Gorries Little Screamer

[Colesy]

The first ad is from April 1962 and the second is October 1962. Gorries added the "dealer installed" 360 HP Corvette motor to the "new for 62" Chevy II. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2015/05/full-2273-26489-zzzzzcp9.jpg
http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2015/05/full-2273-26490-zzzzzcp6.jpg

[olredalert]

----If done correctly this would have been a really great little bomber. You have to wonder about the rearend as well as the suspension, etc......Bill S

[luzl78]

Can you imagine what this would be worth if found with fuel injected motor and documentation.

[miket1]

Maybe they built more than one of these.

[PeteLeathersac]

Pretty hot # for '62!
Gerry Coffey gave his original Gorries &amp; Golden Mile paperwork to Lance a few years before he passed away...<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif
Also, I expect not these Fuelie cars but believe Gorries ran/sponsored one or more of the early Novas in the Shell Oil sponsored Canada Rallys of the era...62-65?
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~ Pete

[markjohnson]

I'll just leave this here.

[earntaz]

Cute blond in the back seat!

[RPOLS3]

Cool picture Mark, interesting that the Corvette expansion tank is installed as well.

[novadude]

Wonder if any survived?

[Paul_S]

Ooh, Now that's tasty... and a Black/Red car to boot.

The Hot Rod Thomas &quot;Bomb&quot; article was March '62 with GM part numbers. Someone was spreading this &quot;development&quot; hardware availability info around.


Paul

[Paul_S]

This info/hardware in the article included HD suspension, brakes and &quot;radius rods&quot; added to rear suspension (similar to Corvette). Rear end would take Passenger/Corvette gears but, yes, would be the weak link. Front end would be better with those installed HD parts (springs, sway bar &amp; brakes) but still the same Chevy II geometry. I think the White Thomas car did end up in a Canada road race and won. ...unless that was one of these. Have an article somewhere showing it racing there.

Paul