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BUSY BOLTERS Are you one? The Shop Area
continues to pull in the most views on the Stovebolt. In August alone there were over 22,000 views in those 13 forums.
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| | Forums66 Topics126,780 Posts1,039,295 Members48,100 | Most Online2,175 Jul 21st, 2025 | | | Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 336 Shop Shark | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 336 | I'm sure somebody once told me the answer to my question, but I've forgotten it. Why are the Chevy 6 cyl engines referred to as Stovebolt?
1959 3100 Apache Fleetside
| | | | Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,229 Red dot, center of chest ... | Red dot, center of chest ... Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,229 | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 Bubba - Curmudgeon | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 | Here is the cover and a pertinent page from a 1961 book by Floyd Clymer.
CAST IRON WONDER CHEVROLET'S FABULOUS SIX | | | | Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 336 Shop Shark | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 336 | Thanks, I thought it was probably due to the bolts.
1959 3100 Apache Fleetside
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