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| 331 Cadillac motor with 5 carburetors |
Briggs Cunningham used it in the 1950 24 hrs of Le Mans.
The Feral Irishman (NSFW) got me started with this pic:
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| Manifold with 5 two-barrel carburetors |
Mac's Motor City Garage has a story with more photos.
Some people think these were made by welding adapters onto a standard manifold. I doubt that, to me they look like somebody went to the trouble to make a mold and get them cast. Besides, I suspect that welding cast iron back in the fifties would have been a bit of a trick.
You're right, for cast iron silver solder or braze, not reliable enough for a race car, especially somebody as serious as Cunningham. Besides, he could afford to have one made just for him.
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