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Aug 1, 2008 · Joe has, for many years, carved racing engines out of blocks of aluminum. He has been producing engines, such as the Ford Clevor V-8 (a combination of Cleveland and Windsor), since 1985, so...
Mar 28, 2019 · All of the Koester-family pulling vehicles are powered by 8.3L Miner Brothers Racing engines, developed by Stockton, CA native Bob Miner. Originally designed in the 1970s by engine legend Nick Arias and then modified by Joe Fontana, Miner began reinventing the vintage big block engine in early 2000.
Jul 2, 2021 · He also built many engines and raced them at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. The achievement he was most proud of was setting a record in a gas-powered engine that he built at the age of 82. He went 255 miles per hour. Some of the records he set still stand.
Jul 17, 2020 · That is a Fontana which an all aluminum Chevy II. Joe Fontana bought the project from Arias who started it. The heads made great torque. You could open the butterflies and see 80% of the intake valve. It made 2.18 hp per cubic inch.
Nov 10, 2010 · Joe sold the tooling to Shelby last year. Prior to the sale it was Windsorized. Joe told me the tooling was convertable to produce either Cleveor or Windsor versions.
Joe Fontana was a master engine builder. Cars powered by his engines won on both oval tracks and drag strips. NASCAR Cup legends like Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart started their careers driving cars with 4-cylinder engines built by Fontana.
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