Air Grabber or Not?????

[wannadrag]

What were the originals made of ? Stamped tin or fiberglass?This came with a car i picked up today and is a cast aluminum base with a aluminum top.Whats it from?

 

[Meep-Meep]

This looks like a single 4 BBL unit. Originals are stamped steel and I think there are fiberglass repops, but I never heard of a cast aluminum assembly.

 

[SUPERSTOCKRACER]

stamped steel are original only.

 

[wannadrag]

Few more pics,the guys on moparts are doing some head scatching on this.Seems they think aftermarket but have never seen one before like it.

 

[Aussie Coronet]

They are a cheap, nasty copy, I will take it off your hands. In fact, the aluminium (notice that I spelt it correctly, it's not Aluminum guys!!!!) probably came from Australia anyway so in effect you'll be sending this monstrosity back home where it belongs.....on my Coronet!!

 

[wannadrag]

they are a cheap, nasty copy, i will take it off your hands. In fact, the aluminium (notice that i spelt it correctly, it's not aluminum guys!!!!) probably came from australia anyway so in effect you'll be sending this monstrosity back home where it belongs.....on my coronet!!

lol

 

[detmatt1]

Maybe early NASCAR piece???

 

[64BEL]

Back in high school I made my own Hurst T handle in the shop class foundry by making a sand casting of an authentic one. Any possibility this could be the case here?

 

[wannadrag]

Possible,but i looks pretty good.I was thinking maybe something made by Mr Gasket but no markings or numbers anywhere.No one seems to have ever seen another like it.

 

[Rolling Thunder]

prototype?

 

[wannadrag]

Bump

 

[Al K]

Maybe early NASCAR piece???

Dang;beat me too it! Being aluminum and the shape made me think mid-60's. I think the '64 Hemi hardtops,intended for oval tracks,were single 4-bbl cars. I'm gonna have to dig through some old mags and see if I can find a match.

 

[wannadrag]

Still a mystery.Looking for more info.

 

[FatJack]

The single 4 barrel early Nascar piece makes sense, wish we could find one.

 

[MCODECUDA]

Definately not a Nascar piece.

 

[696pack]

I have never heard of one made of aluminum and if after posting on Moparts for any period of time and no one else has heard of it, then I would have to guess it is a custom piece that someone that worked in and aluminum foundry made a copy off of an original simply because it cost them nothing in ther "spare time" at the bosses expense. If it had been a NASCAR, prototype, or anything of any value certainly someone would have identified it by now.