Weber Mystery

[Richardnew]

Has anyone ever seen these before. They're on a late '60s 911 that just came in from England.



The name on the stack is SIGAUD.

Richard Newton

[Richardnew]

These have stumped every restoration expert I know. Now they seem to have stumped this board. Oh Well

Richard Newton
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[1QuickS]

The Webers appear to be IDS carbs, and judging by the bent tab for the return spring and the height of the air horns the car was probably raced this way. The OEM air cleaners would not install over the trumpets. An aftermarket add-on.

I believe I've seen images of period F1 engines (BRM H-16 for example) that used tall, cylindrical horns. Perhaps these horns were mimicking F1 air horns?

[Richardnew]

That makes a great deal of sense. The car spent it's whole life in Europe. It was just recovered from a parking garage in London. Yes, seriously. The carbs are original to the car and worth more than most of us paid for our cars.

It's just interesting that no one has seen these stacks before and that no one has ever heard of the company that sold them.

Richard Newton
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[edmayo]

That makes a great deal of sense. The car spent it's whole life in Europe. It was just recovered from a parking garage in London. Yes, seriously. The carbs are original to the car and worth more than most of us paid for our cars.

It's just interesting that no one has seen these stacks before and that no one has ever heard of the company that sold them.

Richard Newton
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You're dropping that teaser without telling the whole story???

[911quest]

Can you zoom out some? I can see the oil thermostat and the plastic catch tank... look like it might be a pretty cool car.

[Richardnew]

There are some really neat details on this car. There are things I've never seen before. Like this.



Here are the specs for the 911/02 Who knows what the engine actually is. It's a race car so all bets are off.

901/02 67/68 911S Weber carbs 80x66, 1991cc Valve Size I 42, E 38, Port Size, I 36, E 35, 9.8:1, 160hp@6600rpm, 132 lb/ft @ 5200rpm

This was how it was done back in the day. I hope they keep this bottle if the car is restored. Actually it should never be restored. It should just be cleaned up and preserved.



Richard Newton

[Richardnew]

We solved the intake stack mystery. Actually OliveR did this.

"Sigaud is a French guy who made few custom parts for his personal use, he maybe produced few sets, one of these seems to be fitted on your engine ;-)"

There's a reason we all love this forum.

Richard Newton

[Peanut]

...sounds like a very interesting car... Any more details the share??

Scott

[Richardnew]

The car had been stored in a London parking garage for a long time. It's now at Klub sport here in Florida. I'm sure Phil is entertaining offers.

Richard Newton
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