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Five Carburetors: Why Not?

18/12/2019

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One V8 hot-rodding trick of the ’50s that never quite caught on was the 5×2 carburetor setup. But you know, it’s not such a terrible idea.
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The photos we’re sharing here have made a few laps around the hot-rodding message boards across the internet, where they never fail to stimulate interest and discussion. The images depict an idea that originated in the early-to-mid-50s for souping up American V8s: the 5×2 carburetor setup, with an intake manifold specially cast (or modified from a production component) to accept five two-barrel carburetors. While the configuration never really caught on, it’s not as strange as it may look today.
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​The system above, apparently built up from a production Pontiac V8 intake manifold, uses five Rochester 2GC two-barrel carburetors laid out in an X pattern, with the center carb in the original stock location. The early Oldsmobile (1949-64) manifold in the lead photo is of similar configuration, and also includes Rochester-style carburetor mounting flanges.
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Here’s another angle of the Olds V8 manifold, above. So what were they thinking? In theory at least, the stock center carburetor would provide good idle characteristics and decent low-speed drivability, while the four outboard carbs provided the high-speed breathing and fuel capacity As a bonus, each two-barrel outboard carb was ideally located right on top of an intake port pair for good air/fuel distribution.
Drawbacks? Balancing five separate carbs can’t be fun, but much of that hassle can be avoided by eliminating the idle and low-speed circuits in all but the center carb. Next, this setup demands a throttle linkage that operates in two planes—bulky and complicated. The more conventional 3×2 and 2×4 carburetor setups weren’t nearly so fussy in that regard, and they were more than adequate for the needs of most hot rodders.
The idea wasn’t confined to hot rodding, though. The automakers played around with it as well, for example on the 1953 Ford X-100 dream car. (Read about the X-100 here.) This Ford experimental setup (below) used a Holley “teapot” carburetor in the central location with four 94-style two-barrels in the outboard positions. Of course, here in the 21st century we have no need for carburetors at all—they’ve gone the way of breaker points and wood-spoke wheels.
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Article courtesy of Mac's Motor City Garage
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Video: Selling the 1957 Plymouth

11/12/2019

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Plymouth had a new selling story for 1957, with Forward Look styling, torsion-bar front suspension, and a catchy slogan: “Suddenly, it’s 1960!”

Introduced on October 25, 1956, the 1957 Plymouth line was a winner for the Chrysler Corporation, allowing the Plymouth brand to retake third place behind Ford and Chevy in the annual sales wars. (Buick had managed to temporarily swipe Plymouth’s traditional perch.) We can probably credit Virgil Exner’s bold Forward Look styling, with the tallest fins and the lowest roofline in industry that year, for the boost in sales. The advanced, almost futuristic sheet metal inspired a new slogan from the Plymouth ad team: “Suddenly, it’s 1960!” The Plymouth tagline briefly became a pop culture catchphrase, much like “Where’s the beef?” or “Don’t squeeze the Charmin.”
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A little curiously, perhaps, the slogan doesn’t feature in this original 1957 commercial spot. Instead, the pitch is focused on potential resale value, the new Torsion-Aire front suspension, economy of operation, and low price (a direct stab at Buick, possibly). The well-equipped Belvedere was actually the most popular model in ’57, accounting for more than a third of the sales volume over the more basic Plaza and Savoy models. Popular options included power steering ($84) and whitewall tires ($33). One no-extra-cost feature wasn’t on the option list: rust. Chrysler suffered quality problems that year after moving its body production in-house with the closing of its traditional supplier, Briggs. Video below.
Article courtesy of Mac's Motor City Garage
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1950s Car Had An Extra Wheel To Help With Parking

3/12/2019

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