I think your right John. I seen the dual carb set-up go for as much as $1800 on ebay. Mine is complete with air cleaner, carbs (1 carter, 1 stromberg),linkage , intake/exhaust manifolds and a perfect "Y" pipe. My father told always told me I was a throw back from the 50's (I'm only 33) because of my innovativeness and flavor for that era. I have a '53 chev 210 sedan period full custom equipped of course with a 235 bored .060 over balanced and blueprinted (by clifford research). ya know with all the vintage goodies. modified twin rochesters on a offy intake and fentons, 36" smitthys, T-5 trans w/ a custom adapter from bendtson's (actually they used my set-up for their trans adapter!) and a 3.56 economizer from a '56 bel air. Gets pretty nice too.. about 25-28 hi-way.
Anyways back to the truck. I'm looking for a little economy being this will be my semi-daily. And the buick gets good mileage(about 16). I know cause its currently in my '49 special. I've got a line on a vintage edmunds dual intake for a 216 I just don't know if it'll bolt up to a 261. I got dual carbs on the brain I know!!
