DeTomaso Mailing List: March 2000, Message #5
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| From: | "Jones, Daniel C" <Daniel.Jones@MW.Boeing.com> |
| Subject: | RE: FW: AUSSIE BLOCKS |
| Date: | Wed, 1 Mar 2000 09:45:38 -0500 |
Do you mean the 494 Can Am big blocks?
Dan Jones
> << When I was at Hall's, Gary showed me a rare Ford Aluminum 351C block.
> >>
>
> Rare is right-Ford made about 25 of these things for drag and Trans-Am
> racing. Most had internal dry-sump lube with an external pump. And some
> were
> 302s, not 351Cs. The REALLY rare ones were one of the 4 or 5
> magnesium-block
> 502s used in Mario Andretti's Trans-Am unlimiteds.... Cheers- J DeRyke
>