Not all 261's have the Captains Bars. That casting no., on the passenger side of the block, is the best indicator. I had a engine, I pulled sitting here, that I thought for the longest time, was a 235, but after the previous owner insisted that it was actually a 261, I looked it up on the inliners site, & discovered it was actually a 261. It had no Captains bars, as my other 261 had.
