Black-painted V8 engine on a stand with gold Holley four-barrel…

Freshly assembled big-block V8 short block on a stand in a garage, photographed down the length of the black-painted intake manifold to a gold-anodized Holley four-barrel carburetor with a cardboard tube covering the inlet. The valve covers are off, exposing rocker arms, valve springs and a bare aluminum cylinder head.

AI caption October 2006 · Photo 7 of 13