forgot about the carb. they were used on ford and IH trucks also. i believe the v12 linc. might have used them before the linc. v8. they used one like it on 54 merc. and 52 linc. only it had a round base and no bonnet. the truck carbs had governers on them.

 lincoln/merc. y-blocks &mel's                                                               bucyrus, ohio.

hi, if the engine is gold it's a 430, red was a 4bbl 383 in 58, turqoise was 2bbl 383 in 59, i've seen a yellow, i belive it was 2bbl 383 in 58. 58 was the only year for a 4bbl 383 i believe. i just looked at a tri-power manifold for one, they were aluminum.

 lincoln/merc. y-blocks &mel's                                                               bucyrus, ohio.

I fonnd out the carb is off of a 337 ford flate head lincoln 

86 mustang 351c

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West virgina

I remember from my early military days, we had a couple of M211 2 1/2 ton trucks. They had GMC 6 cyl's with a hydromatic transmissions. The carb looked alot like the one pictured, best I remember they were made by Holly. Man that was a long time ago, I haven't though about those things in many years.

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL

Scott:

This motor is of the 430 family, different from the 460 you asked about.  But no matter, the only rams horns that fit a 292 have to be from a 292 truck.

John in Selma, IN

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

John is right as the pictured intake manifold is definitely from a MEL engine.  What car are you dealing with?  The MEL family of engines were introduced in 1958 and consisted of a 383 for the Mercs, a 410 for the Edsel, and a 430 for the Lincoln and Thunderbird.  There was also a three deuce 430 in ’58 that was available in the Mercs, Lincolns, and Thunderbirds.  The largest and last member of this family of engines was the 462 and could be found in the '66/'67 Lincolns.  The Mercury versions had a M and a line on the valve covers.  The exhaust bolt pattern for the MEL engines was quite similar to that of an FE but slightly wider overall while the valve covers used six bolts around the perimeter to hold the covers in place as opposed to the two nuts per cover for the Y-Block and LYB engines.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

My vote on the manifold is a 430 cubic inch Lincoln from the around '58.  The carb is around '49-51 Merc, or maybe a Lincoln of that era.

John in Selma, IN

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

hears 2 more pic

86 mustang 351c

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West virgina

Hears a pic and can any 1 id the carb on the right

86 mustang 351c

lt250/500r hybrid 4'' over swinger scr porting v2 reeds Q-pipe

West virgina

This is in a car It has holley 4 barrel patern, ramair hood ,port size on intake is 2 3/4H  1 1/8 W I dont no much about fords pre 60s

86 mustang 351c

lt250/500r hybrid 4'' over swinger scr porting v2 reeds Q-pipe

West virgina