Note the press release date - 2007. It shows a block with "Koleno" cast into the side.
But the Koffels cutaway shows a different valley arrangement with no crossbars. The old Koleno picture below shows them.
Steve Koleno's last post on their Facebook page was nearly a year ago.
Unless somebody actually talks to Koffel, this is just more vaporware.
Of course, those Fiat Chrysler blocks are bound to show up any day.
In the meantime, someone has tooled up a Cleveland Ford block from the ground up, supposed to be produced by Tim Meyer. Neither the designer nor Tim are big business. Pontiac blocks are available, now a new 392 Hemi?
In reality, casting isn't as easy as it seems, and the number of foundries available to do the work is few. The ones that are working are really busy making parts for OEMs. I believe the HPP blocks were going to be cast by Buddy Bar Foundry, and they're swamped with work.
