Ever heard of this before??

[Eagle Kammback]

http://baltimore.craigslist.org/cto/2120349554.html

It sounds familiar

[tedly]

Re: Ever heard of this before??

I can't say for sure. It's kinda ringing a bell, but I don't know if it's because of Iso Griffith. Here's some more info on it.
http://californiaclassix.com/archive/68_Omega_c460.html
http://www.intermeccanica.org/vehicl...h/griffith.htm

[SpiderGearsMan]

Re: Ever heard of this before??

didn't they make S.C.o.T . superchargers ?

[HEMI]

Re: Ever heard of this before??

I've wamted one of these for 40 years.Problem is I've got too many cars now.

[tedly]

Re: Ever heard of this before??

didn't they make S.C.o.T . superchargers ?

It would appear so.
http://www.crosleycars.com/italmeccanica.htm

[Brian Lohnes]

Re: Ever heard of this before??

didn't they make S.C.o.T . superchargers ?

Indeed! In fine Italian fashion, I have heard from old timers that they operated fantastically for a short while and then went to shit.

[Barry Donovan]

Re: Ever heard of this before??

interesting..

but where did 289 come from, if they used plymouth 273 ci?

http://www.intermeccanica.org/vehicles/griffith/griffith.htm

some of the drawings are intense.. I find the cobra chassis as extreme as the corvette stingray..

the drawings show his version down the middle...with a plymouth engine. Definitely a missing link in typical car history about that type of chassis.

[HEMI]

Re: Ever heard of this before??

Short history:Car dealer Jack Griffith originaly used Brittish TVR coupes and had a deal with FOMOCO for engines.
Built a few then contacted an American by the name of Frank Reisner building cars in Italy.The name of his business was
you guessed it,Intermechannica.Sold his dealership but ran into money probs.Lost Ford deal went with Plymouth engines.
Had a young man named Mark Donohue(yep,that one)working for him,but ran out of financing.Sold assets to a magazine writer
I think his name was Steve Smith who put Ford engines back into them and renamed them Omega.He built a few but couldn't make a go out of it.Sold rights to name to G.M.

[zombie289]

Re: Ever heard of this before??

I seem to remember Holman moody having something to do with this deal...I'll go scrounging through the archives...

[HEMI]

Re: Ever heard of this before??

Find "MODERN CLASSICS" book at a library.Was written by Rich(can't think of last name right now).He
was editor of SPECIAL INTEREST AUTOS back around 1980.