FS: all brass 3 screw Holley carburetor

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FS: all brass 3 screw Holley carburetor

Post by al8apex » Fri Sep 11, 2020 2:06 pm

An item my dad had hanging from the rafters forever

Is is worth $280? $350? $175? $85? $4?, take it to the recycling center? How much?
Let me know your ideas, thanks!

Located in Scottsdale, AZ 85260

newbie recommended by my lifelong friend, Dave Longstreth, aka pre10

Dave had met my dad 20 years before my father passed, they were on the same wavelength regarding Model T's and Dave helped my sell my dad's 1915 roadster in 1998, telling me it was the best driving Model T he ever drove ... ok, enough of my introduction, back to the carburetor

thanks for any insight, considerations
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Re: FS: all brass 3 screw Holley carburetor

Post by al8apex » Tue Sep 22, 2020 5:04 pm

bumperino to the top

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Re: FS: all brass 3 screw Holley carburetor

Post by Fordwright » Tue Sep 22, 2020 5:11 pm

For god sake don't recycle it.
Doesn't matter what it's worth.


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Re: FS: all brass 3 screw Holley carburetor

Post by R.V.Anderson » Tue Sep 22, 2020 7:37 pm

According to Bruce McCalley, this is the typical 1915 style Holley Model G.


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Re: FS: all brass 3 screw Holley carburetor

Post by rays22t » Tue Sep 22, 2020 9:25 pm

I'll go $50. Ray


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Re: FS: all brass 3 screw Holley carburetor

Post by Wayne Sheldon » Wed Sep 23, 2020 5:14 am

I don't know how good they are, or what issues they may have had, but I see asking prices for more common Holley Gs up around two hundred. That seems a bit high to me, but I have been around for quite awhile and not followed current prices much. I do remember when good ones could be had for ten bucks. What I usually see are asking prices. I rarely hear what they sell for.
I am not an expert on them, and without looking closer didn't notice a couple details I do know. But yours does appear to be one of the earlier versions of the Holley G. By far MOST of them had steel bowls. Good brass bowls are a bit rare. And bowls can be swapped around. Many of the earliest Gs have had steel bowls used to replace brass bowls that have cracked beyond reasonable repair. Another good part of yours is the mixture adjuster (the long thing in the center with the round part on top). The round part on top was used on earlier carburetors and only the earliest of Holley Gs. Basically, a 1915 only detail. Later ones were more of a "T" shape, with a simple small bar and two holes, one at each end. Again, that part can be modified or replaced by an earlier one, so that detail does not mean it is a genuine 1915 carburetor.
IF (my big IF again) it is a genuine '15, and in good internal condition, it should be worth a bit more than the common later Holley Gs.
As for value"? I really can't give you any more than I already have.


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Re: FS: all brass 3 screw Holley carburetor

Post by Wayne Sheldon » Wed Sep 23, 2020 5:17 am

Looking at it again, I notice that the brass bowl appears to have been repaired and strengthened by adding a brass band around near the top. That would reduce the value a little bit.


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Re: FS: all brass 3 screw Holley carburetor

Post by al8apex » Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:34 pm

thanks, this would all make sense as we DID have an early 1915 Roadster, it was his favorite car.

Yes, the band is there, appears to be an VERY old school fix for the cracking issues apparently that these are plagued with

the $50 offer seems low, would like to find it a good home as this one hung from the rafters in the shop in the basement forever and I "rescued it" maybe a year or so after he passes (1997) and it has been sitting on the shelf here since, as it is a "neat" looking shelf item (way better than a Hummel)

so how about $125 shipped within the US?


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Re: FS: all brass 3 screw Holley carburetor

Post by al8apex » Wed Sep 23, 2020 10:48 pm

Pending, thanks


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Re: FS: all brass 3 screw Holley carburetor

Post by al8apex » Mon Oct 05, 2020 5:10 pm

the private message I received from the member that said he was sending a check decided that he needed someone else to give them their opinion on what was correct for their car thus NOT sending a check for it ....

thereby it is available once again ... PM works best as I can't monitor this site 24/7, thanks! Jim

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Re: FS: all brass 3 screw Holley carburetor

Post by Quickm007 » Tue Oct 06, 2020 10:06 am

Hi Jim, I actually running with exactly the same 3 screw Holley carburetor restored by uncle Stan and it's run nicely. I'm not carb expert but your carburetor could be the Holley H-1 by far the most commun one used in1912. In 1914, 3 carbs are used and one of them is the Holley Model G with 3 screws. That could be your's. I will suggest asking Stan How or Original Smith to be sure. They are much better than me on that topic. I'm just an enthusiasm T folks.
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Re: FS: all brass 3 screw Holley carburetor

Post by RGould1910 » Tue Oct 06, 2020 11:04 am

If it were mine with the repairs I'd let it go for $50. They are quite common. The fact its an early brass version of the Holley G makes it worth something


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Re: FS: all brass 3 screw Holley carburetor

Post by Allan » Tue Oct 06, 2020 11:22 pm

I have two observations. It is not a Holley H1 as used in 1912. There were two and three screw versions of the H1, but both connected to the fuel line via a separate swivelling piece connected to the low side of the carburetor body. This one connects via an elbow in the same way it does on Holleys clear to the end of production.
Secondly, given that good brass fuel bowls are hard to come by, I would consider this one to be Ok. The repair is neat, it is well done and does not look at all out of place. Such work reflects well on the history of the piece.

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Re: FS: all brass 3 screw Holley carburetor

Post by al8apex » Fri Oct 09, 2020 1:01 pm

pending ...


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Re: FS: all brass 3 screw Holley carburetor

Post by al8apex » Sat Oct 10, 2020 4:10 am

Sold, thx again

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