1957 FI head and distributor

[Gerry Hagelund]

I have in my possession what looks to be 1957 Fuel heads 3731539 .They have a cast in button or bulls eye next to the power pack embossments on one end of each head . Were these heads Corvette FI only ? What price would I expect to pay for such heads . They are in good condition ready to install .

I also have a distributor that drives my 4520 FI unit with a drive that I assume would power a mechanical Tach .1110914 serial 8 A 11

I would like to know the approximate value for the heads and Dist.

Thank you

[G B.]

Check eBay

The "539" heads were also used on all '57 Chevrolet passenger cars that were factory equipped with the 4-barrel 283. That keeps them from being unusually valuable today. If they haven't been decked 3 or 4 times already, that might make a big difference in the value. I'd sure watch out for sunken valves and chipped/cracked bolt hole shoulders on any Chevy head almost 50 years old.

The 1958 "914" FI distributors have been selling for $400 to $800 on eBay depending greatly on condition. Some of these distributors have been modified or cracked, and many are missing their stock mechanical advance mechanism parts. The two main castings are not reproduced yet. The shafts and gears are all available now, and for only a few hundred dollars. The electical wear parts have always been easy to find.