My 57 Chevy 210 had a "Blue Flame" six. It was the
only six available in their passenger models if I
remember correctly. It was a 235 with hydraulic
lifters.
--- john r dorsey <jrdorsey@strato.net> wrote:
> The "blue flame" six was the high performance engine
> chevy put in the
> corvettes before they came out with the V-8.
>
> John
> 49 3800 chevy panel
> 52 640 GMC Firetruck
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Passnb4U@aol.com <Passnb4U@aol.com>
> To: apache58truck@hotmail.com
> <apache58truck@hotmail.com>;
> oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Date: Saturday, December 18, 1999 6:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Ever see a fleetside dump
> truck?
>
>
> >In a message dated 12/18/99 3:08:39 PM Pacific
> Standard Time,
> >apache58truck@hotmail.com writes:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >> I saw a 58 parts truck today.
> >> The man said it has a power takeoff.
> >> It makes the back lift and dump with gears to a
> pump.
> >> Now it is on a Viking 6000
> >> I had an idea. Here it is but I need some help.
> >> I might want to make a fleetside dump truck.
> >> I have an Apache 36. Are there any like that?
> >>
> >> First I wanted my 59 all original.
> >> We can't find all original parts so far.
> >> We need to but an engine and trans in but
> >> original was automatic shift. The man has a 3 or
> 4 speed shift.
> >> Also did anybody every hear the name of Blue
> Streak or something
> >> to name the Chevy 6 engine?
> >> Bye-
> >> Brian
> >
> >
> > I've many pickups with dump beds on them, as a
> side note my Dad had a '58
> >Chevy 1ton that he put a flat bed dump on.
> >
> > I think you mean "Blue Flame" engine, but I've no
> idea what it really
> >means, I see reference to it in my MoToRs manual.
> I wonder if it's the
> >hydraulic lifter motors?
> >
> > Mike
> >oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built
> between 1941 and 1959
> >
>
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built
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