Can someone tell me where did this Holley 1920 come from?

'60-'61 big-car and '60-'66 left-hand-drive A-body slant-6 applications except '65-'66 A-body with factory A/C used a rotating-rod throttle linkage. All others used a cable including most but not all variants of the right-hand-drive A-bodies.

The carb in the eBay auction is a '62-'63 Holley 1920, not a 1964 unit, originally intended for use in a B-body with crankcase ventilation (PCV) which was optional in all states exept CA and NY (where it was mandatory) in '62, standard in all 50 states + Canada for '63. With the type number which will be stamped on the carb body where indicated in the photo I posted, I can be more specific about the carb's original application. This carb is not equipped with the throttle lever that accepts the rotating-rod throttle linkage of a pre-'67 A-body. It will work on a '65-'66 A-body with factory A/C, it will work on any RHD or LHD car originally equipped (or retrofitted) with a cable-type accelerator, and there is a (now scarce) adaptor piece that bolts onto the throttle lever of a carb like this and provides the hookup for the rotating rod.

I've had good success with these pre-'64 1920s. Seems to me some of the design changes made for '64 were aimed more at cost reduction than functional improvement. That does not mean that this particular carburetor is necessarily a good one, and when I see carbs covered in silver spray paint it makes my beard stand on end. At the very least you'd want to put a good quality kit in it (such as the one with the redesigned inlet needle/seat assembly from Daytona Parts Company). Careful when buying a kit; it seems there is an error in the cataloguing system used by many vendors and ordering a kit for one of these '62-'63 carbs gets you the kit for the '64-up carb. That won't work; the accelerator pump and main well gasket assembly are totally different and there are some other incompatibilities.

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Hi Dan,

Thanks for the enlightening explanation :) I guess I'll just stick to my current Solex 1bbl... and get the 1920 when Im sure im getting the right one for my car. After all, why fix if it ain't broke?

Syed