1968 vintage magazine: Chevy 427 Aluminum V8, and more. A ZL1 prelude.
 

Motor Trend Sep 1968 magazine includes, among other things: “Chevy’s heavy lightweight” by Eric Dahlquist and refers to the 427 all aluminum big block Chevy that Al Bartz and a couple of other engineers at GM Tech center in Warren were working on back in 1968. Weighing 460 pounds and producing 615 hp with a modified Lucas/Crower injector, price tag was $3,000. Another article “H-O doesn’t stand for Hairy-Olds, but maybe it should”, is a road test of a 1968 Hurst/Olds. The magazine cover shows some patina and wear, inside is nice. $10