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Discussion in 'Vintage (thru 365 GTC4)' started by teegeefla, May 17, 2008.

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  1. teegeefla

    teegeefla Formula Junior

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    #1 teegeefla, May 17, 2008
    Does anyone have any detailed info on chassis 0686 when it was fitted with a Chevrolet engine and raced by Anson Johnson at Nassau in the mid-1960's? If there are photos, how different did the car look with the engine swap? How easy ro hard were such conversions?
     
  2. Dave Wolin

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    #2 Dave Wolin, May 21, 2008
    I briefly raced a 2 liter Mondial in the middle 60's - Ex Mexican Road Race Castellotti car with oil cooler tubes brazed into the hood.

    Not very fast so we put in a Chevy small block and 4 speed.

    No idea of the VIN or where the car went.

    Should've kept it in original condition !!

    Dave
     
  3. Ney

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    #3 Ney, May 21, 2008
    For 4 cyl cars transaxle cars, the swap was not too hard. The rear engine mounts had to be removed/ relocated and the bellhousing could be fitted to the back of the Chevy with an adapter plate. The drive shaft angle changed a little bit and exhaust piping had to be accomodated on the righthand side of the car, so some additional bodging generally had to be done.
     
  4. Tom Roland

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    #4 Tom Roland, May 21, 2008
     
  5. Aardy

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    #5 Aardy, May 22, 2008
    0570M ??
     
  6. Tom Roland

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    #6 Tom Roland, May 22, 2008
    Like many other 4-cylinder, 0570 was converted to V8 (around 1959) but it never was a 2 litre before and, being of 1955, couldn't be at the Carrera, the latest being 1954.
     
  7. Dave Wolin

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    #7 Dave Wolin, May 25, 2008
    I was told it was Castellotti and the Mexican Road Race; Never checked or verified of course. And I might have misremebered from 40 + years ago. The only thing certain was that it had oil cooler tubes brazed into the hood and was once owned by Bob Degraw of Corning (?) or Cortland NY.

    DW
     

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