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A small block Chev with a set of Webers. It’s a combination that sounds as American as apple pie, right? Errr, not quite. As most enthusiasts know, the man behind the Chevrolet name, Louis Chevrolet, had Swiss-French origins, but did you know Weber carburettors have similar European beginnings?

FROM ITALY TO THE WORLD

Born of Swiss and Italian parents, Edoardo Weber was a mechanical engineering graduate who had originally worked for Fiat before founding Fabbrica Italiana Carburatori Weber after World War I. Due to post-war fuel shortages, the first

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