Chevrolet had been playing around with a new engine in the NASCAR arena since 1963. When the new Mark IV engine was first shown in the 1965 Corvette, it looked as if it had been installed with a shoehorn!
The massive big-block took horsepower and torque to a whole new level. Racers of all kinds benefited from the new design. Very quickly, big-block Chevy engines were showing up in road racing Corvettes, and drag racing Chevys. Top Fuel drag racer Jim Butcher actually set the NHRA Top Fuel et record with a big-block Chevy!
The 396 option in the 1965 Corvette would set you back 538.00.
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What's under the hood has always been of prime importance for Corvette lovers. So much so that some Corvette engines have become legends in their own right
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This portfolio of Scott Teeters' "Vette Magazine" series, covers every production Corvette from 1953 to 1996. Also included are all of the major Corvette show cars, engineering prototypes, concept cars, and several Corvette racers.
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