In 67.5 some of the cars were equiped from the factory with Solexes but in 68
they became a dealer installed option, not just a parts department purchase.
Remember that inspection stations, at least in NY, never checked for emissions
or emission equipment. No one looked under the hood!!!!!!!!
My Dad bought a new 69 396/350 Camaro. About a day later all the emissions
equipment was ripped out, headers installed and an Edelbrock Torker manifold
and Holley 750 double pumper were installed as well as a recurved distributor.
No one ever checked for the stuff that was missing or made no mention of it.
(Funny, I found the emissions equipment in the garage not too long ago in the
box the intake came in. Sold it for good money to a guy restoring his
Camaro.)
After 67.5 no US cars came with Solexes but Canadian cars did. Does that make
US cars with Solexes unoriginal? In my eyes it doesn't as they were standard,
albeit high performance parts that a dealer was only too happy to install even
before you drove it out of the showroom/garage. Several dealers, including my
friend's Dad, installed them as soon as they received the cars from the
factory w/o the customer asking for them. They just tacked on the cost on a
sticker as many dealers do now for window tinting or pinstriping. Many people
would gladly pay for it as the cost was low and who could resist the sight of
those carbs and the induction roar. They also installed mags too and those
Amco accessories.
You're too young to know about such matters :)
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: CalSpeed@aol.com
To: datsunmike@nyc.rr.com ; CalSpeed@aol.com ; spl310@hotmail.com ;
solex67@hotmail.com ; datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: 67 2000s for sale
In a message dated 5/22/01 1:19:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
datsunmike@nyc.rr.com writes:
Not all 67.5 cars with Solexes had the ID plates if they weren't equipped
so
from the factory...Does that make them less valuable or unoriginal? I
don't
think so.
Not all 67.5s were delivered with Solexes but the dealers would gladly
install them for you ...If you want to nit pick get a Solex tag from the
vendors.
Uh...... as I opened my original email. It isnt that I dont believe anyone
about the Solex option "stuff". And certainly I cant be called a nit
picker.
Especially since I have done things to my 67.5 that would make it
unoriginal. Red interior...? Please!
But I understand how my original email may have been taken incorrectly so I
will redo it to make it sound more appropriate.
Is there a way to distinguish which cars were original Solex cars? I know
that in 1967 is was a dealer option. In 1968-70 the carbs were not options
but rather a parts counter purchase due to emission controls.
I was wondering...... ;>) if there is a way to tell which cars were the
original Solex cars. Is the ID tag marked 150hp? How about you Canadian
folks...? Your cars didnt come with smog equipment. Did it? Maybe in
Canada 1968-70 cars were also dealer options. Were they?
Thanks you,
Calspeed
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