First small block engine
- Thread starter Jim409_Pontiac
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Hmm... That got me to thinking. They guy I bought that early 068 block from in Stover, MO (the one Pat now has with a March 24 1961 casting) also showed me a 265 engine and I remember him saying something about it being real early. I recall it was blue in color, not Chevy Orange. This was maybe ten years ago. I'm sure it's not the same engine, but I wonder if the guy still has the other one? I might need to retrace my steps some day and head to Stover 
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Way to go, Pat!
TomK
.Way to go, Pat!
TomK
I hope when he is on the show next weekend he will give some of the history on that engine.
Looking forward to watching it.
Looking forward to watching it.
We had a 265 that was painted blue back when I was little. I thought that a lot of them left the factory painted blue in '55? Someone gave it to Daddy and said it ran. He held onto it for years for a spare and kept it covered. He eventually gave it away.
When I was asst parts manager at a local Chevrolet dealer The owner had a N.O.S Chevy 265 complete engine assembly for a 1955 and I remember it being painted Green My cruisin "Buddy"s " Dad had a 55 also with a green 265. I thought they were red (55 & 56 ) Chevy orange came out with the 283. I have also seen Yellow (Chartruse ) 57/265 I believe the 57/265 was being fazed out.
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Butch, now that you mention it the one Daddy had could have been green. I'm pretty sure it was just blue though. If it was green then it was a more teal or blue-green color. I do remember him telling me it came that color.When I was asst parts manager at a local Chevrolet dealer The owner had a N.O.S Chevy 265 complete engine assembly for a 1955 and I remember it being painted Green My cruisin "Buddy"s " Dad had a 55 also with a green 265. I thought they were red (55 & 56 ) Chevy orange came out with the 283. I have also seen Yellow (Chartruse ) 265s 55 & 56
I think so. The thing to do way back when was to get an electric from a 57 and swap them out. I could be wrong.....
I just read online that this engine is supposed to be on display at the Danchuck Tri-Five Nationals.
I had a 56 Chevy with vacuum wipers. Mine worked off of manifold vacuum so they would stop working anytime you stepped hard on the gas peddle.
So, if you decided to pass a truck on a two lane highway, your wipers would not be working the entire time you were passing.
So, if you decided to pass a truck on a two lane highway, your wipers would not be working the entire time you were passing.
Pat told me about 2 months ago it would be at the 55 56 57 Convention.
Phil , I have to dig up my Old Floyd pictures from a few years ago. I just might have a picture.of that engine.
I am thinking this one is a 55 or 56 with the optional oil filter. I believe all 57s had the can/element filter
All 56 and up had oil filters.
Way back in the day, I was still in high school, (58-59) I has 2 small blocks I had picked-one was a blue green (may have come out of a truck) and one was a yellow block. think both were factory colors. Both came out of a junk yard.
W Head
59 Impala 409-2,4s
W Head
59 Impala 409-2,4s
Richard Martin
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"one was a yellow block"
As posted earlier the 1957 passenger car early 265 (base 2-bbl carb V8 with a man. trans. only) was painted chartreuse .....kind of a yellowish-green. Later in the production year the 265 was painted orange like the 283. btw the 1957 base 2-bbl carb 283 was not available with a man. trans.
1957 engines:
www.lov2xlr8.no/brochures/chevy/57chvy/bilder/24.jpg
Richard
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