[Bill Pritchard]

I think the reason the 325hp automatic cars did not have the heat shield around the starter is because they had the sheet metal heat stove around the passenger side exhaust manifold. The heat stove acted as a form of heat shield and also provided heated air to the carburetor via a flexible duct to the air cleaner snorkel. I don't know if the 350hp and/or 375hp cars with automatic had any form of a heat shield for the starter or not. They both used the open element air cleaner and hence there was no practical means of providing heated air to the carburetor, making the heat stove unnecessary.