Holley 2110 2 bbl carb

I just got an old carb on a VW intake manifold, turns out it was used on very early fords, 30s and 40s, It says HOLLEY 2110, has an electric choke and a spot to hook up a manual, I'm gonna give it a try in my super. I tried contacting holley and they haven't responded as yet. The local carb shop was very vague and unsure. $100-$300 to rebuild, no garuantee it would work and didn't know if the rebuild parts were on hand or available. I think he didn't want the work. So if i can find a kit I'll give it a go myself!

A long time ago JC Whitney sold those, I think they were also called a Holley Bugspray. It is hard to find a rebuid kit, but they are still around. The only problem with them was if you had a plenum opening in the manifold (oval) it was too much carb. They had and isolated tube model(two openings)that worked much better. I think they worked better with a 3/4 cam. BTW, I have a Holley Bugspray with the isolated tube manifold and have considered using that instead of the dual Kadron setup that is now on the engine. I am still working on this 15+ yr old project that I got a couple months ago.

Yeah I've got the isolated tubes on the manifold, Its a pretty cool old rig. I'll do more research and see if i can find a kit. The kid that sold it to me rebuilt the engine on his bug when he was 10, still running(he's 16)! drives a 68 impala. Now that you mention it, he did call it a bugsprayer!

Holley bug-spray...a similar version was used on the 2300cc pinto ..scary huh?
BTW do a search on the Samba classifieds there is a number of bug spray items there including a rebuild kit
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=738903

apparently I had a bugspray on my first car- 4-cyl mustang(glorified Pinto)

As you've found out, it's not from the 30's and 40's but more like the 70's and 80's.

It's not worth having it rebuilt and it sucked as a carburetor (pun intended)
Mileage was poor and it required a lot of jet work to make it work properly. I know as I installed on a new 1969 Karmann Ghia. After sorting it out for months, I got it work fairly decent but, it wasn't worth it.

I remember the old Bugspray! Those and Zenith were something you could bolt on to get a little more power. I remember the carb off of a Pinto Being a Holly/Weber progresive 2 brl, it had to have a plenum manifold.

This info agrees the 2100 is '30's--'50's apps:
http://www.carburetor.ca/carbs/tech/Holley/2100-index.html

Later resurrected for the VW crowd:
http://www.shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=30229&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Dont confuse this with the 2300, which is the "modern" 2 bbl, used in countless auto/marine apps.

DAve, If my memory serves me correctly Holley resurected the part number from a past issue of carburetors and, the "later" 2100 had the electric choke. Early 2100's had only a manual choke but, I'm having to go back 45 years in my memory.

Larry, you'r correct.....The early carbs were found on '49-'52 Fords....The electric choke was an add on for the VW hot rod market...