sale", and that the other manifold was sold, and I have the second, and last. I'm gearing up to put another engine in my Mach eventually, and this will be going on it, just because. I thought some of you might get a kick out of this rarity.