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| | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 235 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 235 | I saw a Chevy 3100 today at a car show, I'm sorry if maybe it's a 3200 I can't remember which one it is, it's a half ton. It had a big board showing that I had a 283 motor in it. Did the 283 motor come out in 55? It was in stock class.
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'53 Chevy 3604 Five Window Cab ('56 235)
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 5,809 Gearhead, Stovebolt Tech and Parts Tracker, Mod for Swap Meet and GTT | | Gearhead, Stovebolt Tech and Parts Tracker, Mod for Swap Meet and GTT Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 5,809 | Paul - A 283 wasn't offered in 1955. The 265 V-8 was the only optional V8 offered for 3000 Series 1955.2 (Second Series) trucks. The 283 showed up in the Chevy truck lineup in 1957. Most likely an engine swap somewhere in its history. As to whether it qualifies to fit in a "stock class" would depend on who's defining the "stock class". Technically speaking, its not stock.
Got any pictures from the show?
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