Technical Early SBC I.D.

Orange. Though Im fuzzy on if it was Chevy orange.

 

Weren't the 57 265s yellow ? and I believe the 57 283s were the more red version of Chevy orange...

 

I like gold Mark, but I already have a gold one....
It was supposed to go into my roadster after a scuff-n-shoot color change, then I caught Olds Rocket fever.

 

VHT SP119 Is the red orange version

 

55 orange 56 red 57 265 yellow 57 283 back to orange.

 

Dang, I already have an orange one.

Damned small block Chevys are everywhere. Can’t swing a dead cat without hitting one. Lol. (This one came out of the roadster)

 

I remember looking at a one owner 57 210 for sale in the late 70s with a yellow small block , owner said It came that way . was a 2bbl 265 . At that time I thought all V8 57s were 283s.

 

On the 57 283 I mentioned having I'll be going old snap on red.....just like the 350 in my 53 Bel Air lol

 

I thought there was a red one in there somewhere. Growing up, the kid down the street had a ‘56 Chevy with a red engine. Didn’t look like he ever cleaned it, much less painted it. He rebuilt it and painted it red again. I remember because I helped him scrub the red paint off the garage floor when his dad got pissed. Lesson learned.

 

Yeah 56 sbc was red. But again not sure what shade

 

In 1957, if you bought a 2 bbl V8 with a standard transmission, you got a 265; 2 bbl V8 Powerglide cars got a 283. And, yes, '57 265s were a chartreuse color, probably to set them apart on the assembly line.

 

Yikes, chartreuse? I’d find it really hard to restore a ‘57 Chevy and have to paint the engine like that. And I thought my T-Bird’s yellow valve covers were weird.

 

from another thread on the hamb

 

Sacrilegious!

 

Just to be clear, I gave the post a “like” but not because of the color…. Wow.

 

yes

 

This abortion had a 57 283 in it with a cast iron glide, stuck so I couldn't even separate the engine from the trans, another lucky HAMB member ended up with it.
I wonder if they ever did anything with it ?
EDIT : it also had a 57 rear end

 

Pulled down a '57 283 that mice killed and was surprised that it had no notch flat top pistons. Bet that would be interesting if someone put a performance cam in it without knowing.

 

I have never seen a 57 265 and i have been around a long time.

 

A friend in HS had one, it was schartroosse.

 

Be different paint it purple metallic with bright yellow polka dots!

 

Truly period correct...

 

I like the red 56 engine color.
Gold and white look great

 

Lots of “creative” thinking and quality fabrication on that chassis.

 

Isn't this where Anthony says " I'd drive it"?

 

By '57, I think that the 2 bbl engine didn't have reliefs, but the 4 bbl engine did. At least, the '57 power pack engine I took apart did.

 

That chassis was something to behold, picked it up in Niagara Falls, it really looked like it was on the road driving at some point, they should've sent it over in a barrel.
It did have a real Hurst mount up front, mustang box, econoline axle, the aforementioned 57 chevy stuff.