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Vic Sr., founder of Edelbrock Equipment Company. Vic Jr. is now the President of the Edelbrock Corporation.
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Vic Sr., founder of Edelbrock Equipment Company. Vic Jr. is now the President of the Edelbrock Corporation.
When Vic Sr. bought a 1932 roadster, he joined with Tommy Thickston to design the "Thickston" manifold for the flathead. When Vic wasn't happy with the performance, he designed his own manifold. It was called the "Slingshot". The Slingshot was a 180° manifold for a Ford flathead using two Stromberg 97 carburetors. This was the first product to feature the famous "EDELBROCK" name. Before the war, Vic produced about 100 of these intake manifolds. Vic raced and tested his new manifold on his 1932 Ford at Muroc Dry Lake, 80 miles northeast of Los Angeles (where Edwards Air Force base is today). Vic became a consistent winner with his modified roadster at racing speeds of 112 mph. Vic would drive the Ford to the dry lakes, remove the fenders and the windshield, then race the car. At the end of the races, he would re-install the fenders and the windshield and drive it home.
The roadster became an important part of Vic's product development. He would install his parts on the roadster to determine how well they would perform. One of Vic's ideas was modified factory cast iron "Denver" cylinder heads which incorporated a special high-altitude design featuring higher compression. Vic would fill and mill the head for a further increase in the compression, gaining even more power.
Other racers were continually impressed with Vic's consistent wins at the dry lakes. The requests he received for his twin carb Slingshot manifold were the driving force behind the opening of his own performance parts business. Three weeks before Pearl Harbor and the advent of World War II, Vic was clocked at the speed of 121.42 mph in his fenderless '32 at Rosamond Dry Lake.
With the help of Vic Jr and GMP you can have your own Edelbrock in the garage or right there on your desk. Please take note this is a limited edition run of 750 pieces. There will be no more once these are gone!
Edelbrock Flathead features include:
- Removable cylinder heads
- Removable intake manifold
- Inner assembly and casting details
- Diecast metal
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