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Made it out tonight, got there late so excuse the pics. You get the idea, a few nice Ponchos there tonight. My favourite was a US car, a 1950 Silver Streak Torpedo.



1950 Silver Streak - really nice car 239 flathead 6.
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1965 Beaumont - sorry Fred no data plate, we know the owner so we will get it!
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You don't see these very often - 1972 GMC Sprint
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1955 Laurentian - owner told me it had the original 283.  confuse
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73SC wrote:

1955 Laurentian - owner told me it had the original 283.  confuse


 Yeah. I'd be scratching my head too, Ray. If it was an original V8, it was a 265.



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what year did the 283 come out ? 56?

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59poncho wrote:

what year did the 283 come out ? 56?


1957

 



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1957 was 1st year for the 283 and last year for the 265.

.....ray beat me by 9 secs. evileye

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73SC wrote:

1955 Laurentian - owner told me it had the original 283.  confuse


 Yeah. I'd be scratching my head too, Ray. If it was an original V8, it was a 265.


I looked at it. The block did look original to the era,  it had motor mounts off the front of the block to the cross member so I don't think any other sbc would be machined that way. I just don't know enough about this era other than to know it is pretty much impossible to have an original 283 engine two years ahead of 283 production. Car was in nice condition though.



-- Edited by 73SC on Wednesday 15th of July 2009 11:12:13 PM

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ray,
right up through the '80s the sm/blks still had those mount holes cast in the block.
they used them to mount pwr steering pumps etc.
'58 chevs 1st used side mounts.
an original '57 283 block would not have the mount bosses cast into the side of the block.

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The 55 is a Pathfinder Deluxe.  I would not doubt that it has the original 265. If you happen to see it again try and get a pic of the data plate.

Thanks Al

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Thanks for the info Dave and Al, Well I'll let the owner know his car is a Pathfinder Deluxe and he is probably just mistaken on the engine size. I gave him a card for the site. He said he needs a few parts for the front suspension. I told him we have an expert on here on these cars, none other than Al Taylor, so it is great that you saw the post Al!

-- Edited by 73SC on Thursday 16th of July 2009 07:41:04 AM

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69 belair wrote:

ray,
right up through the '80s the sm/blks still had those mount holes cast in the block.
they used them to mount pwr steering pumps etc.
'58 chevs 1st used side mounts.
an original '57 283 block would not have the mount bosses cast into the side of the block.


i used a 66 283 with the front mount in my 55 truck

 



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69 belair wrote:

ray,
right up through the '80s the sm/blks still had those mount holes cast in the block.
they used them to mount pwr steering pumps etc.
'58 chevs 1st used side mounts.
an original '57 283 block would not have the mount bosses cast into the side of the block.


i used a 66 283 with the front mount in my 55 truck

 


More knowledge, we should be writting a book guys, not a day goes by that we don't learn something from someone on here!


-- Edited by 73SC on Thursday 16th of July 2009 09:26:11 AM

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