i would imagine in the late 60s or early 70s is when he had it. It was a 1953 Chevy 150 inline 6. Wonder what liter the motor was wiki lists two different motor sizes

Merican? Is that like Mexifornia? Just call it Aztlan.

Nice looking car. I'm supposed to inherit the in-law's 54 Chevy. I'm still not sure what I'll do with it.

From WikiPedia:

This 235-cubic-inch (3.9 L) version was added to cars in 1950 to complement the new Powerglide automatic transmission, and 3.55:1 rear differential. Hydraulic lifters were used in the Powerglide 235 and a fully pressurized lubrication system was introduced in 1953, but only in cars ordered with the "Powerglide" transmission. The 216-cubic-inch (3.5 L) continued to be standard powerplant for cars with the three-speed manual transmission until 1953, when the 235-cubic-inch (3.9 L) became the standard powerplant on all Chevrolet passenger cars. Two versions were used in 1953 cars - a solid-lifter version with 123 hp (92 kW) for standard transmissions and the hydraulic-lifter 136 hp (101 kW) version (the Blue Flame) for Powerglide use. The "Blue Flame" moniker had been used in Chevrolet advertising since 1934. A blue rather than yellow flame within the cylinder meant that perfect combustion was achieved, promised GM's ad men

he had the 3 speed manual (wow never driven a car lower than 4 manual). btw thats not it in the pic, maybe i can ask him if he has a photo of it somewhere to scan. But it was a two 2 door 53 , 3speed.

edit: nope no photo of the Chevy but he has a photo of the Fiat with an 850L motor he swapped in afterwards . Fiat? Fiat?



i believe this is the engine he is talking about, he had a regular 850 and swapped in the 850L motor. He said the to this day, that was the weirdest water pump he's ever seen in his life, notice how its attached to the fan.

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Strange place to put the rad...guess you don't have to worry about rocks going through it...of course hard to get air through it too....

Well since it appears to be the back of the car. I would assume that there is some sort of ductwork or scoop to get the air from under the car. Similar to how the Aero ductwork on the Fiero works.

Just a hunch

I have owned both a '53 Bel Air two door, and a Fiat 850 Sport. Loved and miss both cars.
My Chevy had a three speed column shifted manual transmission, AKA 'three on the tree'.
The Fiat has the water pump on the fan to make the engine shorter, and a better fit in he rear.
I never had a problem of any kind with that car.
Wish I could say that about my Fiero!

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