Elvis Hargrove wrote in a message to Keith Scudder:
-> and check it, I noticed Chevy was the only one who never made a block
-> with a stroke longer than a Bore size. I noticed Buick, Pontiac and
EH> Stuedebaker holds the record for the SHORTEST stroke in a
EH> V-8. The '53 V-8 had a stroke of 2 13/16". The bottom end
EH> would turn a lot tighter than the valves would allow! 
EH> 
WoW, I never knew it was so short! Damn... Was that the engine in the golden 
hawks? Couldn't have been, they ran pretty well if I remember right. I think 
my brother's was a 53 Hawk.
Thanks,
           Terry
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