TC>> The 283 was born in 1957, buried in 1967.
 TC>> Great engine though....
 TC>> Tom
 LR>
 LR> The book of casting numbers I was looking through only had the 283
 LR> listed as being made from '62 to '67. And you are probably right, I'n
 RW> The 283 was also the first production V8 to produce 1 horsepower per
 RW> cubic inch displacement.  The venerable 283CI 283HP, Rochester Fuel
 RW> Injected V8 was introduced into the Corvette as well as the Chevrolet
 RW> passenger car. I remember my first ride.  What the younger generation
 RW> of today calls "awesome"....  I was a very impressionable 17 at the
 RW> time. 
I've heard of the 1' per 1' of the 283 before. A friend of mine has (had?)
a 1962 Chevy Impala 2 door with the 283 in it (he says it was the power
package version) so it probably was 1' per 1' version of the 283. It was
nice car, chrome everywhere.
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