Yes, it should have an aluminum 215 V8 with the trademark Buick Nailvalve heads. Olds used the same engine but with different heads. Buick introduced the V6 for the 1962 models. As was said, only the Tempest used the "rope drive" together with the rear transaxle. The Olds & Buick used an unknown mysterious differential. My buddy Warren has been through all of that with his '62 F85 and he found that nobody was entirely in-the-know regarding the center, rear axles & housing. 3.36:1 ratio though.
Did you know that the front doors were shared between the Tempest, F85 & Special? I'm talking even about the external sheetmetal. Take a look at the body lines and you can see different treatments. Look closer and you will find that the door skins are in fact interchangable.
The colour looks like Cherrywood Bronze, a stock 1961 GM colour.
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67 Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe, Oshawa-built 250 PG never disturbed.
In garage, 296 cid inline six & TH350...
Cam, Toronto.
I don't judge a man by how far he's fallen, but by how far back he bounces - Patton
I've been to their operation in Almont, Michigan. It really is something, with a mini museum and the prototype Chaparral aluminum V8, some prototype Mickey Thompson speed equipment, plus a huge stock of aluminum V8s: Olds, Buick, Rover. They have the kits to turn an MGB into an MGB/GT V8.
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67 Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe, Oshawa-built 250 PG never disturbed.
In garage, 296 cid inline six & TH350...
Cam, Toronto.
I don't judge a man by how far he's fallen, but by how far back he bounces - Patton
