cruiser54 Posted June 26, 2017 Posted June 26, 2017 https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2017/06/25/the-rambler-rebels-fuel-injection-the-dream-and-the-legend/?refer=news
budwisr Posted June 26, 2017 Posted June 26, 2017 Yep, was slated to be an option on the '57 Rebel. Even without fuel injection, the '57 Rebel was still the second fastest production car for 1957. Only the fuel injected 'vette was faster.
johnj92131 Posted June 27, 2017 Posted June 27, 2017 If I remember correctly, there was also supposed to be a version of the Bendix Electrojector system for the 1957 (?) Oldsmobile. Bosch and Volkswagen finally came up with a reasonable production system available on the 1968 (?) VW Variant. MPG was huge as I recall. A friend's dad purchased one and was way over 40 mpg in 1969.
Tex06 Posted June 28, 2017 Posted June 28, 2017 Well that was a very cool read. Didn't know Bendix had done an electronic fuel injection system that far back. The Corvette Rochester systems were totally mechanical and a real PITA to work on. Thanks Cruiser!
HOrnbrod Posted June 28, 2017 Posted June 28, 2017 Hilborn mechanical injection came out shortly after WW2 and is still around today. Nothing looks more impressive to me than an early Chrysler hemi with those big ole Hilborn velocity stacks. :yes:
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