Recent content by Tom Kochtanek

Sorry to learn of your ailments. Rest up and come back even stronger :). Best, TomK

Good luck with the potential sale :). Cheers! TomK

Thought so. I understand that there might have been more than one iteration. Your pic is definitely the one we saw back then at KCIR :).

Circa 2006-7-8 (I'll have to look at the sticker on the car we took) we were attending a weekend event at KCIR in Western Missouri. There was a guy there with what he represented as the '62 Belair you caretake. I think it had a BBC under the hood. I recall getting his business card and that...

I'm guessing that a 1962 factory three-speed mated to a 409 (all from the factory) is a different animal than the 3 speed that sat behind an inline 6 cylinder (or a 283 or 327 for that matter) also in 1962? TomK

Wow, are you the current caretaker? Is it possible that this vehicle was once in a small town in Missouri (Salem)? TomK

Just remember, it costs just as much to properly rebuild a 348 as it does a 409, and the resulting values are quite disparate. Of course, the cost of the "starter kits" (block/crank/heads/intake) are a bit higher for the 409 as compared to a 348 :). I have a "double notch" truck 348 fitted...

The "TF" stamped on that front pad tells us it was most likely a "truck" 348 engine from a 1960 C-50 or a C-60 truck? I think we once determined that the "702" cylinder head castings were also "truck specific" kinda like the 333s. These engines put out around 220 - 230 horses back in the day...

Didn't Phil Reed purchase his '62 Corvette from Volo? I could be wrong....

Excellent craftsmanship :). TomK

Hey Randy, hope you had a good one and were able to spend time with family and friends :). Cheers! TomK

Here in mid-Missouri we had a near 95% totality view. Back in 2017 it was 100%. That one was special :). This one was pretty cool. Bought ten pair of "glasses" and watched it the wife and Sister, who travelled from Sacramento CA for the event (2100 miles). Gave the other 7 to staff...

I've seen asks between $800 and $900. Wishful thinking?

I was gonna say $300 plus the cost of machine work.

Dean, you are going through way tooooo many trials and tribulations :). Cruise in the new acquisition (the bubbletop) and once you get your "fix" you'll feel better crawling under the Biscayne. i get that part about aging, it's taking a toll on all of us :(. Cheers! TomK