"65 ser.# 100002

[E S.]

Hi- Does anyone know the "story" on this car? It's complete engine(375 hp,clear down to plug wires and some ign. shielding) was in the industrial arts dept. as a teaching aid at a state college in my home town from about 1967 to maybe 1985. I always assumed there was something wrong mechanically and the motor was pulled off the line and changed,or maybe something happened to the car itself,and it was destroyed?
There was a brass plate screwed to the top of the "plenum" cover that stated that this motor had been donated by GM for educational purposes. I'm sure some one out there has the details? Thanks-EJ

[Tom D.]

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What school or what town please?

[Patrick H.]

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Hmmm, this makes me think....

Jerry Bramlett had a very early 65 FI with a swapped engine. Does anyone recall what serial number, or how to contact him? Just thinking of how an installed engine could have ended up at a school.

Yes, GM did donate engines to tech schools. I worked on one last evening that was donated 35+ years ago. It's now in private hands and has been for years.

Patrick

[E S.]

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Tom-Doesn't really matter,as, since I knew the head of the dept; I pressured him for about 2 yrs to "dispose of it" in some way,and maybe I could end up with it. I owned #11774 at the time, which is also a real car,and was very focused on the '65 FI cars. Anyway, after the long procedure of getting the engine declared "surplus", or "unusable", the motor was advertised and sold (sealed bids). Would'nt you know-I was low on extra cash by then,and did not get it bought! Anyway, I've always wondered if the car exists?
Also-I remember that the L/H exhaust manifold had the same vin derivitive stamp as the block and the intake manifold-whats with that? EJ

[David M.]

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EJ
I saw that engine also as you know. About a year ago I came accross the pictures I took of it when it was at the school.

I will see if I can find them again. I took pics of the pad but the focus wasn't very good. Tremendous amount of orange paint on the exhaust manifolds, water pump bypass hose etc. is what I remember the most. Even more than you see on most top flight cars today. That engine was not run very much at all before being pulled.
I also have wondered what ever happened to that engine and F.I. unit.
Dave

[Tom D.]

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I viewed 1963 Coupe number "8" today!

[Sydney G.]

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Wow.
Not to hijack this thread but what colors and options does '63 #8 have?

Syd

[Ray G.]

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Hi- Does anyone know the "story" on this car? It's complete engine(375 hp,clear down to plug wires and some ign. shielding) was in the industrial arts dept. as a teaching aid at a state college in my home town from about 1967 to maybe 1985. I always assumed there was something wrong mechanically and the motor was pulled off the line and changed,or maybe something happened to the car itself,and it was destroyed?
There was a brass plate screwed to the top of the "plenum" cover that stated that this motor had been donated by GM for educational purposes. I'm sure some one out there has the details? Thanks-EJ

Hello;
Don't Know about this car, but do know, Chevrolet at least, donated damaged cars/trucks to schools. In WI a Vega wagon that had the roof ripped off by a car carrier was donated to WCTC(Waukesha County Technical College) in about 1978. Never actually saw the car at the school, just was informed by our ASM. Only a very small percentage of damage could be repaired under most state laws.
Ray

[Edward B.]

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A number of years ago, one of those small Dodge pick-up trucks had an unfortunate meeting with a railroad bridge while atop a transporter on its way to the local dealer. The Dodge happily spent the remainder of its life, topless, as an on-site maintenance vehicle for the high school grounds and custodial staff.

[Tom D.]

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White with black-walls on white wheels. Red interior with a radio and heater. Engine looked base to me. No mention of HP on the valve covers. The recent restoration was first class.

[John D.]

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When I was in college in the 80's the mechanical engineering department had a complete 65 fuelie engine/transmission cutaway display very nicely done. Had a GM tag on it so I assume it was donated.

[Terry M.]

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Hello;
Don't Know about this car, but do know, Chevrolet at least, donated damaged cars/trucks to schools. In WI a Vega wagon that had the roof ripped off by a car carrier was donated to WCTC(Waukesha County Technical College) in about 1978. Never actually saw the car at the school, just was informed by our ASM. Only a very small percentage of damage could be repaired under most state laws.
Ray

This still goes on -- or at least it did before last year's melt-down of the auto industry. At the Community College I am affiliated with we have donations from all three of the formerly big-three. Each has an interesting, and sometimes amusing story attached. I have cleaned out all 1960s or '70s donations. (None for sale.)

[Paul J.]

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When I was in college in the 80's the mechanical engineering department had a complete 65 fuelie engine/transmission cutaway display very nicely done. Had a GM tag on it so I assume it was donated.

Our ME dept. had an Allison 12 cylinder out of one the Flying Tigers P-40s. It had been fully reconditioned during the early part of the war and was to have been sent back to Burma, but for some reason wasn't. I don't know how it ended up at the school, but I would always check on it when I was in Town and it dissapeared sometime in the late 80's.

Paul

[E S.]

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EJ
I saw that engine also as you know. About a year ago I came accross the pictures I took of it when it was at the school.

I will see if I can find them again. I took pics of the pad but the focus wasn't very good. Tremendous amount of orange paint on the exhaust manifolds, water pump bypass hose etc. is what I remember the most. Even more than you see on most top flight cars today. That engine was not run very much at all before being pulled.
I also have wondered what ever happened to that engine and F.I. unit.
Dave

Hi Dave-I still have the numbers off that engine (cast date, assem. date,etc.) as well as the ser.# of the FI unit, written down somewhere. I did'nt remember you taking pics; but I'm glad you did,and I hope you can find them. Your pics will confirm,but as I remember,it was complete- down to the balancer,oil pan, idler pulley, bell housing,clutch, as well as the ign. shield verticles.(at least we know the car had a radio) It was an HG suffix,so it did not have TI. EJ

[E S.]

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Hi all- I guess we've gotten a little off track- I'm just interested in what happened to the car? Has it survived? Shurely it's listed in a survey somewhere. It would certainly be an interesting car(probably the first '65 FI car), And, if the car survived- could we say it has TWO original motors?EJ