1956 Early 2 x 4 Carb Airhorn Casting numbers

[Sheldon S.]

My car is 1956 Feb 28th build date with the 2 x 4 carb setup. I am trying to figure out which Airhorns the carbs should have. According to the judging manual I think it should have either the 6-1114 or 6-1122 on the front 2419 carb. On the rear it looks like the 6-1151. I contacted Gary Hodges and he suggested asking here for a judge to maybe give a opinion as it is right on the edge and he referred it as a fuzzy area. Would like to maybe hear from anyone that has a survivor or original early car on this also. Mine is ser # 282.

Thanks in advance
Sheldon

[Bob K.]

Re: 1956 Early 2 x 4 Carb Airhorn Casting numbers

Sheldon, Your air horns are for sure the 1114 and 1122. The earliest 1151 casting was first produced in March or C6 on the tag date.They changed almost everything on those engines at that same time. Those carbs are different than the later version. The early bases are set up with 1166 throttle plates, and the later are 193. The base castings have the same cast number. The 1151 air horn has the later style choke housing, and are cast different at the inlet area. Bob K

[Sheldon S.]

Re: 1956 Early 2 x 4 Carb Airhorn Casting numbers

Thanks for the reply Bob. What I am a bit confused on still is whether both carbs should use the same horns for that time frame.

Thanks
Sheldon