Originally Posted by Rusty Heaps
I can’t say for sure on engines in trucks, but in 1957 if the car had a 265 V8 the color was a chartreuse yellow. I’m assuming these were leftovers from 1956.

Not leftovers, the 1956 265's were orange. They needed a way to differentiate the two V8 offerings in 1957, so the 283 got Orange and the 265 got Chartreuse (yellow). Very few 265's were put in cars...most got the new 283's.

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Mike Boteler

1956 Chevy 3100 Resto Rod
1952 Willys M38 Army Jeep
1983 Jeep CJ7 Laredo
1984 Jeep CJ7
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Silver Spring, MD