283 Block

After the Great Trailer Park Engine Swap of 1990 took place, the old 283 that was installed by the GM plant in Southgate, California, ended up in the Irvine Meadows West RV Park "Sculpture Garden," an area behind the trailers decorated with various "donated" (i.e., no room for them at home) artworks.  I felt that the 283 block was a fine work of art and, as such, belonged in the Sculpture Garden.  Here it is, two years after being yanked from the Impala's engine compartment, rusthing quietly in the weeds.  Soon after this photo was taken, the 283 block was used by the artist L. to help anchor his massive steel "Electric Man" sculpture.  The block remains in the sculpture garden to this day, and can be viewed by anybody who can actually find the trailer park on the UCI campus.