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Bowtie Ferraris: History of Racing Ferraris Using Chevy V8s

Randy Cook Ferrari with Chevy V8

Randy Cook has written a book called Bowtie Ferraris about American racers in the 1950s and 1960s who swapped American V8 engines into their Ferrari race cars. The racers used the engines because it was a lot cheaper than trying to fix the factory ones. Although Chevy was the top choice for engine swaps, racers also used Ford, Buick, Chrysler, and even Offenhauser. Randy also ownes a 1959 Ferrari PF coupe with a Chevy V8 swap. The pictures and video are of his car.

Randy Cook Ferrari with Chevy V8

Randy Cook Ferrari with Chevy V8

Interview with Randy and his Ferrari starts at 13:55

Update 5/11/2016 – Hemmings reports Randy Cook has identified 99 cars that were powered by something other than a Ferrari engine. Here are the breakdown of engine choices 76 Chevy, 14 Ford, 4 Buick, 2 Offenhausers, 1 Chrysler, 1 Mercedes, and 1 Maserati.

Source: Bowtie Ferraris Facebook page via Hemmings Blog

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