<VV> RE "crate engine"

[Jim Davis]

I have a 1969 Bill Thomas catalog showing: PN 3830951 (1960-3 145 cubic 
inch, 2x1 heads, less carburation and wires  - $485.00  shipping weight 
400 lbs);  PN 3921001 (1964-9 164 cubic inch 4x1 heads, 140 HP, less 
carburation and wires - $525.00  shipping weight 400 lbs.).   Chevy 
offered universal replacement bare blocks from 1967 to 1972. (no 
stamping on any part - I have two).  Chevy offered short block for most 
Corvair engine combinations (crankcase halves, crankshaft and cam).  The 
P&A 30C shows all the PNs for the various combinations: PN3830951 
(universal engine assembly 1960-1963); PN 3918793 (universal engine 
assenbly 1964-1967 standard model); PN 3921001 (special high performance 
engine assembly 1964-1967) and PN 3933939 (universal A.I.R. 1966-1969).

Remember the Chevy Corvair was a complete stand alone car/truck line, so 
any thing that GM did for the other divisions (Caddy, Buick, Olds, 
Poncho and Chevy they did for Corvair - that was Ed Cole's vision.
Jim Davis



On 4/14/2015 9:14 PM, Kerwin Nailor via VirtualVairs wrote:
> I don’t recall that as part of engine terminology way back then. Current terminology being used maybe to mean something else from then?
>   ________