57 Barn find....

[Bruce B.]

Re: 57 Barn find....

Bruce -

My '53 was the other one, and it did.

John,
Looks like a pretty cool 53.
Over the years I have seen just about every engine in a Corvette set up for street or racing, BB Chevys, Pontiacs, Cadillacs and one with a Hemi.
Has anyone ever seen one with a flathead? I know it sounds sort of backword but it sure would be different.

[Ray G.]

Re: 57 Barn find....

Bruce -

My '53 was the other one, and it did.

Hello John;
What year is the picture?
Is that a Sun Tach. box on the fender well?
Like the complete appearance of the engine while being lifted.

Ray

[Bruce B.]

Re: 57 Barn find....

Here are a few pictures of a 54 I did a while back.
305 SBC from an 80 California Corvette, 350 turbo. Great running engine in a light car.
78 Silver anniversary paint colors.
To many part missing to restore, so I preserved the car.
Early 54 # 103X.

[John H.]

Re: 57 Barn find....

Hello John;
What year is the picture?
Is that a Sun Tach. box on the fender well?
Like the complete appearance of the engine while being lifted.

Ray

Ray -

Photo is from 1959, and that's a Sun transmitter box on the inner fender; photo below of the other end. The 3x2's came off shortly after the photo was taken, replaced by a 6-71 blower and two WCFB's (solved the small valve and small port issues) .

[Loren L.]

'54 Buvette

Winter of '54 saw Jim Gaylord, with the assistance of a fellow named Cole, received a Buick Engineering test motor (364 cu in) and got Carl Grimes (Phx mechanic/machinest who raced a nailhead in an Anglia) to install it.
Motor Trend did a story circa May '54 on the car.

[Doug F.]

Re: 57 Barn find....

Looks like the long lost steel bodied Vette since it looks rusty.

[Joseph T.]

Re: '54 Buvette

Winter of '54 saw Jim Gaylord, with the assistance of a fellow named Cole, received a Buick Engineering test motor (364 cu in) and got Carl Grimes (Phx mechanic/machinest who raced a nailhead in an Anglia) to install it.
Motor Trend did a story circa May '54 on the car.

There was a buick engine installed in the Bill Mitchell SR2 for a short time in 1957.

Joe

[Alexander C.]

Re: 57 Barn find....

Alright dude, WTH. That wreck is at $20K now and the dude actually has the words "Solid" and "Complete" IN THE AUCTION TITLE!

Seriously

Don't get me wrong, if I were retired with the funds and desire and not getting my money out of it but just having fun bringing it back to life, I would do it for $20K but I KNOW it's going to still go higher! Wow.

[Tom B.]

Re: 57 Barn find....

A friend and I pulled a '63 409/425 out of a '55 in 1975. It actually fit pretty well.

John,

I never get tired of seeing pictures of your '53.

Tom

[Steven B.]

Re: 57 Barn find....

A friend and I pulled a '63 409/425 out of a '55 in 1975. It actually fit pretty well.

John,

I never get tired of seeing pictures of your '53.

Tom

Tom, was that the '63 from Angola?

Steve

[Tom B.]

Re: 57 Barn find....

It was out of one of that pair pf '55 Vettes on that lot by Crooked lake, the one that Larry bought. It was originally a Harvest Gold car. The other one, orignaly red, is where I got that '61 270 that still sets in the corner of my shop.

Tom