Technical Almquist carb adapter

Just looked at my Almquist adapter. Same as the one talked about here.

Sure enough, it is spelled ALMQIUST

I guess the worth of that just went up. I'll see if I can post a pic later.

 

Reviving a zombie thread, but I just picked up a Speed Gems last night. Have no intention to use it, but I've always wanted one. Not sure why. Looks boss in with my other flathead intake collection.

 

Posted a pic.

 

I have an Almquist two carb adaptor and I think it is original and it is spelled Almqiust. I remember going to Milford, Pa as a kid many times. About seven years ago (I think) a few of us guys went to Ed Almquist house. We had coffee and his wifes Christmas cookies. We had a great visit. He was telling us how he started Almquist. Sometime after that I tried to see if he would sell the Almquist name but I guess I had dropped the ball and nothing got done. I have a poster and old catalog and a signed copy of his book.

 

Just got this one in a load of flathead parts. Looks NOS and is spelled wrong too.

 

That's pretty funny about the spelling. Maybe yours is a knock off?

 

My non-trusting nature leads me to believe that both the Almqiust and Edlebrock adapters are devious fakes intended to dupe the purchasing public way back when.

 

Some say the mis-spelling is a foundry mistake on the early ones.

 

The only ones I have seen mis-spelled looked like newer ones and one had a 3 bolt mounting. I always wondered what happened