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Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
Lots of work on Brad's part ... pure enjoyment (and references) for you!
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| | | | Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 80 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 80 | Was the bell housing and manual 3 speed trans also painted gray like the 235 truck engine? Going through all of it and would like to return it back to correct color.
1959 3204 Basic Cab
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 | Wow! Lots of info in that pic. V8 Motor Color, 6 Cyl motor Color, No paint trannies and possibly the third is a no paint bell with unknown trans?
Thank you Bill.
Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it. - William Penn
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,236 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,236 | Interesting to see that they even painted the Ground Strap engine color! That third transmission is a cast iron Powerglide. Mike B  | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 | Thanks Mike, I should have been more clear, unknown "to me".
Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it. - William Penn
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2014 Posts: 924 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2014 Posts: 924 | An interesting fact/observation (to me) in these pictures is the lifting point of the exhaust manifold on the V-8s.
It is so cool to see these pitchers when Bill posts them; I've never noticed the lifting point before, but I thought lifting from the exhaust manifold was a big no-no (?). Edit - or maybe that's only true with the inline sixes?
"Ford Gray" looks fabulous on a 235 bell housing Wrencher. I've also painted one "Chevy Blue". BUT, every factory original unrestored 235 bell housing I've ever seen in real life looked like it was painted with some pre-EPA gear oil.
Brad
Last edited by Uncle Brad; 06/08/2017 5:25 AM. Reason: Thermal imagery
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