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This sits under the hood. This is the famous (or is it infamous???) 1963 Chevy Mystery Motor. It's a completely different design from the (RPO) Z-11 (bored-out 409).
It resides in the 1963 Chevrolet (RPO) Z-33 Mark II 427 built to go run with the big dogs in NASCAR, when the S in NASCAR meant STOCK. Remember that?
Unlike the 348---409---427 (W-design), this Mark II 427 was sort of the prototype for the killer Mark IV big block we all know and love. From this flowed the 396, 402, 427, 454 and several truck variations. Although almost no parts are directly transferable, this was the beginning of real greatness. If memory serves, they were only allowed a single 4-bbl in NASCAR at the time, so they weren't running these twins at the time.
1963 Chevy Biscayne 427 Badge
"Junior" Johnson drove one of these to the fastest qualifying lap at the Daytona 500 (165.183 mph), which set a speed record that year. Yeah...he was pushing a big ol' rectangular brick through the air at 165mph...in 1963. Damn.
Mystery motor - Junior Johnson
There he is on the pole...
Once again, thanks Zora.
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It resides in the 1963 Chevrolet (RPO) Z-33 Mark II 427 built to go run with the big dogs in NASCAR, when the S in NASCAR meant STOCK. Remember that?
Unlike the 348---409---427 (W-design), this Mark II 427 was sort of the prototype for the killer Mark IV big block we all know and love. From this flowed the 396, 402, 427, 454 and several truck variations. Although almost no parts are directly transferable, this was the beginning of real greatness. If memory serves, they were only allowed a single 4-bbl in NASCAR at the time, so they weren't running these twins at the time.
1963 Chevy Biscayne 427 Badge
"Junior" Johnson drove one of these to the fastest qualifying lap at the Daytona 500 (165.183 mph), which set a speed record that year. Yeah...he was pushing a big ol' rectangular brick through the air at 165mph...in 1963. Damn.
Mystery motor - Junior Johnson
There he is on the pole...
Once again, thanks Zora.
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