One hot 292

[Jeff's bowtie's]

I went to an estate sale this afternoon and this 292 was being auctioned off this thing is awesome !!!! Didn't stick around to see what it brought though

[Jeff's bowtie's]

Another

[Jeff's bowtie's]

And another

[Jeff's bowtie's]

Here's the build sheet

[trac209]

Very cool

['68OrangeSunshine]

Sorry to learn of Mr Porterfield's passing. I would have liked to know him and talk about 292s. His Turbo L6, bored to .060-over, would've been a 301" - 5.0 L mill. Truly an artist.
If I had that engine, I'd put it in a '67 K/10 Suburban -- to replace the burned out 454.

[Jeff's bowtie's]

I think it was built for the 1950 Chevy in the sale add it's a sweet engine for sure

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by Jeff's bowtie's

I think it was built for the 1950 Chevy in the sale add it's a sweet engine for sure

Hmmm. Yeah, they both have that Black-and-Silver thing going on.

[70 shorty]

That 292 is the definition of cool! I'd love to have that in my truck.

[special-K]

Looks great. Wish I could hear it. I can only imagine

[Jeff's bowtie's]

Talked to a friend who stayed at the auction till the end and said it was offered two ways first by itself and brought 5 grand then was offered as a package with the 1950 Chevy and was sold for 15 grand they said he had 12k in the engine alone sold to a internet bidder in New Jersey

[aod92]

Anyone know what kind of power a motor like that would make?

[midniteblues]

That's one sweet 6. Anybody with half a brain would be happy to pop the hood and show that off.

Would be pretty neat too chuck one if those stand alone fuel injection systems on it.

[Mollzyie]

That's a work of art !

[ubtripn]

I had the 292 in my 65 and it had torque, a ton of it. What a bullet proof engine and naturally balanced as well.

[suville]

Looks like some of Tom Lowes stuff on it

[jcramsey]

Man, that is cool!

[LongBox]

That engine is all about torque, the force that gets you moving, quickly. My dream vehicle is a 37 or 38 Chevy two door sedan with a 292, suitably modified for both power and exhaust note.

Too bad the owner passed before he could finish and enjoy his project.

[68is4me]

That is one sweet motor. I always thought it would be neat to build a rowdy 292.

[davepl]

Man, that really hits you in the old mortality box. I mean something has to happen to all your stuff when you go, but the notion of my wife or kids having to help other people paw through all my stuff and make offers on it... shudder.

And I can see all my NOS stuff being scored cheap and then resold on eBay, creating massive profits and angry threads on these forums about what people will pay for old NOS stuff!

[Grumpy old man]

You come into this world naked and you leave the same way ...

Be it an old tattered wallet with $10 in it or a mansion with a garage full of muscle cars you can't take it with you .you only rent material objects along the way ...

you may love your old truck but once your gone your wives new boyfriend may like a vintage Porsche more .....

[LEEVON]

Was this gentleman a forum member? His truck looks very familiar...maybe seen it here or on the HAMB.

[fatbass]

Nah. My wife's new boyfriend likes BMWs.

Wait! What?

I'm thinking that 292 needs to be in a '54 'vette.

[68jewel]

That thing is way too cool.

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by Jeff's bowtie's

Talked to a friend who stayed at the auction till the end and said it was offered two ways first by itself and brought 5 grand then was offered as a package with the 1950 Chevy and was sold for 15 grand they said he had 12k in the engine alone sold to a internet bidder in New Jersey

So the late Mr Porterfield had spent $12,000 on his turbo HD/TD 301" L6? Wow. And not a nickel out of place.
Just wonder why no power steering? Where would you put it? The manifolds occupy the space that a stock P/S pump would be. Might also limit access to the turbo, which may need fine-tuning.
Maybe not required on a '50 half-ton pick up.
We'll never know.