Chevy stovebolt six engine family 194, 207, 184, 216, 235, 261

1940 pickup for sure 😁 Going with No Leaf Clover by Metallica 😅

I am 72 years old. Before my parents and family moved from Ohio to California my parents purchased a 1956 Chevrolet BelAir that had the 235 cubic inch in line 6 cylinder engine and a 3 speed manual transmission. Over the years my parents owned that car my father did most of the work and maintenance on that Chevrolet in line 6 cylinder engine. So I have memories of that engine.

When i was ten, my dad had a 54 chevy with a 235 six cylinder and a 2 speed powerglide. When you tried to pass someone, it would shift down, raise hell , and slow down 5 mph then shift back to high gear and gradually get past them. Always 2 quarts low on oil because of the valve covers. But, they were easy to fix and lasted a long time. Thanks for the memories!

I had a 1978 Chevy with the 250 straight six. What an engine! Combined the power of a 4 cylinder with the fuel economy of a V8.

About 15 years ago, I came across an original 36 Chevy pickup, sitting in a shed, behind an antique store that we were in. The owners were the kids of the original owners. I asked if the would sell it. No one in the family had any interest in it. I asked if it ran. They said it ran when it was parked, several years prior. I had some tools in my truck, and started fooling around with it. Went to the local Napa store and bought a battery, fresh oil, starting fluid, plugs and wires. And fresh gas. It fired right up! It had a 207 in it. We made a deal and I drove it 130 nail biting miles home. 40-45 mph max I dared drive. 5.56 gears!! Brakes barely worked, and the water pump leaked from the packing. Stopped frequently to add water, but made it. Fixed all of the mechanical issues, easily. Super simple machine. Still use it for bopping around town, and promoting my business. I love that little inline!!! Put a glass pack on it, and it sounds sooo good 😃😃

We moved to California from Florida in 1963. Our 1959 Chevy Biscayne w/3 speed on the tree towed a trailer, trunk was full, and a family of five all the way without any problems. After we settled in Santa Clara we owned that car many more years. Legendary engine! A real "workhorse!"

55 Vette 40 Chevy truck Those stove bolt 6 bangers were solid engines. Maybe even considered stodgy by some people. Nothing fancy but they just kept working. But by 1954 Chevrolet had to have known they badly needed a V8 . They were late to the game but when they finally did come out with a V8 engine it made history. The Chevy small block is one of the most successful automotive engines ever produced. I've never really been a Chevy guy but even I have to admit it's a great engine.

Setting valves with the engine running?! That finally explains my father's battered feeler gauges.

My brother in law has an old 53 stake truck with stovebolt six. He needs an exhaust manifold for it. I told him where there are two of them, in my younger brothers back yard. He'll have to go prospecting for one, they have both been underground since 1977. Since I buried two 235 55 Chevy engines. I think I still know where they are.

One of the best in line 6's ever. I have owned 3 different displacements, and they never broke, not once. Could have used a rebuild, but ran fine, burned a bit of oil, and always fired right up.

The old Checker Marathon taxi cabs used the 250 cubic inch inline Chevy six bangers. Those cabs would go 400k miles with those engines in city traffic under all sorts of weather conditions. They were practically indestructible. Often times the body of the car would rot out and fail before the engines did. Great workhorse.

Thanks Jay, I didn't know that the stovebolt 6 went all the way back to 29! I bought a 51 chevy pickup back in the 80's, these engines really were well built despite their reputation of busting babbit bearing. Ran remarkably smoothly and quietly, though the truck rode like a lumber wagon. Thanks again for the video featuring this engine!! ⛽😊

The 261 stovebolt was used in Canadian built Pontiacs up til '62. Hydraulic lifters, and the higher flowing head from the 235 cid Corvette 6 of the era. 148 hp.

Drove a 54 Pickup daily for 7 years. The 235 was absolutely bulletproof, quiet and smooth. It also ran so much better with the Weber two barrel. A delightful motor that was later licensed to Mercedes and Toyota.

I had quite a number of Chevy 6's as a young man. Damn good stuff, they were.

I used to drive a fire engine that was a 51 chev with a 216. Knowing about the poured bearings I was amazed it kept going for decades. It was in service for over 30 years.

The technological advances made for engines during this time was astounding. It does seem as though there was some "we'll try this" "we'll try that", but in the end it paved the way for some legendary engines down the road. FoMoCo's 200, AMC's 232, and the nuclear blast proof Mopar 225. 1) '53 Bel Air 2) Neither. Since we're talking GM 6's... I'm going of list with my own choice... the truck I learned how to drive standard on, and yes, it was a double clutch... 1953 GMC 350... it was a tanker for our volunteer fire department.

Corvette, and '41 Pickup. [As for the music clip, forget it. I thought they werre just tuning up.] Looking forward to your next chapter. I have a 292 L6, RPO option # L25, in my '68 C/10 Stepside. I bought the truck in 1973. Fifty years later, I still have it. I rebuilt another junkyard 292 in 1977, and ran that block until 2002 -- it was blowing big blue smoke rings of SAE 50 weight oil on every acceleration. But I ran it for 25 years and 250,000 miles. Then I rebuilt the original engine -- which I had saved in crates -- Bored .030-over, Badger pistons, Crane cam 260H, oversized intake valves [1.84'' not 1.6''] Offy intake, Edelbrock 500 CFM four barrel carb, Clifford headers. 405,000 on the clock.

That video was awesome. I had a 1949 chevy 4-door deluxe styleline that I regrettably had to sell a few years ago. My buddy and I got it from the original owners wife. The original owner bought it in ‘49 and passed away in ‘52. It sat till we got it in 2006 and started working on it. It only had 8,850 original miles. I miss that car.

Dad’s 1949 Chev panel van; then his 1955 Chev van. These were what I learned to drive in, especially the 48’. Floor starter and manual choke as I remember. Had a Land Cruiser that had basically a 235 hp six they got from GM. Great and reliable engine.