The Honest Truth About 624 Chevy Heads

If you've spent any time digging through a pile of small block parts at a swap meet, you've definitely run into 624 chevy heads. They are everywhere. You'll see them sitting on garage floors, listed for fifty bucks on Facebook Marketplace, or still bolted to a crusty 350 engine in a 1978 C10. These things were the workhorse of the mid-to-late 1970s and early 1980s, but they carry a bit of a reputation in the gearhead community—and not always a good one. ...

February 24, 2026 · 7 min · Pauline Arava