Originally posted by tinker:
Hello all I was just wondering if anyone has ever seen a 235 6 cly motor in a 50's Chevy truck.I purchased this truck from a guy and he said it had a Montgomery Wards engine in it. It has a metal plate that says Montgomery Wards rivited on the block. Someone told me they did factory replacements for Chevy at one time. Is this a rare find? I would love to find out the history of the motor and how it ended up in the truck.
Have I ever seen a 235 in a 50's Chevy Truck? All the time. Usually 216's in the 1/2 tonners.. but the 235 is a popular 'upgrade'.
I agree with the others.. Monkey Ward would slap their name on anything they could to make a buck.. and engines were no exception.
So the history of your particular truck is most likely that at some point the original engine took a dump, and they bought a reman engine from Montgomery Wards to replace it.
I don't think it makes the engine any more collectible than any other 235 engine.. except perhaps to some die hard Montgomery Ward memorabilia collector.
I'd suspect back in the day, having a Montgomery Ward engine was about as prestigious as.. say.. having a K-Mart engine would be today.
