[gtoric]

It would really be nice if Mac's '63 can be reunited with the OHC 421. That is the only car that that engine belongs in.

[77 TRASHCAN]

Originally Posted by gtoric

It would really be nice if Mac's '63 can be reunited with the OHC 421. That is the only car that that engine belongs in.

I read somewhere (here???) that the cams were going flat, and he gave the setup to some young Pontiac enthusiast that was a friend. Reason being, he dedn't want or need to pend the time/money getting it back in proper working order....That's why it currently has a conventional 421 HO in it .

If any of this is incorrect, set the record straight. It wasn't that long ago, that the OHC setup was changed...

I wonder who/where the car is now???
Jeff

Talk about an icon of a car. I'd bet the Barret Jackson folks are slobbering all over themselves, trying to get their hands on it...........(I hope they don't get it....)

[Brent Flynn]

RIP Mac... read lots of articles over the years about his cams... how exciting it must have been designing cams for the SuperDuty's in the early '60s... sad that legends that we all looked up to all our lives are dwindling away... just makes me want to make my cars run even better in their honor...

[gtoric]

Originally Posted by 77 TRASHCAN

I read somewhere (here???) that the cams were going flat, and he gave the setup to some young Pontiac enthusiast that was a friend. Reason being, he dedn't want or need to pend the time/money getting it back in proper working order....That's why it currently has a conventional 421 HO in it .

If any of this is incorrect, set the record straight. It wasn't that long ago, that the OHC setup was changed...

I wonder who/where the car is now???
Jeff

Talk about an icon of a car. I'd bet the Barret Jackson folks are slobbering all over themselves, trying to get their hands on it...........(I hope they don't get it....)

Let's just say that the engine was pulled out of the car under the pretenses that it needed "some work." Once the engine was separated from the car, it was just a matter of time before Mac was talked out of the engine by his unscrupulous mechanic, who was not particularly a Pontiac fanatic. Last I heard (several years ago), the dirtbag mechanic had sold it for cash and the engine has since disappeared into the vast, uncharted collector world. If anyone knows of its whereabouts, I'd like to hear from them. Chances are, it is currently sitting in a GP very similar, if not identical, to Mac's car. It probably won't be long until this fake turns up at auction now that Mac is gone. Remember, we've got the V.I.N. of Mac's car recorded, so we can document where that engine should properly be displayed.

Now that Mac is gone, it really doesn't matter who owns that special engine, but I my opinion, it should rest in Mac's GP. Mac's GP is currently part of his estate.

[77 TRASHCAN]

Originally Posted by gtoric

Let's just say that the engine was pulled out of the car under the pretenses that it needed "some work." Once the engine was separated from the car, it was just a matter of time before Mac was talked out of the engine by his unscrupulous mechanic, who was not particularly a Pontiac fanatic. Last I heard (several years ago), the dirtbag mechanic had sold it for cash and the engine has since disappeared into the vast, uncharted collector world. If anyone knows of its whereabouts, I'd like to hear from them. Chances are, it is currently sitting in a GP very similar, if not identical, to Mac's car. It probably won't be long until this fake turns up at auction now that Mac is gone. Remember, we've got the V.I.N. of Mac's car recorded, so we can document where that engine should properly be displayed.

Now that Mac is gone, it really doesn't matter who owns that special engine, but I my opinion, it should rest in Mac's GP. Mac's GP is currently part of his estate.

Thanks for the "facts" I had no idea.......what a shame.

I'm assuming that Mac's car did get another engine after that..........

[gtoric]

Originally Posted by 77 TRASHCAN

I read somewhere (here???) that the cams were going flat, and he gave the setup to some young Pontiac enthusiast that was a friend. Reason being, he dedn't want or need to pend the time/money getting it back in proper working order....That's why it currently has a conventional 421 HO in it .

If any of this is incorrect, set the record straight. It wasn't that long ago, that the OHC setup was changed...

I wonder who/where the car is now???
Jeff

Talk about an icon of a car. I'd bet the Barret Jackson folks are slobbering all over themselves, trying to get their hands on it...........(I hope they don't get it....)

Let's just say that the engine was pulled out of the car under the pretenses that it needed "some work." Once out of the car, it was just a matter of time before Mac was talked out of the engine by his unscrupulous mechanic, who was not particularly a Pontiac fanatic. Last I heard, he had sold it for cash and the engine has since disappeared. If anyone knows of its whereabouts, I'd like to hear from them. It's my guess that the OHC is by now bolted to a GP very similar, if not identical, to Mac's car. FOM (friends of Mac) have the V.I.N. of his car recorded, so any fakes can be identified in the future.

Now that Mac is gone, it really doesn't matter who owns that special engine, but I my opinion, its proper place should be in Mac's GP.

Mac's GP is currently part of his estate. I'd love to see this car along with its special engine as part of a future Mac McKellar display in the new POMARC.

[higgenslake]

The "mechanic" is Kent Draper. He sold it to someone in the Waterford area.

[Cammer-6]

Originally Posted by gtoric

Let's just say that the engine was pulled out of the car under the pretenses that it needed "some work." Once out of the car, it was just a matter of time before Mac was talked out of the engine by his unscrupulous mechanic, who was not particularly a Pontiac fanatic. Last I heard, he had sold it for cash and the engine has since disappeared. If anyone knows of its whereabouts, I'd like to hear from them. It's my guess that the OHC is by now bolted to a GP very similar, if not identical, to Mac's car. FOM (friends of Mac) have the V.I.N. of his car recorded, so any fakes can be identified in the future.

Now that Mac is gone, it really doesn't matter who owns that special engine, but I my opinion, its proper place should be in Mac's GP.

Mac's GP is currently part of his estate. I'd love to see this car along with its special engine as part of a future Mac McKellar display in the new POMARC.

Ive heard from a reliable source that the motor is in a private collection in the Waterford area.

[higgenslake]

see post #53 and #54

[aukc]

was going thru some Smoke Signals from the early 1980's and came across this coverage of Mac's retirement party, by John Gunnell