The 265 engine was the standard V-8 in 1957 passenger cars with a 3-speed transmission. And as retired wrench says, the engines were a yellowish color. I think that was the standard color for the truck V-8s at one point, before the red engines in trucks- that was a long time ago... But except for the '57 3-speed transmission/V-8 combination, passenger car V-8 engines were red from the beginning.
Harvester
