Zenith Carburetor Company

Zenith Carburetor (later the Fuel Devices Division of Bendix Corporation) was an American manufacturer of gasoline engine management systems and components, chiefly carburetors and filters.

It was founded in Detroit, Michigan in 1911 as a subsidiary of the French Société du carburateur Zénith.

[1] Carburetors in most cases were replaced by fuel injection systems, also provided by Bendix, during the 1970s.

The design of the Zenith was perfected around 1889-1903 by Anthony Messina of Rhinelander, Wisconsin.

[2] The Zenith design won first prize in a competition with 14 others organized by the Royal Prussian War Ministry in 1903.