ONE OF ONE HOLLEY TRI-POWER FOR A 351-C ENGINE
A gentleman I know from the Indianapolis, Indiana, who later moved down south, asked me some time back to help him with his
"One of a Kind" Holley Tri-Power induction system.
It turns out he has the only surviving 351-C Ford Tri-Power left in the world (with a water cross-over).
I believe this intake system was originally designed for a custom set of heads for a 351-C Pantera.
Here is the link to the EBAY auction.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/-/183641177514
Because the auctions go away quickly and the pictures will disappear, I will post some pictures for the Thread that can be archived for members and Holley Enthusiasts.
So I will post up the first five pictures in a minute.
He also wrote a description of the intake and mentioned me as doing the work on the system getting it to run properly.
HERE IS THE INFO HE POSTED.
There are no aftermarket tripower set ups for 351C. These less than a dozen on the planet are the ONLY ONES and most are held by collectors. There are 3 men I know, Michael Brattland, Joe Bunetic and Tom Vaught, who are very familiar with these intakes and they believe there are between 10 and 12 in existence. In 1969 and 70 Ford developed the 366 program for NASCAR with an enlarged 351C and the Tri-Power intake. They made 500 of these engines and when submitted to NASCAR they were NOT accepted. Ford ordered them all destroyed. Tom Vaught was later at Ford and was told that a man with a Sledge Hammer spent a week destroying them all.
Somehow 10 or 12 slipped through the cracks. They were all cast by Buddy Barr with his name cast on the underside of the intake. Mine has no casting name of any kind indicating that somone else cast it. With the water passage ( 351C intakes are all dry ) and having been on a stand and tested, makes this "one of one". No one has seen another one like mine. There is a Ford XE152825 experimental serial number cast between two carbs. The number 3 runner has an XE number and the words "assy $ 2" engraved on it with some kind electric pencil. The dollar sign was used instead of the pound sign for expensive options in engineering. The fuel lines are 3/8" polished stainless with black anodized fittings with the polished aluminim distribution block. The carbs were all powder coated and the hardware was black chromed. They are 68 or 69 Mopar 6 pack carbs. They have all been rebuilt with kits direct from Holley The air cleaner uses a 62 or 63 small block Ford tri-power lid and the rest is custom built. It also comes with a set of modified O'Brien Truckers air cleaners. I had the stickers made "351C-6V" to make it look like a factory option. . If you can find one of these ( I looked for 6 years ) they run in the 5 to 6 thousand dollars price range. Because of this being "one of one" and air cleaner, fuel lines and other extras usually not included, I'm asking 8 thousand. It also is well sorted out and running great. Tom Vaught did the "final" (Carb Inspection/ Tune-up) on it. Buyer to pay for shipping and crating. Local pickup is an option.
Because this is a Historical Post on a Pontiac Website, I do not think there will be any issues with posting up the pictures and the EBAY Link.
Tom V. (I have corrected some of the info vs the EBAY Ad.)
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