A few more things I found today. Turns out the motor in it that was rebuilt in 1953 was a 1937 216 according to the casting number. It was bored .060" over and I'm not sure about the stroke. If they used a 235 crank with the 3.9375" stroke then at least it's still a 235.
Would it have been normal to convert it to a pressurized oil system back then on a rebuild or would it still be splash lubed? I'd Imagine new rods would have been used with bearings instead of the Babbit bearing, but who knows.
