1956 Chevrolet by Richardphotos

Photography • Transportation • posted on Apr 24, 2015

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Description

this car is original except for the interior . the 265 cu inch V8 has never been out of the car according to the owner. it has a four barrel carburetor that was added The Chevrolet 265 V8 was first introduced in 1955 and was the first small block V8 ever produced by GM. The 265 was designed for the most part to save the Corvette from being chopped due to the fact that only 700 Corvettes were sold for the 1955 model year. People were looking for something stronger than the Chevy 235 which was only good for 150 horsepower. So in just a little less than 4 months the 265 went from the drawing board to a production engine. This impressive little small block V8 produced between 162 and 195 horsepower depending on the carburetor setup and greatly helped revive the numbers of sells for the Corvette. http://www.enginefacts.com/chevrolet265.php

Comments (22)

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Cyve

7:58AM | Fri, 24 April 2015

Marvelous old car... I like it !!!

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ontar1

8:00AM | Fri, 24 April 2015

Beautiful old car!

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pimanjc

12:54PM | Fri, 24 April 2015

Well preserved.

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jayfar

1:12PM | Fri, 24 April 2015

Looks in great condition.

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Windigo

1:49PM | Fri, 24 April 2015

Nice shot!

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netsuke

3:21PM | Fri, 24 April 2015

Again my first love! Did you know the gas tank was behind the left rear tail light?

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Kratoonz

3:46PM | Fri, 24 April 2015

Cool car

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kenmo

4:55PM | Fri, 24 April 2015

One fine 56 Chevy and a 4 door hardtop as well....

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eekdog Online Now!

5:58PM | Fri, 24 April 2015

classy ride, love the drive in tray, seen that before on many cars of this era.

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flavia49

7:00PM | Fri, 24 April 2015

very nice car

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magnus073

8:09PM | Fri, 24 April 2015

Richard, this is such a cool capture of this classic. Thanks also for once again providing this cool history also, being a Vette fan I found it fascinating.

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