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Thanks Glenn, I had heard elsewhere the story about Carter buying 10 years worth of supply, and selling out way before they expected. Interesting to hear how Edelbrock got involved. It also reminds me that one of the reasons I chose Edelbrock over Carter was that I was told that it was the same body but "updated" (presumably that means better) internals. John Nasta Old Car Network http://oldcarnetwork.com -----Original Message----- The history of the AFB for those who are interested, is that years ago Carter made them, hence the Carter AFB. This was when Carter was owned by a company called ACF (if memory serves). At some point in the 80's, ACF sold the carter brand to Federal Mogul. They made what they thought was 10 years worth of carburators and scrapped the tooling. The assumption was that the design would become obsolete due to emission controls and electronics. They ran out of carburetors well before 10 years, (I think it was around 1986 or 7 that your couldn't get your hands on a new one anymore). Edelbrock, seeing an opportunity to make a buck, negotiated a deal for the patents with Federal Mogul. They contracted with Weber to cast the bodies from the old design & FM patents. They (Edelbrock) redesigned the internals somewhat. FM retained the right to use the design also, which is why you can buy the carburetor from both companies. About 5 years ago, the last I was associated with FM, they used a version of the original internals. So both Edelbrock and Carter carbs look similar and use the same casting, but somewhat different internals. Glenn ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
