The transparent model engine kit was so successful that Renwal ... was planning on introducing a model of the small-block Chevy V-8 to compete with the Visible V8, the automaker persuaded the ...

Chevrolet first experimented with the V8 engine layout as early as 1917. However, it was the 265 cubic inch small block, ...

This 1967 Chevrolet Corvette convertible ... Photo: Bring a Trailer As for the engine, it’s the previously mentioned 427 ci L71 V8 unit with the three two-barrel carburetor setup.