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RE: It was all about $
By P - 02/07/2002 3:35:16 PM; IP 66.89.75.42
I agree that it was, indeed, all about the bucks. But what about your premise though, that more blocks cast as sideoilers went into boats, than went into cars?

The engines have survived in boats better than in the cars. Reason, cars drive all the time, and the big blocks always had to prove a point, therefore they were run hard. Now they're either blown up, worn out, or just gone with the wind, not that many of em left. In the meantime, if you nurse a marine motor, paying the enormous marine gas bills, etc. the darn things will last forever, especially if you just put put around so you don't throw the TV set into the head, and the glassware all over the galley.

Chris Craft was "hardly" in the mass production mode, becaue it took quite a while to crank out one of those 20,000 pound hulls and strap in two motors. I'll dig up my production numbers from the Galiopolis Ohio marine fitting plant, and I'll post them. I don't think they really had the volume, I think it appears that way now due to the fact that there are some 427 marine motors still out there running in original condition.

my two cents.

Time to crawl back under my rock, all this exposure makes me think someone is going to put the claws to my back!!

PS: I liked your comments about Lee Holman and his $1500 blocks, versus the $1400 CC was paying for the 390 crank/352 heads.

P
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 RE: Casting numbers and Motorcycles -- David Thayerh, 02/02/2002
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 24" Props! -- P, 02/06/2002
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RE: It was all about $ -- P, 02/07/2002
 RE: 427 Marine info for Royce & Two Wheel Show -- Ray, 02/02/2002
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