I agree with you, Jon... my post was partially tongue in cheek, and I wasn't trying to imply I would endorse one of the rebuilds. But the market is there. May as well get some value from the parts (which were more than likely already Franken-carbs) as throw them away, no? Those carbs I traded in were from a couple manifolds I bought, with no known pedigree.
FWIW, I'm running on my '54 235 a lightly refreshed NOS Stromberg BXVD-3 carb that I located a couple years ago. Runs great.
