1968 Carter AVS Application Question

1968FormulaS340 said
I absolutely believe that your car could have came with the AC carb even-though your car did not come with AC.

Production lines in 68 were not like they are today.

If for whatever reason a 4425S was not available and a 4636S would work, they would have went with what they had on hand.

Could also just be human error.

But the real point: Even if the car did leave the factory with the wrong carb list number, that doesn't make it right.

It just means your car has always had the wrong carb.

If you are doing some crazy 100 point restoration, you will need to correct the factory error because you will never be able to prove, to judges, that your car came with the incorrect carb.

I was thinking along the same lines, but wasn't sure if something like this was even possible. I knew that other miscellaneous parts were swapped around--my Dad's early production 1968 Camaro that he bought new had a 1967 outside mirror on it--but I wasn't sure about parts related to the engine.

I'm not finishing this out as a concours restoration, but I am hoping to get it as close to factory as possible because it's so close already. Basically, I was seeing if I should go ahead and get the 4636 restored and put it on, leave the Edelbrock on it and not worry about it, or search for a 4425. If it was conceivable that my car came with the 4636, I'll probably put that one back on it. I would imagine that a 4425 is pretty hard to come by, but probably not as hard to find as the one I already have! I'm sure there were far fewer 340 automatic A/C cars.

Thanks for your input!