The son of a friend of mine and his wife just bought a house. Moved in last week. While stuffing some of their junk into the attic he noticed what he thinks is a small block Chevy and an automatic transmission up there. It’s in an area above the door to the garage so above the kitchen. He says he has no idea how they would have gotten it up there or how he will get it down.
WTF?
He called me because he knows I mess with old cars so I’m going to go there tomorrow. I’ll crawl up there and see what kind of numbers I can find.
But here’s my first thought...it’s might be rare or valuable or both. Why would anyone go through all of the trouble to stick a 305 or a 307 in the attic? I’m thinking some prior owner stuck it up there for safe keeping and it got forgotten or they died or ?? Or then again maybe it is a 305 and some sic bastard is laughing every time he thinks about what people will think when they find it.
I’ll try to get some pics of where it is too.
Hilarious.
The son of a friend of mine and his wife just bought a house. Moved in last week. While stuffing some of their junk into the attic he noticed what he thinks is a small block Chevy and an automatic transmission up there. It’s in an area above the door to the garage so above the kitchen. He says he has no idea how they would have gotten it up there or how he will get it down.
WTF?
He called me because he knows I mess with old cars so I’m going to go there tomorrow. I’ll crawl up there and see what kind of numbers I can find.
But here’s my first thought...it’s might be rare or valuable or both. Why would anyone go through all of the trouble stick a 305 or a 307 in the attic? I’m thinking some prior owner stuck it up there for safe keeping and it got forgotten or they died or ?? Or then again maybe it is a 305 and some sic bastard is laughing every time he thinks about what people will think when they find it.
I’ll try to get some pics of where it is too.
Hilarious.
Don't be ragging on the poor old 305's. I had one in a 78 Nova a long time ago. Only mods were a cheap set of headers, that little mill ran really good.
Maybe it's a NASCAR motor and they were hiding it from the tech inspectors. Maybe the guy was hiding it from his wife as the purchase was not "approved". Maybe a wicked miss-fire sent the engine into the rafters.
Naahh...
This I've got to see. Don't forget pictures for the hungry masses. I guess "barn find" is getting old, now it is "rafter find". I heard of a guy finding an early solid-axle Corvette in pieces, all suspended by rope (?!) inside a garage. Humans can be a strange lot sometimes.
How sure are you that it isn't a fake/plastic mock-up engine & trans? We need some pics!
I'm planning to keep an eye on this thread to see how you guys end up getting it down from there too
I honestly think that’s the major reason he called; to help get it down. Which after pics I may be looking for suggestions.
He said he thought it looked like small block Chevy but he’s not a car guy so the only reference is the 350 in his boat. It could be anything. He did say it’s pretty dirty so probably not a plastic mock-up.
Pics either way, I promise.
I'm feeling the same anticipation as I did when Jeraldo Rivera opened Al Capone's vault. I might have to call in sick tomorrow with a wild case of anxiety.>
This thread is like looking at one of those auctions at a storage place where they sell off the contents of a storage locker sight unseen. Pure suspense all the way.
My bet: it is a one of a kind GM Engineering test mule that was destined to be scrapped but was removed thru the back door on the third shift. The guy who saved it died and his son in law got the motor but he was afraid of the fact that in reality it was stolen so........................................
Oh yeah, as mentioned earlier it must be a prototype destined for use only in the Corvette but the bean counters at GM cancelled the development effort just as tests showed 500+ HP and 550 Lb / Ft numbers on the test stand from a 305 CI titanium block.
I just LOVE these nonsense stories people cook up and spread around.
It better be something cooler than a Pacer engine or once I get a few pics he’s on his own getting it out or the next owner of this home will get to discover it and wonder WTF.
Rafters on 24" centers only gives 22.5" from side of rafter to the other rafter unless there's a larger opening or maybe a large gable vent to get it out? Subscribed
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