Weber 40 DCOE 31's

[vykkagur]

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.

[katana]

Currently on EBay here : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134706589360?hash=item1f5d236eb0:g:V5YAAOSwudpk7MLh&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwLT3E8bv69iJJt3ybJodzBZya%2BJM%2B1TtvcYuZ67qwScVaNkKQ6KaBQhv%2FIwNjT7YxYOcEHe3hxXwb1IkyV2KFfIeSWVV1%2BbR9FuhSd7GcyPaaRAZMNeiVQtBD18tRNIA1Y3sCH0hURyg9GCrMdpdmxNFaBPHxObLQz6YoH8Fgo%2Ba7vHyt6aeKdLzofJvXyBbpAJ7SEdlWmjW6hfpkxgYzkJvJf95p7ROHcFL3AAUBGT0g8AbMu0Fbeiywj9IWtvW8A%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR4rehsTpYg

But they do appear to be used but very clean and seller could be a chancer! Singles range from £100 - 180 odd and there are pairs (but not 31's) for around £300. Hope that helps.

[vykkagur]

Thanks Katana, I tried a search but never saw that one. To be honest, I think that before they were ultrasonically cleaned and chemical-dipped, those weren't in as good a shape as ours. The close-ups show a great deal of fine pitting all over on all surfaces of his, so they must have been fairly corroded when he started. These are completely untouched, and that's the way I'd prefer to buy used carbs, if I were in the market for some. And judging by the difficulty I've had finding any examples online, I don't think you're going to find a set of 31's just any day of the week. This certainly gives a better idea of where to start, thanks!