According to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Peripherals_Inc "Holley Computer Products, was formed as a joint venture between Control Data Corporation (CDC) and the Holley Carburetor Company in April 1962. Holley developed and produced a series of drum printers. In June 1964, CDC bought out Holley and partnered with NCR and ICL to form CPI in Rochester." Who knew? Are there any other carb companies that made things other than carburetors? ~Jason
Carter, Rochester, Detroit Lubricator without really doing any research. There are sure to be others. Jon.
Used to have 2 .45 1911s. One was Singer Sewing machine co. the other was Remington Rand. Lots of companies used to branch out. Especially on Government and Military contracts. When the government wants something they usually want a LOT of them and they pay for the engineering costs too. Was amazed at some of the companies that were on military equipment we used when I was in.
and when the power valve went out of em,they sputtered and stumbled and slobbbered alot of ink around lol
I like Holleys for some applications, but that's still funny. Larry T BTW, talking old computer stuff, I can remember when the computer building at school was where THE computer was. The thing was huge and ran with punch cards. Larry T
I still remember when my school got A computer, the whole cl*** would crowd into the room and we would all sit around THE screen. Damn we must be behind, I'm not even 40 yet!! Doc.
From that attachment: 903 Holl Cy Motorette text and photos bY West Peterson During the summer of 1 901 , at the Pan American Exhibition in Buffalo, N.Y., twenfy-three-year-old George Holley (lS7S-1963) could be found "tearing about the track" in an attempt to break the world speed records for five miles on his newly-invented single-stroke motorcycle. According to the August 22, 1901, McKean County Miner,Holley broke "a11 existing marks for five miles" that day, which had been set less than a month earlier on July 31, 1901, at the Charles River Park in Cambridge, M***' Holley, from Bradford, Pennsylvania, was the son of Frank P' Holley, who ran the impressive 70-room Holley House hotel' George and his brother, Earl, were natural-born mechanics and tinkerers' In 1896, l8-year-old George attached a one-stroke engine to his bicycle' What made it unique was that he made it an integral part of the bike frame, creating a more balanced, vibration-free, and durable machine with far greatu power than other competing contraptions' By 1897, George and 1 6-year-old Earl had designed and built a three- wheeled, single-cylinder automobile they called "the runabout," which could reach speeds of 30mph. Two years later, the brothers formed the Holley Motor Company, with Earl in charge of administration and George in charge of engineering. At first the brothers produced motorcycle engines, but soon were building complete motorcycles in re sponse to customer demand. During the same time period, the Holley brothers obtained a license to produce and sell the French Longuemare carburetor in the U'S', also known as the "iron pot," and George was racing the motorcycles to promote the Holley Motor Company. After the record-breaking runs during the l90l Pan American Exposition' the following year George won the first Motorcycle Endurance Contest from Boston to New York, a race lhatpromoted the motorcycle to the general public. In 1903, the Holley brothers re-entered the American automobile industry with production ofthe Holley Motorette, their first four-wheeled vehicle. It was then that Henry Ford of Dearbom, Mich., asked them to produce a carburetor for his new Model A. An instant success, the Holtey carburetor soon became standard on all Ford automobiles. The decision was made to focus on building carburetors, and they left the business of building automobiles. After production of some 600 motorettes, the leftover parts were sold to a group of investors who named their company Bradford Motor Works. The Holley Brothers were soon supplying a large number of clients with carburetors and ignition system, including Ford, Buick, Winton, and Pierce-Arrow. In 1917, the AUTOMOBILE Holley Brothers Company sold Ford its prosperous car carburetor business and re-formed around the tractor division. Soon they were selling their products to International Harvester and Chevrolet under the name of the Holley Carburetor Company. In 1927, Holley expanded into the aviation industry and soon its carburetors could be found in the aircraft fleets of Pan American, American, Curtiss- Wright, and the United States armed forces. During the 1930s, Holley added fuel pumps and ignition devices to their manufacturing line. During World War II, almost half of the vehicles in the U.S. armed forces had a Holley carburetor and fuel-metering device, thus securing Holley's future as a business, which has produced more than 250 million carburetors during its illustrious existence. Of the 600 or so motorettes built, up until the mid1940s it was thought that no original examples had survived. Then, on a farm in Maryland, the second story floor ofa barn collapsed and down fell a brand new Motorette that had been there for 35 years. That car is now on display at Holley headquarters in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Since then, three more examples have been located, including a couple of incomplete basket cases, and the one owned by Les and Mcky Anderson featured on these pages. The story of how the Andersons came to own a rare Holley began at an AACA meet. They were approached by Art Burrichter who wanted to sell them the Holley. He purchased the car in Dubuque, Iowa, where it had rested for 60 years in one spot. Les was interested, but only if Arl would do it in a trade for a national award-winning 1916 Model T touring. At firstArt balked, but soon started calling theAndersons once a month and he final1y agreed to the trade. Once the Holley was in the Andersons'possession, they couldn't help but savor the car for a few weeks before tearing it down. The first project was to restore the fenders and fit them to the fender irons before tearing the rest of the car apart. The next challenge was to make from scratch a replacement hood and fuel tank. Without anything to go by, they made a trip to Bowling Green, Kentucky to take pictures and get measurements of the only other complete car known. The last major obstacle was having to build a new radiator, starting with a borrowed set of dies for the fins. Unfortunately, half of the dies were missing, so first they had to cast the mate before they could stamp 735 fins. Each fin has a flower-shaped crinkle to it, and each had to have a hole punched before it could be sweat soldered to the brand new tubes that were made. True enthusiasts, they then restored all the other components and ***embled it in primer. For three years they drove the car lhat way, even participating on the single-day 125-mile New London to New Brighton Antique Car Run for one- and two- cylinder vehicles. When they finally got back to the restoration, it took them another two years. Now completed, it has earned its AACA Annual Grand National Meet Senior badge, as well as a national award for 2010 fs ANrour AuroMoerle 51
Kind of along the same line ,I used to haul bombs out of long Island New York to Nebraska,about 1972 or so.; The bomb plant was owned by AMF who at that time owned Harkey Davidson. I think they used the same styling at both plants!!
I would delight in seeing some do***entation as to how the article determined: "During World War II, almost half of the vehicles in the U.S. armed forces had a Holley carburetor and fuel-metering device". Jon.
Yeah, my school had a designated time that we could dial up via modem and connect with a computer at Sperry Univac. We played a war game. All punch cards or punched tape. This would have been in '73-'74.
I have an old Holley distributor for my Y-Block that I had rebuilt by Jim at Bubbas rod shop. He went through it and converted it to electronic service. It's a pretty rare piece.
I installed air conditioning in several "computer rooms" in the early 60s. They all had a false floor with the A/C unit's fan blowing down under where all the cables ran that tied the machines together. The computers were open underneath so the cool air could p*** through. The computer rooms had a separate system in addition to the building A/C to control the heat that they generated. Those tractor feed printers were huge and used paper with green and white stripes. It was facinating to watch them do their thing. I never looked at their names.
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