It's Christmas in August!
A while ago it occurred to me that I should keep an eye out for a used engine just to have a spare. First time I checked the listings I found a 283/220 stocker engine for sale. It took a while to work out the logistics but it has completed the 1500 mile or so trip South and is in my garage. Thanks to Mike Graham for getting it to Tempe, AZ, via Mike Loge, and to Mark Yacavone for setting up the whole shipping deal.
In order to be able to easily differentiate the engines when talking about them, I have named them "Johnny Red" and "Johnny Black".
And in a moment of whimsy, I ordered some license plates. This was about the cheapest and easiest way I could think of to get the car's name on it:
And while I was at it I got a plate on the original Captain Zoom as well:
