Chevrolet Will Build 100 Millionth Small-Block V8 This Fall

This year marks a major milestone This fall, marks the 100th anniversary of theautomaker and, the company expects to build its one-hundred millionth small-block V8 this fall. Chevy isnot sure which engine will mark the 100 millionth number, nor does the company know where it will endbut it should roll off the assembly line some time this fall. Chevrolet Chief Engineer Ed Cole designed the small block V8 in 1955 with the first engine to be used in the ’55 Corvette. Amazingly, the 4.4-inch bore spacing, 90-degree crank angle and pushrod valvetrain design, would beimplemented in countless Chevy’s from that point on. Even today’s 638-hp supercharged 6.2-liter engine found inthe Corvettehas its roots from the 1955 design.The small-block was easy to work on, easy to modify, and a whole industry grew around it to provide the parts tomodify itpresident for performance vehicles and motorsportsIt changed everything.”