I know I know, another what's it worth thread. But I have asked some of my buddies and nobody really knows. I have a COMPLETE 265 chevy engine out of a 55 chevy. It ran when we took it out and is now on an engine stand. It has almost everything, oilbath air cleaner (with oil still in it) 4 barrel carb, dist. wires, plugs, fuel pump and line to carb. It even has the generator fan and belt. This must be one of the first ones with out an oil filter or side motor mounts. Anyway I have a guy that might be interested in it and I'm not sure what to tell him for a price? Sooo any thoughts? Thanks guys!!!
I bought a complete '57 283 rebuilt for $500. But no starter, generator, fuel pump, ect. I also bought a '57 283 short block completely rebuilt, bored, balanced, crank, rods, pistons, Engle cam and chain, plus hi po oil pan for $800. So a completely stock 265 with accessories should bring $500 plus. I would want to pull it down if you wanted more to check the crank and other internals. It will naturally need a rebuild and a '55 Chevy restorer would probably pay more if it checks out ok.
IF the 4 barrel intake is truly a 55, 265, it will have a provision for the water temperature sender at the left rear of the manifold. It will also have a pipe plug fitting on the right side of the intake for where an oil return line from the oi;l filter would go. With NHRA once again allowing the tri-five Chevrolet's in Stock cl***, that intake is worth $$$ to the right racer. It was a one year only manifold. Other than the intake, and the crank, there's really not much demand for a 55, 265, unless it's something a restorer needs. Butch/56sedandelivery.
That's a rad period motor desirable to those of us that care about the little details. Can't tell ya a price. But I'd rather have that than a 283 or 327.
I know the only car that came with a 4brl in 1955 was the Corvette...can't remember if they came on trucks...check the Suffix Code on the front pad of the engine below the p***enger side head and tell me what it says.
According to this he is http://www.lbfun.com/warehouse/tech_info/ID numbers & codes/Chev Intake Casting Numbers.pdf
Hate to say it Larry, but Dad's 55 150 had the powerpack option that had the 4bbl carb AND 3 speed overdrive
I have an original 55 brochure that says 180 hp turbo-fire 4 bbl v8 was offered for any 150 210 or bel air. http://www.chevyoptions.com/1955Chevy.cfm
Hey thanks for the info guys!!!!! I looks at the intake, there is a temp sender on the drivers FRONT of the intake, next to the T-stat housing, and no plug or fitting for an oil return. It does have the "small" carter 4 barrel carb, I don't think you could bolt, say, a holley on it. I got the numbers off of the block on the drivers REAR, near the bell housing flange, 3703524. On the pad on the p*** side front, there looks like 2 numbers, one set stamped on top of the other. the number on the "bottom" is in small numbers and is kinda hard to make out cause of the bigger numbers stamped on top. But the "bottom" numbers are, 0252what I think is an 8,3 then a space and 5f55f. The larger number stamped on top of the smaller is 3703524. Again, thanks for all your help!!!
Does it have an oil filter? I have a complete 265 also that I've been contemplating throwing in my A once the 4 banger blows. From what I've noticed the 265s aren't worth much. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Nope, no oil filter, And no side motor mounts. Forgot to mension, it also has the exhaust manifolds and for what it's worth, I kept the voltage regulator.
Here's a similar 56 265, http://www.ebay.com/itm/1956-chevro...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
I don't really think the regulator would be worth anything. The link is definitely a 56 like it states, notice the oil filter. The 55s didn't have one. I was told by a buddy in the local trifive club that most people just take the 265s out and toss them. I like the history so I'll take any one of them they are throwing away. I also have the original front motor plate with mine. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Nope. Its one piece that goes from side to side bolting on the front. The later front mount engines had a pad on each front side. I believe speedway sells a similar mount. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Gus - 3703524 is the casting number for a 1955 265 block. If you look on the opposite side of where you found those numbers, you'll find the casting date. It will be a letter followed by two or three numbers. The letters are the month (A-L are Jan-Dec) the next are the day and the last is the year. Ex: C125 is March 12, 1955. The large numbers on the front pad are the block casting number repeated. The first seven digits of the small numbers are the engine unit number produced in that particular engine plant. The first "f" indicates the plant was Flint, MI. The "55" indicates the year, and the last "f" is the engine suffix code. The "f" in this case equates to a 265, 162hp, 2bbl engine coupled to a powerglide trans. Just for the record, there was a 265, 180hp, 4bbl engine produced in 1955 for p***enger cars. The 4bbl intake casting number is 3711348. It was used on both p***enger and Corvettes with a Carter WCFB. The Corvette version was rated at 195hp.
Divide the current s**** iron price by pounds. Multiply that by 650. Then you have a bottom line minimum price on it.
I had two 55 chevs with 265 motors, one was a 4 barrel car and tthe other was just a 2 barrel but both had what I think were factory oil filters, definitely GM anyway. Could they have been a dealer install or did some 55s have oil filters?
Better check the numbers no side mounts until '58. Sorry to burst your bubble. As for value the last 265 I bought was out of a numbers matching '56 2 door hard top hat a friend was seriuosly *******izing. I paid him a dollar and a half ( as in 150 pennies dollar and a half) for the engine and the 3 speed behind it. Yep worth way more than that but only to someone who must had a peroid 265.
I had a stuck 1956 265 a few years back. dis***embled it and sold it piece by piece. it was a standard bore block, but the crank was toast. every little nut, bolt and bracket on that notor has a value to restorers. I got over $300.00 from that motor (no air cleaner) funny thing about tri-five guys.. listed that block all over the place, every inquiry asked about the date code. I would think a guy would just be happy to find a standard bore block...nope, those restorer nuts would rather sleeve a junk block with the right date than use another one with what would be 1 re-bore after you built it. I eneded up giving it to a fellow HAMBer for free.
The "Gl*** Slipper" ran a 265 Chevy. As time progressed they modified the block and went for a 272 to a 292 and finally a 307. They rarely saw tail lights when running the 1,320 Quarter Mile drags. Normbc9
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