Originally Posted by Soopernaut
GM sold the tooling of the 225 Dauntless V6 to Kaiser-Jeep in 1967, but after the oil crisis decided to buy it all back. They increased the bore to make it a 231 (3.8L).
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They sold off the Buick aluminum 215 V8 to Rover ~1965, and the Brits put in just about anything with wheels: Land Rovers, Triumph TR8, MGB GT, Rover 3500/SD1, TVRs, Morgans, and THOUSANDS of British race cars. Nice, lightweight efficient V8 that would have helped them a lot 10 years later...