Collectible engines to be offered to public early in 2008

The first
produced, all-aluminum Anniversary 427 Big Block crate engine – based on the
legendary ZL-1 – will be auctioned during the Barrett-Jackson auction on
Friday, January 18 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Only 427 of the special engines will
be built.

Simply
mentioning the term ‘ZL-1’ stirs the emotions of Chevy performance
enthusiasts.  “By using the tooling that
built the original engines, we’re able to revive the spirit of that legend 40
years later,” said Lisa Reffett, marketing manager, GM Performance Parts. “All
of these engines will be pretty special. But, someone has to own #001 and we’re
excited to work with Barrett-Jackson to find that lucky person.”