Can anyone help to identify these parts. One looks like it is a truck step but it says Buick on the tread?? I didn't know Buick made any trucks The other is a cast exhaust manifold with cooling ribs cast in. I haven't been able to find any info on these anywhere Thank you in advance Dave RodLouvers
Buick did make trucks in the early years. You can see the steps in this pic. Not a great pic but hope it helps.
The exhaust manifold is from the era that used sheet metal jackets on manifolds to send heated air to the carb to aid in smoother running after a cold start. The fins served to warm the air passing by better than a smooth suface. Sort of like like finned heads on a flathead......better heat transfer. The 'banana' shaped manifold is also smog era tech...see the small port...that is for EGR (Ehaust Gas Recirculation) has 6 ports....maybe Ford 240/300 or Mopar
Those same kind of steps were also on buggies, not sure if Buick made buggies. Probably early car or truck access steps. I think Hnstray has the manifold figured out.
Same manifold in all 4 pictures? That's not a late model smog manifold. Early high end car's had porcelain coating on the exhaust, {teen's, twenty's and thirty's) Might want to ask over on the aaca site.
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