1966 Corvette 427 & M22 Trans

[snydes]

There were 5,258 L72 Vettes in '66, only 15 cars out of total production had the M22. If it is a real '66 L72 than 3500 for a complete engine is a good buy. I certainly hope it isn't an orginal big block car much less an original big block M22 car and the guy is selling the engine out of it, if so he should use the money to have his head examined!

Good luck!

[3macs1]

I have sold a bare 66 Vette 4 bolt 427 block for more than he is asking. It is a steal at the prices quoted and if that M22 is a real 66 I would be posting the numbers to try to get the drive train back with the original car since it is a rare rare combinations as the guys state.

[MosportGreen66]

I knew I was off... Always get the 22 production number figure confused with tranny... whopps.

-Dan

[Born30YrsLate]

...wouldn't the "C" designation he mentioned indicate the trans is at the earliest from 1969?...

[3macs1]

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Agree if it case is original but you know the way we all did in those cases back in the day and exchanged them for what ever we could find to fit.A true 66 M22 is a super rare piece. Be interesting to see what it had for a side cover and some of the casting numbers. That would help. Small output shaft is worth digging deeper.

[PeteLeathersac]

"...if that M22 is a real 66 I would be posting the numbers to try to get the drive train back with the original car..."

Exactly!.

~ Pete

[3macs1]

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"...if that M22 is a real 66 I would be posting the numbers to try to get the drive train back with the original car..."

Exactly!.

~ Pete

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The odds Andy of that vette still being alive some where is good. I know back in the day not even you and I were cutting up 66 corvettes like we did with so many others. DAAAAAAAAAAA. I still have nightmares now over some.

[Viper69Z28]

Wow didnt know how rare these cars were.I was just going to put the drivetrain in my Camaro.I will ask the guy if he still has the car.Also sorry if my question was not clear on the transmission.I was just saying in reference to it might having a designation letter C as the 69'S had.I would not know how else to determine if it was a M22 or not.Thanks for all the response & help I will let everyone know the outcome Mahalo Irvin

[firstgenaddict]

Weren't the 66 L72 M22 cars the forerunners to the L88's?
Yenko raced a 66 L72 M22... didn't he?

[PeteLeathersac]

"...I still have nightmares now over some..."

Me too Joe!.

As I've mentioned before, I was working at the boneyard in the late 70's/early 80's when the 'glory years' cars were rolling through..

I used to put off squeezing certain cars hoping someone would show up who cared...caught a lot of grief from the owner and co-workers always poking fun at me about it too!.

Sadly few who cared ever showed up and the cars all eventually had to go..
So besides the flocks of Mustangs (all Fords were first into the press), I pushed tons of Muscle Mopars, GM's and other great ones into their final ride!.

There's lots I'll always remember putting in the press but specific cars I often think of are the '69 Judge coupe, '68 Impala SS ragtop six banger, '63 Nova SS Ragtop, '64 Acadian Invader Post, 70-1/2 Falcon Post...even a 'never built' Oshawa MK1V Chevy powered '70 Goat!.

I also used to save the best of the complete front clips, fenders and bumpers also every single factory performance hood and had them laying comfortably on their sides in racks.. I went back years later and the then owner nut told me he made a fortune in weight from the hoods alone!.

I tried!.

~ Pete

Sorry for the hijack/rant...back to the subject and James mention of Yenko's '66 racer, I'm pretty sure Yenko had one of the real '66 L-88 cars, yes a '66 L-88...like Penske got!.