Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Insanity strikes again

[Hans E. Hansen (FList]

Was working in a dealership parts room at that time.  I remember
seeing the linerless aluminum blocks in the parts book.  The price was
astronomical (for that time), like about $12k.  Available in 465cid,
495cid, and 502cid.

The showroom sales materials were sketchy regarding the L88 (and ZL1)
motors.  Little info available, which I'm sure was by design.  I
remember customers ordering cars, "why pay more for a 430hp motor,
when I can have 435 for less?"

In 1969 ( a year after the auction car....), there were 2 variations
of the 350cid motor, and 4 to 6 - depending upon how you count them -
versions of the 427cid.  Rear axle ratios were wide open, anything
from 2.73 to 4.56 was available.

I still have the showroom brochures floating around here somewhere....

Hans.

On 3/25/21, Jeff Kennedy <jkennedy.design [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> The CanAm cars switched to the ZL1 aluminum block version.  Later on
> McLaren had special versions done by Reynolds Aluminum that were linerless
> using the technique of the Vega at 494 then 512 ci.
>
> On Thu, Mar 25, 2021 at 10:03 AM Lashdeep Singh via Ferrari <
> ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com> wrote:
>
>> GP, not a “great” engine but a supremely powerful, ground breaking unit
>> that represented a milestone during the Golden Era of motorsport
>> dominating
>> Can Am and with noted success in sports car racing.
>>
>> Where else could you mimic the fastest racing cars in the world by buying
>> almost the exact same engine for the street?
>>
>> F50? Enzo?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mar 25, 2021, at 07:45, George <ygpz4re [at] hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> But even at $400K - Reserve Not Met.
>>
>> It may be a great engine, it may be one of the all-time great muscle
>> cars,
>> it may be very limited production and rare, and it may be really great
>> looking.....  But I'm kinda with Clyde on this one, for $400K+, there are
>> *A
>> LOT*​ of cars I'd rather have in my garage....
>>
>> FWIW, YMMV, yadda yadda.....
>>
>> gp
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> From: Lashdeep Singh <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
>>
>>
>> $400k final I believe.
>>
>> Not bad for that much car...
>>
>>
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