Various engines were designed for CERV I, including small block Chevy V8s fitted with twin-turbos and a GMC Roots-type supercharger. Cross ram fuel injection setup seen here is both reliable and powerful.

   As manager of Chevrolet’s racing activity, Walt Mackenzie honed his expertise at circumnavigating the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth when talking to the press. He was therefore the perfect man to explain, at Riverside Raceway in november 1960, the presence of a vehicle called CERV I.
   Chevrolet was officially out of the racing business following GM’s adoption of the june 5, 1957 AMA ban on manufacturers participating in competitive events. But that didn’t stop Zora Duntov and his merry band of performance minded engineers from conjuring up all sorts of wild ideas. Many of them never saw the light of day but a few, including CERV I, were actually built up into fully functional vehicles.