Very interesting engine

Discussion in 'Cars and Parts For Sale Leads' started by william.ali.kay, Jan 31, 2011.

  1. william.ali.kay

    william.ali.kay Needs more cowbell!

  2. Poppaluv

    Poppaluv I CALL WINNERS!!!

    What? A 60s or 70s aluminum block???? WTH is that?????
     
  3. skierkaj

    skierkaj Day 2 Street Screamer

    "Umm . . . *scratches head* . . . ummmmm? Yeah, what J-Pop said!"
     
  4. Phil

    Phil It really *is* a 350...

    It's (probably) a 61 or later aluminum Buick 215 which later became the basis for the Rover engine, or it is a Rover engine, since they comment on having a TR8 bellhousing for it.
     
  5. Poppaluv

    Poppaluv I CALL WINNERS!!!

    The 215 is v8?????:confused:
     
  6. painekiller

    painekiller Well-Known Member

    wasnt there an aluminum block 300 too:Do No: :confused:
     
  7. buickjunkie

    buickjunkie Well-Known Member

    yes

    The 64 300 was a cast iron block with aluminum heads and intake, that year only, 65 300 had cast iron intake and heads

    http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.php?t=221978

    Bruce
     

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  8. scott kerns

    scott kerns Silver Level contributor


    Yeah wasn't it in 64?


    scott
     
  9. Big Matt

    Big Matt Well-Known Member

    see above
     
  10. Jr'sreatta

    Jr'sreatta Well-Known Member

    In 64 buick made a alum.V8, my friend has one in his 64 skylark, it was a 333 ci, it weighed 16 lbs more then the V6.I think production was less then 300 cars.Even though I have seen the car personally,I got some of the information from the 70 Years of Buick by George H Dammann page 290. My friends car is located in Hanover Pa and he is a big used buick parts dealer.
     
  11. LowFlyLark

    LowFlyLark Time for a mild custom.

    My 64 is iron block. My father said he remembers an aluminum block for 64, I thought he was wrong but maybe not. I would love to know for sure and to see it with my own eyes.

    The heads in the ebay listing look like Oldsmobile. 5 bolt valve cover and rounded corners don't look like Rover or Buick.
     

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