The Carter Carburetor Company was founded by Will Carter in 1909. The company continued in St Louis, Missouri until 1984. Since then, some Carter models have been manufactured by Weber and marketed under the Edelbrock or Weber names.
Carter carburetors were known for sophisticated engineering and high quality. Some of the notable Carters were the W-1, the carburetor that ushered in the downdraft era starting in 1932 on Chevrolet cars. Before that, most carburetors, and all Carters, were of the updraft design.
Carter built the first successful 4 barrel carburetor, the WCFB (Will Carter Four Barrel) which first appeared in 1953 on Buick cars. The all-aluminum AFB (Aluminum Four Barrel) was a big innovation in 1957, and lives on today as the Edelbrock Performer AFB. Finally, the radical Carter Thermoquad with its phenolic float bowl appeared in 1971 and stayed until the company closed in the 80s.
The Carburetor Doctor has a full line of US-made Carter carburetor rebuild kits, floats, choke thermostats, parts and service manuals for 1, 2 and 4 barrels from 1925 to today.
