Original 289/Weber Carb Question

[Dan Case]

Originally Posted by ALF

MANY THANKS for the provided information as I use one with my 48IDA Weber'.

You are welcome. Back in the 1980s I got the idea to obtain one of every aluminum 4V intake used or sold by Shelby American for 260/289 c.i.d. engines. I started buying an intake here and there. Then I got the idea how many different versions there were. At one point in time my wish list had something like seventeen (17) versions covering three (3) casting companies two (2) shops doing the machining plus intakes were sent out to be race prepared by at least two (2) different contractors. Whew ! Since then I have learned of more 1965 and 1967 made versions. In 1965 Shelby American also offered a semi-finished piece that racers could machine any way they wanted. I dropped that collection idea.


Then I said what about intakes for Weber carburetors. That list grew quickly and that idea was also scrapped.

If either ‘intake collection’ had ever come about I would have needed a lot of wall space. The cost of such collections would also been significant to our budget even spread over many years. I settled for something smaller.

All of these are original mascots and identifiers. Some are new old stock. I am only missing one piece to have a type set. It is unlikely that I will ever get a S1CS-B Version 1 mascot. I have never seen one except in day one pictures or on an unrestored early Cobra. I started collecting for this set in the summer of 1972.