Weber 44 IDF - What Is It

[Angus]

I have a Weber 44 IDF which I bought a few years ago.  From What I know:
1) It isn't an original Italian manufacture.
2) It isn't a later Spanish manufacture.
3) It doesn't look like a cheap Chinese manufactured item.

It has a manufacture date of August 2005 cast into the top.

The profile of the casting (around the W and Weber logo) is not round as in all the other ones I have seen but is square.

It looks very well manufactured with precision items making the assembly.

Any ideas about the carb - where is was made and why the casting looks very different.

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[Esky]

Maybe a Edlebrock repo. made in the US? Just a guess. I believe I saw those about 10years ago.

[56BLITZ]

I ran across this the other day . . . http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=503977&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0