I dropped by my machinist last Spring, and an engine block caught my eye – not just any block, but a Ferrari engine block.
I learned that when there’s a difficult problem to solve, my machinist is the “go to” guy for Scuderia Rampante – a Ferrari restoration, storage and maintenance operation – 5 miles from my house (click the thumbnails to enlarge the photos).
My machinist related some of the more difficult restorations they challenged him with. One was a cylinder head with two distorted upper combustion chambers that appeared to have melted (it was some other form of damage).
A Ferrari without original engine parts loses considerable value and every effort is made to resuscitate any damaged parts.