goes2fast

That 140 is proof you can put a decal on anything, and call it what you want. That is a later model engine, 63 or newer. ?

Chevrolet painted all their 6 cylinder engines blue back then, doesn't mean it was a blue flame unless it had the lettering on the valve cover, and the other special parts. carbs, cam, and pistons.

This is from Wikipedia's history of the Chevrolet straight 6; "The next-generation Chevrolet inline 6 was introduced in 1937 and phased out in 1963 in the US, and 1964 in Brazil. It is often known as the "Blue Flame" engine, although that name was only officially applied beginning in 1953, and then only for one certain model of the engine". The only Chevy 6 engines I ever saw with the label blue flame on them were in 53, and 54 Corvettes. Although you are not as old as I am, you are old enough to know that misinformation gets passed around, and the story changes a little every time it gets repeated. When I was young, I lived and breathed Chevy and Corvette high performance, that is why I helped my friend restore his 53, and 68 Corvettes. He knew I knew Chevy history, and how to find the parts and info he needed to restore his cars. An example of my Chevrolet history knowledge, do you know where the bow tie emblem originated? I do if you would like to know. I also know why the Datsun name was used when Nissan started exporting cars and trucks until they got the rest of the world used to their products. I have a 098 cam in my 57 Chevy most people don't have a clue what that is. It is the solid lifter cam that came in the 57 fuel injected 283. ?

The blue flame was only produced in 53 and 54 for the Corvette until the small block V8 was ready for production in 55. The blue flame had 3 side draft carbs, and a hotter cam I know for sure might have had higher compression as well. I'm pretty sure the stovebolt got the same oiling upgrades as well in 53, but only the Corvette engines were called the blue flame. I had a good friend that restored a 53, they only built 300 the first year, and his was #299. The oil filter was an add on option until 1957 when they came out with the 283 which had a boss cast in the block. I would think the stovebolt got this upgrade about the same time.

The blue flame had pressurized oiling, what your dad had was a stovebolt 6. ?

The blue flame 6 was a 3 side draft carb version for the early Corvettes. http://www.superchevy.com/features/1404-1953-chevrolet-corvette-blue-flame-six-first-engine-illustrated/

I would kill to own this one! ?

I have a set of them that I decided not to use that I will sell. ?

I drove an Emeryville conventional like that with a dump box on it back in the early 70s, hauled a lot of asphalt, and road base with it. ?

Another great Hoon Video! ?

Backs up just like a farm wagon, done it many times! I use to work with a guy that could back up double semi-trailers, now that is skill!

Wish I could afford this for my S10!?

Looks like my neck of the woods, I would love to have a CJ3A!

Still nothing but a ID number? Don't you check your own posts? Are you using a photo hosting site, like postimage.org?

No pic?

?? Yes, but they were behind in the 40s evidently, since that looks like a 32 Dodge. ?

I didn't know the Japanese were that far behind us at that time. This truck looks like something built in the 30s in the US, but very cool!

I think I'm in LUST!?

Must have been thinking of someone else, sorry.