Almquist Intake manifold infos?

I want to have information about almquist, the manifolds, the company, the man, everything......Who's got any?

 

Do a search. Here is a link to one thread, which itself has a link to a 1953 Almquist catalog.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16097&highlight=almquist

 

Mr. Almquist is alive and well in PA. I sell his posters and books. He has a great story about talking to Henry Ford when he was 19.

 

A couple of years ago I bought an old part on Ebay from a guy who was located near Pittsburgh. Turned out he was a banker who travelled to our town each week and spent a couple of days at a bank branch. So he delivered the item. We got to talking and he was dropping "Ed" into the conversation. I found out he was referring to Ed Almquist. He said he had lunch with Ed on a regular basis and he was working on a deal to start reproducing Almquist aluminum manifolds and other goodies. He had even located a small foundry in our town to cast the parts. As far as I know that partnership never materialized.

 

I recently bought a 1962 Almquist catalog (small one) and a 1963 Almquist Catalog (large one) for ten bucks. Well worth all the info I got from them. Pennsylvania is a great state!


Spike

 

I had one of the real low rise 2X2 for earlier flatties. The one with fins running down the middle.

Real ****py design, but worth a **** load on E-bay as of late. I thought $100 was good money when I unloaded it.

Silly kid!

 

One unusual fact is that there are adapters like this out there with his name mis-spelled. I think it was ALMQIUST or something close to that.



I really think this is a pretty cover.

 

I do love his "Y" adaptors. Cool stuff.

 

Thanks for the great info!
@Sidevalve: Is there any chance to get a poster with his signature?
Are there also decals available?

Almquist is all over the world, I gonna put this one in my T-Bucket:

 

I ended up with one when I bought a running flatty, trans and bunch of speed parts. Not much out on the web. I plan on running it on my 30 build. I heard the #5 cylinder can run lean? I'd like to ID the specific one I have so I know what it is and what it's worth etc. I think I read on here there was a rumor of them repopping them as well.

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Mine appears to be the Universal Road and Track