Chevrolet by the Numbers 1955 - 1959

By: Alan L. Colvin .

This book is the only authoritive reference for identifying and verifying, by casting number, the correct Chevrolet V-8 engine and drivetrain parts for your exact model. Only casting numbers can tell you what a parts exact model and year applications, when the part was manufactured, and which plant made it. This book shows you were to look for casting numbers on parts and how to decipher their codes so you can be sure you have the correct part for your car.

Only Chevrolet By The Numbers documents part casting numbers and applications using original source material from Chevrolet's archives. No other book has this authoritative factory information, including photographs, engineering blueprints. Technical service bulletins, and build sheets. Most of this information has never before been seen in public making this ideal for any restorer.

Engines covered are 165, 283, 348 and series 150, series 210, Bel Air, Impala, El Camino and Corvette. Chapters cover: Vehicle design, Engine Codes, Engine Block, Crankshaft, Cylinder Heads, Connecting Rods, Pistons, Carburetor, Intake Manifold, Exhaust Manifolds, Water Pump, Distributor, Camshaft, Generator, Transmission, Rear Axle/Differential, Wheels & Rochester Fuel Injection.

If you absolutely want to know the original parts for your Chevrolet drivetrain, not just what interchanges or fits, but the correct part tat came with your car when it rolled off the assembly line, Chevrolet by the numbers has the answers.

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