Original Wooden Engine Support

[Joseph T.]

Fifty..years ago!!!

This is one of the 1957 Sebring engines sitting in the hanger at Sebring, Florida International 12 hour Grand Prix... March 1957.

There were 4 more just like it..in the hanger. Two of the other complete FI engines had painted valve covers???

Joe Trybulec

[Michael H.]

Re: Original Wooden Engine Support

Joe,

Hard to tell for sure but it looks like the balancer and pulley are retained by a center bolt and large washer?

Excellent pic, thanks.

[Art A.]

Re: Original Wooden Engine Support

And................I'll bet that they all were assembled in the Trans/Axle room at Chevrolet Engineering under a Work Order number. Tooooo bad we can't see the pads.

Art

[Joseph T.]

Re: Original Wooden Engine Support

Art..those stamp pads would tell a tale..I'm sure!

I have been told that blown engines were returned to Michigan..for analysis..and to keep the special Dupont lubricant formulas a secret.

Do you think Engineering scrapped these race engines after they returned to Michigan... or what was the process?

Joe

[John H.]

Re: Original Wooden Engine Support

Joe -

Most likely full teardown, inspection/measurement of every part, full layout display for a week on a long table in the lab hallway with a copy of the inspection report, then el scrappo...that's how the 430 and 494 Can-Am engines and Hewland transaxles were handled in 1969.

[Joseph T.]

Thanks John! *NM*

[Art A.]

Re: Thanks John!

Yep, As usual John's spot on. I walked pasted those inspaection tables almost every day and even stoped a few time to examined some of the parts................if only knew then what I know today I would have looked alot closer. I'm sure the inspection reports John mentions were documented in what was called a TWO......Test Work Order.

Art

[Mike M.]

Re: Thanks John!

joe, john, mike and art: 50 years from now, vette guys are gonna review your recent posts and thank god for your input and the existence of the NCRS TDB. thanks guys, mike

[Mark #28455]

Wanna bet?

We remember Corvettes fondly because they were the top performing cars during our youth. Many that drooled over them can now finally afford one! But who are the younger generation today? They are mostly interested in import cars with the "fart can" mufflers. As we die off over time, the "glory days" of the old Corvettes will be mostly forgotten.

Did you ever wonder ... when people become senile, they start to hoard the most unusual things - old newspapers, popsicle stick lamps, bobble head dolls, heck they even save old poop in jars (wasn't that Elvis' thing or was it Howard Hughes ). I wonder what the "average American" thinks about our obsession with tracking down the last known 50 year old NOS lug nut?

Our active membership has remained steady for a number of years (new members join, others quit or die). If we still want the NCRS to be around in 50 years, we need to actively seek out new members.

Mark