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When I bought my 52 it was supposedly restored to original condition.
Everything is supposedly the original color. The engine Is Chevy blue. I have seen other 52s with gray engines and blue engines. Was 52 a transition year? Any help would be greatly appreciated
John
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No, the first "CHEVY BLUE" painted engine was the 1953 powerglide 235. Is it possible that your car's engine hasn't been replaced with a newer model engine?
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Pretty sure that it is original based on serial number and 15 psi oil pressure. the car only has 69k miles on it. I am guessing that the previous owner liked blue when it was first restored 20 years ago. I plan to pull it in a few years to freshen it up. I will check for gray paint under the blue when I get it out. I will change it back to gray at that time.
Was 53 the first year of the 'Blue Flame' six or is the blue not related to the engine color?
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20 years ago there was a paint vendor that stated the blue was correct for 1951 and up. That is why you still see a number of 1951 and 1952 engines painted blue today. The engine shold be the old dark blue/gray color.
The 1953 Power Glide engine was the first blue engine and it had the Blue Flame decal on the valve cover. That was the more "modern" engine with full pressure oiling and aluminum pistons. The rest of the car and truck engines in 1953 were gray. All 1954 and up engines were blue IN PASSENGER CARS ONLY.
Actually the "Blue Flame" combustion chamber was new for 1934. Through the '30's they more or less touted the Blue Flame combustion chamber.....in 1953 the new modern high compression 115 HP Power Glide engine became the "Blue Flame Engine"
Gene Schneider
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I know that conventional wisdom says that the 235 was only available on the Powerglide in 1953, but I've found a number of sources that say you could get it with a manual that year also. Look in the the 1st paragraph of Section 6 of the Shop Manual, 1953 engine specs on oldcarmanualproject.com, 53classicchevy.com, enginefacts.com, and p.225 of A Pictorial History of Chevrolet 1940-1954. The Wikipedia article for Chevrolet 210 says that in 1953 you could get the 235 with both transmissions, but that the PG developed 115 HP and the manual 108. Since I have a 235 in my 53 (manual), this is kind of a critical question for judging purposes. What do you think?
Bob Kenison
VCCA #046373
1953 Chevrolet 210 2-door sedan
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I think this post concerns paint color.
Bob
1951 Chevy Styleline Deluxe 2 door sedan / purchased from second owner 6-19-2000.
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