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Old 03-12-2022, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by L_e_e View Post
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A couple observations about this photo:

a) Pontiac Motor Division was formed in 1926, so at the time of Mac's retirement in 1982 that would be 56 years.

Mac had been there 45 years, so fully 80% of the division's entire existence.

b) I always thought the intake was some special casting with the carburetors integrated together, but this makes it look more like a separate aluminum shield added, with some airflow characteristics designed in.

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