I got a phone call Sunday from Dick Bradshaw regarding the status of my new block that I had put a deposit on through "Muscle Motors". He explained the invoicing procedure and payment schedule and felt I would be able to pick up at US Nationals.Seemed straight up,I questioned his Sunday phone call he replied he was catching up and interested in getting his product to market.Now, my concern is that I have not seen anyone on this forum at least that has received the new block,just curious if anyone had got a block as of yet?
Stu Smith

Interesting! So Dick Bradshaw of bulldog fame has actually gotten his block cast? And M.M. Was part of it getting finished? If it's the same Dick! The old coot still owes me a set of valve covers and a valley plate. Wonder if the Buick crowd financed him!!!???

I have to say I either lose my deposit or forge ahead. I am going to move along but seriously,someone has to have gotten a phone call or some kind of contact from someone regarding this block deal. I am in , just hoping there is some filled orders.
Stu

I've got one of those valley covers. It does a fine job holding down the turkey pan. About all it's good for.

Kevin

Lol! After waiting for 5 months to get the 3 revision heads, first set didn't flow the numbers , second set had been welded on. He promised he send a valley cover and valve covers if I'd give him a chance! I was just glad I had a set of heads! Still cost me a motor,split a retainer! I just bought the valley cover thru M.M. Gotta love him!!!

I have my new block. Muscle Motors put the short block together. It will hit the dyno later this year

We are a dealer for them and we have built a Hemi with one.

I know of at least one in addition to the one listed that has already been built and on the dyno. It is a Hemi and in my old 65 Belvedere running NSS

Good news. They exist!

This isn't an actual "Mopar" product though, right?

This is "the block", joint venture between MM and several mystery investors, right?

After the whole debacle with Dalton Foundry and Royal Oak Boring, they should really be looking for a new home for the Chrysler tooling.

Any pics of one of these motors built?

Hopefully he is not mad about this but here goes. There are quite a few really from bare block up, just not sure if he wants his stuff here. Made 850+hp IIRC. Will be in the old red 65 Belvedere we did a few years ago. Stepping up in NSS classes with the new bullet for sure..

This is the car..

Very nice! That's one tough looking '65!!! Love the wheels.

Holey Smokes that is nice!!!

Kinda wish I would have kept it but I have had a few cars I wish I would have kept. Was just a mundane 440 when we had it, went low 11's in Vegas. I picked it up with the intention of selling it. We painted it, had the interior panels and seat redone tidy up some small things and ran it at one race, where it R/U'ed Then on the sale block it went. Had it on here for a few months and just kept getting low balled and beat up about it. Was just a summer project for my son and I. Jim the new owner has done pretty well with it and it was in Dragzine article after he got it.

Nice! What intake manifold is that?

Man I miss that car! I should have never got rid of it...

BADASSNESS Right there............

Ha Ha Ha! Yup the Buick guys financed him one way or the other.

R.

Man that car looks all business!!!!!!!

That's what I was thinking as well.........whether they wanted to or not.

Don't forget the Oldsmobile guys

I have a friend who is going thru some issues with this block and was able to contact Bradshaw and was given the same run around as usual, I will let him explain if he wants ....he is sick to his stomach over this and was trying to do things the right way. I think MM went out of business a month after he picked it up.


Mr Bradshaw seems to have a perfect first Name

I'm sure I'm just naive about the ways of the world, along with being very narrow minded......... But when I heard who was behind/involved with "The Block", my internal response was...... "I'm out".

I wouldn't call that naive or narrow minded. I'd call that years of behaviors and business dealing to base your thought process on.

It's my gut feeling. Almost every time I've gone against my gut I've been burned.

But KB is better?

Two scams, same outcome lmao

KB is def no better.

The guys who sent 1/2 price deposits and those who pre-paid in full helped keep that place afloat long enough for someone new to buy it.

If it weren't for all those deposits/purchases there wouldn't have been a company left to invest in.

They were in reality the first "investors"(unknowingly)........They just haven't rec'd any "dividends" yet.

FWIW the one I posted will be running at Milan this weekend if all goes well. That make two of these that I know of, well I guess three with the one MarkZ has.

The new investors should get shares

If you do some research or even pick the phone up and talk to the investors of the New K B Company you would find out that the people that put their hard earned cash down before the company went basically none existent and the new people pulled it from the hubs of hell have received or are receiving their purchase of a KB Blocks. The new investors did not have to do this. What I have heard is there is one person that had put money down that has refused a KB Block for his own personal reasons.

Got the invoice and block serial # and looks like I am going to the US Nationals or taking a road trip,lets see how the timeline works out.
Stu

Hey, let's get the topic back to bashing "The Block". There's another thread for bashing Keith Black. Take your pithy KB comments over there.

I'm only about half sarcastic about this.

R.

"Bulldog" Dick Bradshaw gives me no warm-n-fuzzy about this endeavor, either.

Well, I know it’s been a while but the Bulldog block was picked up in Dicks shop in Indianapolis last weekend. We have been back and forth and at times long periods of silence but emailing seemed to work out and he was good with pictures etc. It seems that the low deck I had ordered was part of the issue as it required different set up at his machine shop.
It will need to finish machined and gone through but at least I have it In my care and custody.I have been slowly been going over it’s dimensions and it appears to me there is still some work to be done. Time from 1st phone call to ready to be picked up 15 months. They do exist and there were a several other rb blocks with names on them ready to go. He had a couple of rb blocks that were not spoken for but both had defects ( 1 had casting flaw in 1 cylinder and one had a deck flaw and needed to go 10.70 to correct) Anyway, I am sure now that he’s rolling along the lead time will improve . I’ll try to load some pix during the week.

What HP are these blocks rated for?

Cannot say yet but its unlikely I'm going to see over 900hp with original b1s at 526 cid ,it should hold its own for a while.