[b-man]

Originally Posted by Bruce Meyer

Agree! This is a very cool thread. That oil pan looks like its a lot deeper than the later ones.

Thanks, I was hoping some of the PY members here would be interested in seeing some of the differences between an early V8 and the later ones we're all most familiar with. No sexy aftermarket parts, just plain old Pontiac engineering from the early years laid out for all to see.

Good eye on the oil pan Bruce, I really never noticed.

I measured my '64 421 HO oil pan and it is 6-7/8" deep at the center of the flat portion of the sump to the top of the pan rail.



The 1959 pan measures 7-7/8" in the same spot, one full inch deeper.