Old Cars Never Cease To Amaze Me...

So I have been having a hell of a time trying to tune a nasty flat spot out of my 74' with a /6. It would run fine down the road, accelerate great when already moving, basically everything you would want it to do, unless you were leaving from a stop. Leaving from a stop the car would fall flat on its face, nearly die unless you feather the throttle etc etc..

So I dug around the trunk of the car and found the box this Holley 1945 came in, and it was a reman out of a company in Canada and was ordered around 3 years ago. Also in this box was a Holley 1920 which also had a reman sticker on it, but was obviously an older job. I cracked open the float on the 1920 and it looked brand new, so at least the previous owner drained it well before tossing it in the box.

After a couple of hours of jacking around with the 1945, a vacuum gauge, a tach, and all the other fun stuff, I had had it. I pulled the 1945 and decided to give the ol' 1920 a go. I put it on with 1 bolt (the other bolt was too long) and no gasket (my local shops don't carry the older gaskets...) and after a few seconds of cranking to fill the bowl, it fired up and idled smoother and runs better than it has ever since I have owned the car. I ran to the store and grabbed a shorter bolt, hooked up everything, and took her for a spin. Plenty of power, great throttle response, and at stop lights I have to turn the radio off to hear if its still running!

Absolutely amazed that this little carb has sat in a box, in the trunk of a dormant Dart, in the good ol' Washington rain, for 3+ years and doing nothing but slapping it on the intake in frustration has made my car 100% more enjoyable to drive. Only adjustment that it needed was to idle it down a little and the kick-down linkage..

I am curious if any of you guys have any stories like my own, I love to hear them :)