Who knows about the Mk II motor? (re: Bill Thomas)

[442w30]

Well, this is related to that story, although I wasn't aware that the magazine had announced this. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

[olredalert]

----Bob Auxier in Phoenix (the guy who does so much Cheeta stuff) knows about as much about Bill Thomas as anyone. I don't know how to reach him but someone on the sight will, I think......Bill S

[Verne_Frantz]

To my knowledge, I've never heard of a connection between Bill Thomas and the MK-II. I know Mickey Thompson was also in CA but I think he did his own work with a <span style="font-style: italic">little</span> help from some Chevrolet engineers.

This is a good read.
http://hotrodenginetech.com/mystery-...ell-tells-all/

Verne [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif[/img]

[442w30]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Verne_Frantz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
This is a good read.
http://hotrodenginetech.com/mystery-...ell-tells-all/
</div></div>

Yeah, I had seen that article - thanks!

[Verne_Frantz]

It's entirely possible that Bill Thomas played with one of those motors, but not during the development stages. Smokey did some testing with intake manifold runner design for them, and of course, he created the extra main bearing caps (fit over the stock 2 bolt caps).
I had the pleasure of talking with Dick Keinath a few times before he died and learned a lot, mostly about the secrecy of the whole project. According to Dick, the GM top brass didn't find out about the MK-II until a reporter asked them about it at Daytona in Feb. They said, &quot;what new motor?&quot; That was when the poop hit the propeller. Anyone found working on race parts after that was immediately shown the door.
Dick told me he wanted to measure &quot;mass&quot; flow through the ports but the equipment to do that hadn't been invented yet. He was ahead of the curve as an engineer. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif[/img]

Verne [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]