Cutaway displays have been used for decades to show the inner workings of various machinery. Machine gun cutaways are used to familiarize new soldiers with how they function. Car and motorcycle dealerships used to have cutaway displays in their showrooms explaining how engines and innovative mechanical systems worked. They were a great way to take away some of the “engineering mystery” to common consumers. If you’ve always wanted a full-size cutaway of a muscle car, you’re in luck. Lot 1369 at the spring 2022 Scottsdale Barrett-Jackson auction is a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro RS/SS cutaway coupe and straight-six front end! They can be previewed here on Barrett-Jackson.com. You can also read more about these displays in a lengthy article from Hemmings.com. Check out how cool these things are and thanks to Larry D. for the tip!
Here you can see the two cutaways on display. They were featured on three rotating platforms that spun the two front ends and the body separately. I can imagine it was an amazing sight to see in person.
Here you can see the V8 engine and suspension. The valve covers and other clear components are made from polystyrene, which allows you to see the inner workings. The various components are painted in different colors to be able to easily differentiate between parts.
The other front end features a straight-six engine with the same clear valve cover as the V8. This trio certainly belongs in a museum or somewhere on display. Where do you think they will end up?
Those are awesome! I’m surprised GM didn’t keep those. I retired from a Ford engine plant and they had cutaways of most engines we produced. They also would take the last model production engine down the line and have all the workers sign it. Memories…
I wonder if this could be made into a running / driving 69′ Camaro with a few parts ? Would this be considered a new Camaro ? Vin verification would be interesting in California. The wheels are so ugly. Merry Christmas to all the great people at Barn Finds
Why would you want it to be ‘a running / driving ’69 Camaro’?
It belongs in a museum.
At first, I thought, make a completely new Camaro out of it. Then I thought, I have only seen cutaways in pictures. How neat would it be to actually see one? I don’t know if any company is doing cutaways any more. It might be boring, to younger generations, to see, but to those who remember them when new, we would love it. As far as the wheel covers, they look pretty good, especially when one considers what they are on. The new, tires and rims, some put on their vehicle, would look totally out of place on this.
I agree, and doubt such things could even be produced any more of this quality. If a display of this sort were ordered from the (Chinese) supplier, it would look strangely like a bowl of wonton noodles.
Cool car,but what do you do with it?You’d need an
enclosed trailer to store/transport it.
Wow these are cool. Reminds me of high school auto shop where we had a couple old cut-away engines on stands
Should be in a museum where we could see it. I had six bangers in a few cars so I’d like to see that and the V-8. The front suspension clip would work greati in a 55-57 Tri 5 pickup but it’s too historical for that, unless no one bought it.
Somebody call Jay Leno.
These are cool, and go for big money.
I hope the new owner(s) would consider building those turntables and maybe go a step further and mechanize the body lifting from the subframe. Could be traveling to shows across the country, ie: SEMA, NYC, Indy, the possibilities?
Come hell or high water I would mate the rear clip to the front section. Can’t imagine how the auctioneer would value it.
Check out the C1 Corvette cutaway display at the Gilmore Museum in Hickory Corners MI. Sweet.
Mentioning the C1 Corvette at the Gilmore Museum. Did the Corvette Museum, in Kentucky, have one that got totaled when the giant sinkhole happened there a few years ago?
Did anyone ever build the visible V8 or Wankel engines Monogram models put out years ago. I always thought that was the neatest! That was before I knew manufactures built the real deal with cutaways.