Hot Rods What Engine Is This????

I’m sure this won’t take long…

 

My guess is one of the baby pontiacs. All aluminum very similar to the baby nail heads.

 

Rover v8 is where I’m leaning…

 

Yes I think you’re right. 215 of some sort. Rover bought the rights to the design from GM for the Range Rover.

 

Oldsmobile 215 since it doesn’t look nail-heady…

 

That’s in an MGB so my bets on Rover V8

 

I agree, it’s the Olds variant. The giveaway is the top of the head is relatively parallel to the deck, the Buick 215 heads used a casting with a different angle at the top. The Pontiac Tempest used the Olds 215.

 

Thanks fellers!

 

If you have a chance to grab that one-year-only ('63) alternator bracket, you should.

No idea what that extension is protruding from the crank pulley, though.

 

It would look good polished

 

315 Olds V8 in it's more Natural Habitat a 1962 Olds Cutl***.

 

sure looks like a fan drive.

I spotted olds 215 right away from the ribs on the valve covers.

 

A buddy has 3-5 of them.a couple are the high compression variants, even has a blower set up for one!

 

This ^^^^^
The Olds 215 had the valve cover parallel with the head gasket

Buick L Olds R

 

If you want to dive a bit deeper, @In_The_Pink is building a great car and has a bunch of good pictures of the engines and parts.
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/mish-mash-nash-52-rambler-wagon.1291532/