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They called it the Holley Motorette and it sold for $550. More than 600 were produced." [1] The company today marks its official starting date as 1903 when they started mass-producing carburetors for Henry Ford. [2] "Their first original carburetor, called the iron pot, appeared on the curved-dash Oldsmobile in 1904."
Zenith's product was one of a small number of different carburetors used on the Ford Model T. It was also fitted to most of the 4.8 million Ford Model A cars built from 1927 to 1931 [3]) -- reportedly 3.5 million of them. [4] An enhanced Zenith carburetor was supplied for the Ford Model B, but also popular as a retrofit for the Ford Model A ...
In Europe, carburetors were largely replaced by fuel injection in the late 1980s, although fuel injection had been increasingly used in luxury cars and sports cars since the 1970s. EEC legislation required all vehicles sold and produced in member countries to have a catalytic converter after December 1992. This legislation had been in the ...
Walbro and Tillotson carburetors for small engines. Weber carburetor, Italian, now made in Spain, owned by Magneti Marelli. Wheeler–Schebler Carburetor Company. Zama Group, primarily an OEM provider. Zenith Carburetor Company, American subsidiary of Société du carburateur Zénith. Zenith Carburettor Company (British), used on Austin cars.
1826: A patent for the principle of a "gas or vapor engine" is granted to American inventor Samuel Morey. [10] The patent includes the first known design for a carburetor. 1833: A patent for a double-acting gas Lemuel Wellman Wright, UK patent no. 6525, table-type gas engine. Double-acting gas engine, first record of water-jacketed cylinder. [11]
[citation needed] Other products made at this plant were locks and keys [citation needed] as well as steel tubing for both vehicular and non-vehicular applications. [ citation needed ] The last major carburetor design by Rochester was the Varajet II, [ citation needed ] essentially a Quadrajet halved lengthwise, [ citation needed ] and was one ...
Because it's Indy 500 tradition — and you don't mess with it. Carb Day starts the race weekend with cars on the track and a party in the infield.
The Carter Carburetor Company was an American manufacturer of carburetors, primarily for the automobile industry. It was established in St. Louis , Missouri, in 1909 and ceased operation in 1985. Founder William Carter started experimenting with automotive carburetors while running a successful bicycle shop.