1955 first 265 engine plus Corvette
Melting Slicks
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Here is some additional information I haven't seen published here.
http://www.1954advance-design.com/We...ineColors.html
I don't know how much of it is accurate but I believe the paint color in question on the models listed is accurate.
http://www.1954advance-design.com/We...ineColors.html
I don't know how much of it is accurate but I believe the paint color in question on the models listed is accurate.
When I was just a kid, I worked at Grampas Shell gas station and I opened the hood and checked the oil on a lot of 57 Chevy's but I don't remember ever seeing one with a chartreuse engine.
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The not-orange 265s were always mated to a standard transmission. If an owner specified a base V8 with an automatic transmission, he/she automatically got a 283 which was orange
Also, sometime in MY57, they stopped painting 265s yellow/green/whatever and painted them orange, like the 283. This change, of course, further reduced the probability of seeing a not-orange 265.
The picture below is of an unmolested 265 from late in MY57. The residual orange is unmistakable.
Jim
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There wouldn't have been many of them so the odds don't favor having stumbled across one.
The not-orange 265s were always mated to a standard transmission. If an owner specified a base V8 with an automatic transmission, he/she automatically got a 283 which was orange
Also, sometime in MY57, they stopped painting 265s yellow/green/whatever and painted them orange, like the 283. This change, of course, further reduced the probability of seeing a not-orange 265.
The picture below is of an unmolested 265 from late in MY57. The residual orange is unmistakable.
Jim
The not-orange 265s were always mated to a standard transmission. If an owner specified a base V8 with an automatic transmission, he/she automatically got a 283 which was orange
Also, sometime in MY57, they stopped painting 265s yellow/green/whatever and painted them orange, like the 283. This change, of course, further reduced the probability of seeing a not-orange 265.
The picture below is of an unmolested 265 from late in MY57. The residual orange is unmistakable.
Jim
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So you are saying the 265 engine in yellow color that matches corvette numbers is something you don't find often. I stumbled across one in my father's shed. The only thing missing on it is the intake and carb. I took the heads off because the engine is locked up. Cylinder walls so far, look good. Anyone looking for one of these? Located in SE Nebraska.
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So you are saying the 265 engine in yellow color that matches corvette numbers is something you don't find often. I stumbled across one in my father's shed. The only thing missing on it is the intake and carb. I took the heads off because the engine is locked up. Cylinder walls so far, look good. Anyone looking for one of these? Located in SE Nebraska.
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So you are saying the 265 engine in yellow color that matches corvette numbers is something you don't find often. I stumbled across one in my father's shed. The only thing missing on it is the intake and carb. I took the heads off because the engine is locked up. Cylinder walls so far, look good. Anyone looking for one of these? Located in SE Nebraska.
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No harm done. Most of us are friendly here and your new thread will be welcomed. I hope you get some of the answers you are looking for. Keep in mind, photos are very helpful when helping someone determine what they have. Welcome to the CF.
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