Post war Chevy w/ a WW2 engine.

[Nick Bombini]

19 years ago, my dad restored a 1948 Chevy Thriftmaster 1/2 ton pickup truck. It originally had a 216 straight six in it but when my dad went to find an emgine, he found a NOS 235 straight six. All he had to do was put it together and put it in the truck.I thought it was pretty neet. Now I am going to be getting the truck.

[joel gopan]

Those Blocks can still be found, I have sold about 7 in past 5 years, I was lucky enough to find NOS crankshafts, rods, waterpumps pulleys etc., also.
Joel

[Nick Bombini]

If I'm not mistaken, it came with everything in the crate for the engine, all he had to do was assemble it. Even if I'm wrong, I know this truck has some torque. It is completely original with one exception, seat belts were added, but thats for safety.

[joel gopan]

The blocks I have been selling were bare with the cam and main bearings installed, a box containing the 6 Cast Iron Pistons, and a box containing the Ring Set was stuffed into the crankcase area in "Butterball" fashion. Under all the Cosmoline there would be letter that was rubber stamped on the pistons and block to I.D. them as being matched to the block. The blocks were apparantly dipped into cosmoline and a messy project to degrease. What is neat is that if a "216" block was being replaced by one of these "235"s, the displacement would become a "224" if the 216 crankshaft were being used.
Joel

[Nick Bombini]

Wow, that's pretty interesting. I would never thought that they packed the blocks and parts like that. Just curious, how much did you sell those blocks for when you sold them?

[joel gopan]

They averaged $695.00, I have one or two more to bring in, and they will be more because of incoming transportation.
Joel