W-43 455
General Discussion
Are you talking about this famous engine? Is it the one and only that was made?
I'm surprised in the world of re-manufacturing and CNCs someone out there hasn't tried to make a replica somehow. I'm probably over simplifying it all haha.
That thing is truly a work of art. Was one ever put in a car or have they always been in prototype / display stages?
from what I understand Chevy put the engine and future plans to its grave. Chevy was not having it, due to it potentially being superior to the LS7. Also Chevy being GM's biggest seller at the time wanted sole racing status. Sad from what I understand from D.Bunch there were going to be a few versions of this motor in regards to hp output.
As mentioned Dave Bunch while working in Lansing seen this development and its demise by Chevrolet. Per him manyleft out the back door per se when project was shut down.Supposedlya guy in Georgia has one andthere pics on the web of it.
This one is complete
I heard (can't verify of course) the majority left at night lol
I know I think he wanted 9000 or something the way it was . Still digging for pics
dnmfranco wrote:I know I think he wanted 9000 or something the way it was . Still digging for pics
I'm pretty sure that you are correct about that being the price he was asking for; possibly even as much as $10K.I don't recall as to exactly where the ad for it was posted. I believe it was on eBay? It seems like a good handful of the Olds experimental engines have popped-up on the WWW and been sold.
I recently had the pleasure of making acquaintance of a man who worked in Olds for several years and told me a few stories...depressing at the least. Saw first hand several Aluminum blocks sawn into quarter chunks for scrap...not even offered to employees or others...just garbage goin to the dump....chest high piles
Brett
Paladin31 wrote:Saw first hand several Aluminum blocks sawn into quarter chunks for scrap...not even offered to employees or others...just garbage goin to the dump....chest high piles
Well that's awfully depressing. Sounds like watching an execution.