Greetings from Canada! (I'm really not sure if this is the appropriate section for this post, but I'm sure the admins will direct me where to shift it if not.)
A relative of mine has a set of Weber 40 DCOE 31 carbs taken off a twin cam motor in the 90's, and flushed, wrapped, and well-stored since, so these are OE, Italian-made Webers and not Chicom knock-offs, obviously. They're used but in great shape other than a bit of surface rust on the steel trumpets, and complete other than one missing cover screw. He's looking to move them along, but when we tried online to get some idea of a value, we were told they were too uncommon over here to say and advised to try some of the specialist forums. All that got was a couple of silly offers from people hoping to get them out of him for chip money. Since the Weber manual lists them as OE on the Escort Twin Cam, I decided it was time we should check closer to the source! He doesn't need them, but he's not desparate for money and not looking to get fleeced. So, can anyone point us to where we can get a ballpark figure on what a decent used set of Weber 40 DCOE 31's might be worth? I realize the U.K. price may not directly equivalent to the value in our market over here, but at least we could get a starting point.