Out of all the hemi stuff I have had over the years I never ran across a pair of these manifolds! the guy that has them wants a a tall price Like its over the Moon....I really don't want to blow him off but what is some thing like this worth.......They are really kinda cool They have a 4 bolt square flange for a 2 1/2'' pipe thanks Ol Deuce
They were used on big trucks.....and maybe early 300 letter series, not sure about that.............I have a set or two of them......not for sale though...but I would value mine at $400 a pair IF I were trying to sell them...... Ray
I had one good one and one with a busted flange that came with my 354. Took em to a swap meet several years ago and sold the good one for $40 bucks... I wondered why the guy was smiling so big. Found out later that they were worth big bucks. Lesson learned. Yep, they bring a tall price alright. Unless you find a dumbass like me that doesn't realize what they have.
Hotheads sells some nice repops for $350.00 http://www.hothemiheads.com/headers_related/cast-hemi-headers.html
I'd put 850.00 dollar manifolds on an otherwise perfect restoration of the right car. However , I won't be doing either in this lifetime. 2000.00 blower drive for my hot-rod, yep been saving up for it. Good gravy my priorities are screwed up.
Long before I payed that much I'd build a set of Tube Headers,,,,,,but then I do Custom Headers a lot. The Wizzard
They usually bring between $250 and $300/pr. They are not unobtainable. And the reproductions are available. For a rod, I would buy the repros. New, plus they have a slightly thicker flange.