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The 322 Fireball V8 in a 1956 Buick Century. Buick's first generation V8 was offered from 1953 through 1956; it replaced the Buick straight-eight.While officially called the "Fireball V8" [1] by Buick, it became known by enthusiasts as the "Nailhead" for the unusual vertical alignment of its small-sized valves (Originally it was known to hot-rodders as the "nail valve", because the engine's ...
1961–1980 Buick small block V8 (formed the basis of the 1961-1963 Oldsmobile 215 aluminum V8) (now better known as the Rover V8 and also the Buick-based "Dauntless V8" on Jeeps or the Repco V8 Formula One engine based on the Oldsmobile version) 1965–2009 Chevrolet Big-Block V8 (originally "Turbo-Jet")
Do not confuse with later AMC 2.5 L engine that uses GM small corporate pattern . Chevrolet Turbo-Thrift engine (post-1962) Chevrolet 153 Inline 4 (Chevy II, pre-Iron-Duke - includes the Vortec 3000/181 industrial/marine crate motor) Detroit Diesel V8 6.2L and 6.5L; Duramax V8; Generation III V8s with modifications. These modifications include ...
From 1967-1969, the Super Turbine 300 was also available on the sporty Pontiac Firebird with the overhead cam inline six (230 and 250 cubic inches) or small V8 engines (326 and 350 cubic inches). Some of the rare later ST300's had a bell housing that was cast like a "multi-case", but some were never drilled from the factory for the Chevrolet ...
1937–1939 Automatic Safety Transmission (AST) — Oldsmobile, Buick in 1938 only; 1940–1967 Hydramatic — 4-speed Pontiac/Oldsmobile/Cadillac (totally different design than the later Turbo-Hydramatics) 1947–1952 Dynaflow — Buick's "2-speed CVT" 1950–1973 Powerglide — 2-speed Chevrolet (also used by Pontiac, Holden, Vauxhall and Opel).
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Engine bay of a 1967 AMC Marlin with a 4-barrel 343 Typhoon V8 Engine bay of a 1969 AMC AMX with a bare V8 block. The new-generation AMC V8 was introduced in 1966 [17] It is sometimes referred to as the "Gen-2" AMC V8. The first version was the completely new 290 cu in (4.8 L) Typhoon V8 introduced in a special mid-1966 model year "Rogue" hardtop.
The engine lineup consisted of an assortment of engines including the standard 231 cubic-inch Buick-built V6 and various optional powerplants including a Pontiac-built 301 cubic-inch V8, 350 cubic-inch V8s built by both Buick and Oldsmobile, and an Oldsmobile 403 cubic-inch V8. The V6 was standard in base and Custom coupes and sedans, the 301 ...