Real Period NOS carb?

[Bob Gaines]

did brand new carbs come from the "holley depot" with the shelby fuel inlet fitting already installed?

65 or 66 ?

[EdwardGT350]

meaning would a carb bought directly from "holley depot" have come with the fuel fitting attached?
isnt that what the ad is implying?

[gt350hr]

      Yes , carburetors were furnished complete with fittings. "Later" over the counter service replacements were sold with the small (65) fitting and may be the reason for some confusion. Randy

[Dan Case]

      Yes , carburetors were furnished complete with fittings. "Later" over the counter service replacements were sold with the small (65) fitting and may be the reason for some confusion. Randy

+1

The owner of our black car (CSX2310) in 1968 had his Ford dealer buy a "COBRA" 4V induction kit and install it. The 1967 dated carburetor included the small fitting like 1965 MUSTANG GT350s, the same fuel pump to carburetor fuel line (which had to be cut for Cobra use) as a 1965 GT350, and the late intake with screw bosses for ancillaries prior intakes lacked. Those parts installed in 1968 are still in use today.

[gt350hr]

   Dan,
       I agree with what you posted. My information came from the late Ray Wolfe (rip) who ended up with "most" of the unused SAI inventory . He had stacks of carburetors in "plain brown boxes" , no Holley logos , just a Holley part number label. I bought two 715's in these unopened boxes for $100 ea and about a thousand gasket kits in Ford packaging.The carbs were both dated 622 and had the big brass fitting for '66-67. I still have one of them today. All of the catalog pictures show what  you describe , not what I bought.
    Randy