OLDER ENGINE SPEC's

Tony Curcio · 01-09-2011, 10:39 AM

Fred Borcherdt is alive and well. He attended a racer's reunion at Cecil County in 2010- I just saw a group photo of the attendees over this weekend with Fred's signature, among others.

He lived in Milford Crossing, Delaware when the Rocky's Goat article was written. The main thing I remember from that article is that he had his own cam grinding machine.

Ron Sanders tells me that he had a rule-bending way of dealing with the siamesed exhaust ports on his '58 Pontiac. He extended a divider wall into the port that was welded to the header flange. So, the head wasn't modified, the header was re-designed. Ron said he was torn down, and as far he remembers, it was allowed.

Ron also remembers that Fred did some work on Cureton's Tokyo Rose (the first Rose was also a 58 Pontiac)), but doesn't know if Fred lent his car to George.

01-09-2011, 10:39 AM	#25
Tony Curcio Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: West Chester, PA Posts: 271 Likes: 1 Liked 4 Times in 1 Post	Re: OLDER ENGINE SPEC's Fred Borcherdt is alive and well. He attended a racer's reunion at Cecil County in 2010- I just saw a group photo of the attendees over this weekend with Fred's signature, among others. He lived in Milford Crossing, Delaware when the Rocky's Goat article was written. The main thing I remember from that article is that he had his own cam grinding machine. Ron Sanders tells me that he had a rule-bending way of dealing with the siamesed exhaust ports on his '58 Pontiac. He extended a divider wall into the port that was welded to the header flange. So, the head wasn't modified, the header was re-designed. Ron said he was torn down, and as far he remembers, it was allowed. Ron also remembers that Fred did some work on Cureton's Tokyo Rose (the first Rose was also a 58 Pontiac)), but doesn't know if Fred lent his car to George. __________________ Tony Curcio 1860 STK