Tom,
I agree with you. The 235 six was the Blue Flame Six, the first V-8 was the
Turbo-fire, the 348/409 was the Turbo-Thrust etc. I had a friend in about 57
who had a 53 Bel Air and the engine said Blue Flame on it.
Gwyn Reedy
Brandon, Florida
Chevy '38 and '46 1 1/2 Ton (projects)
Trucks: '70 and '71 C-50 (haulers)
'66 C-10 (project)
'72 Cheyenne half ton (driver)
'69 El Camino SS396 (rebuilder)
mailto:mgr@mgrcorp.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of tcape
> Sent: Sunday, December 19, 1999 11:15 AM
> To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Blue Flame Chevy Engine
>
>
> I thought "Blue Flame" was the standard Chevy 6 cyl engine in the early to
> mid-50s. I figured it was named that because of the blue color of the
> engine. Am I wrong?
> Tom Caperton
> '47 2nd 3100
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve <m_toolman@yahoo.com>
> To: oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Date: Saturday, December 18, 1999 11:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Ever see a fleetside dump truck?
>
>
> >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
> >> between 1941 and 1959
> >>
> >
> >oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> >
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>
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