Hot Rods Auction Item

I know there will be a few, but how many I know what this is? This one came out in 57. It will be up for auction in October.

 

It's a Corvette fuel injection unit.

 

Fuel injection.

 

I can remember that in the mid 60's I knew where about 4 of those were sitting because few people had the skill or patience to deal with them.

 

There is a vendor at HERSHEY that specializes in Corvette F.I. units. Some of them cost more than my car.

 

GM Rochester Ramjet fuel injection from a Corvette. Don't see the distributor that drives the fuel pump.

 

It could be from a Bel-Air too!

 

FWIW I recall the Winters snowflake was only cast on the very earliest injection plenums. And no, I’m not a gold chainer Corvette guy, I just read a lot.

 

the odds would be very very slim....

 

Early 57 unit--looks to be a 4520? unit--my 57 Fuely Bel Air had one since new. Drove it a good bit thru the years-ran fine-only issue then was it would load up at high al***ude. We redid the car twice-once in 77-78 and again in 2006. The picture in the gr*** with wife's 55 was in 1980-the others after 2nd redo in 05-06

 

Speaking of which....what was the last year that you could get a F.I. in a full size Chevy?

 

I've seen a factory setup in a '58.

 

Or........

 

When they were right, did the perform better than the carburetors of the day?

 

yeah!

 

59 was the last year for FI in the full size cars.

 

My dad rebuilt one of those units on a '57 convertible restoration. Believe it was a Bel-Aire. Pics of the rebuilt looked like nightmare fuel.