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Camaro Research Group Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: TonyHuntimerRaceHome on March 30, 2009, 11:59:26 PM
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Before you point me to the page that everyone has read:
http://www.camaros.org/geninfo.shtml#COPO
Why do the ZL1 production numbers (90) and crate engines (17) have a tilde (~) in front of each (~90) and (~17)? That seems odd. Does this mean that these numbers have been questioned in the past and that at least one historian "in the know" remembers a different number? It not only seems odd that Chevrolet didn't produce more that ended up in R&D and other racing programs. Wait! What am I saying? Chevrolet wasn't racing.
In Paul Van Valkenburgh's book,"Chevrolet ---Racing?" he refers to aluminum big block 427's in racing. He states, "Penske immediately picked up a half-dozen which were shipped to Traco, McLaren bought a bunch, and the 1968 Can-Am season was off to become a relatively competitive series." He also states, "The production aluminum-block 427 Chevrolet engine saw finally made available to the general public. Most were sold across the counter at around $2000 for the short block, but some were built in Corvettes and Camaros."
Is the ZL1 that we say only (~90) were produced, is that only complete engines? I take that as meaning there were A LOT more of these blocks produced, but only (~90) were complete engines. Any insight?
Thanks,
Tony Huntimer
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2 ZL1 Corvettes
69 ZL1 Camaros
~ would seem to me, the same as around, might not be exact.
Others will chime in
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Most people don't have the ASCII code handy for the double tilde, ≈, which in mathematics, reads as "approximately equal to". So they use the single, ~, which is available on standard keyboards. In most cases, the single indicates an approximation and can be read the same way as the double.