[62BillT]

Glad to see that you made it over here.

Someone should be jumping in soon to decode your cowl tag for you.

 

[62BillT]

Wonder why someone put that plate under the carb? Almost looks original with the choke rod cut-out, but I've never seen anything like it.

 

[62BillT]

That is a carburetor heat shield. The heat shield will help to eliminate fuel boiling and vapor lock caused by heat conducted to the carburetor through the intake manifold. Unusual to see a heat shield for a 2-barrel carburetor.

Interesting. About what year did they start to put them on crates or regular production cars?

(Can you tell I'm from the old school? lol)

 

[62BillT]

Single Masters was all that was available in '63. The Duals weren't available till '67.