Chevrolet By The Numbers 1955-1959: The Essential Chevrolet Parts Reference

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Chevrolet by the Numbers is the only authoritative reference for identifying and verifying the correct Chevrolet parts, by casting number, for your exact model.

• Restoring your Chevrolet to original factory specifications? You'll find the casting numbers that correspond to your car's Vehicle Identification Number. With this correct information you will avoid buying - and being sold - the wrong parts.
  
  
• Buying a Chevrolet that has been restored? These numbers will help you determine whether or not the car has been authentically restored, and whether it's a smart investment.
  
  
• Searching for factory high-performance parts at swap meets? Chevrolet by the Numbers tells you which parts to look for, why they are special, and which engines those parts came with.

Other books rely on secondhand information or out-of-date part numbers. Author Alan Colvin documented every casting number for every Chevrolet V-8 engine and drivetrain part from 1955 through 1975, using original source material in Chevrolet's archives, including engineering blueprints, technical service bulletins, and build sheets. He interviewed the original manufacturers and engineers and brings you fascinating stories of parts development from behind the factory gates. Most of this information has never before been seen in public.

This book covers all 1955-1959 passenger cars, including: Series 150, Series 210, Bel Air, Impala, Corvette, and El Camino. Engines covered include the 265, 283, and 348.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chevrolet Parts System | Matching Numbers | Checking a Car | Using this Book.


1. Vehicle Identification
   Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) | Trim Tags | Model I.D. | Interior/Exterior Trim Combinations.
   
   
2. Engine Code
   Engine Development | Engine Suffix Code Charts.
   
   
3. Engine Block
   Decoding Stamping Numbers | Block Casting Numbers.
   
   
4. Crankshaft
   Small Block Crankshafts | W-Block Crankshafts.
   
   
5. Cylinder Heads
   Identifying Features | Casting Numbers.
   
   
6. Connecting Rods
   Small Block Rods | W-Block Rods.
   
   
7. Pistons
   Identification | Applications.
   
   
8. Carburetor
   Carter | Rochester.
   
   
9. Intake Manifold
   Decoding Numbers | Casting Numbers.
   
   
10. Exhaust Manifolds
    Decoding Numbers | Casting Numbers.
    
    
11. Water Pump
    Small Block Pumps | W-Block Pumps.
    
    
12. Distributor
    Decoding Numbers | Applications | Vacuum Units.
    
    
13. Camshaft
    Identifying Features | Identification Charts.
    
    
14. Generator
    Date Coding | Application Charts.
    
    
15. Transmission
    Date Coding | Saginaw | Borg-Warner | Powerglide | Turboglide | Application Charts.
    
    
16. Rear Axle/Differential
    Rear Axle Applications | Specifications | Axle Codes.
    
    
17. Wheels
    Wheel Stampings | Applications.
    
    
18. Rochester Fuel Injection
    History | Identification | Casting Numbers.
    
    Index | Art Credits | Chevy Clubs.
    
    Changes Made Since the 1st Printing.

If you absolutely want to know the original parts for your Chevrolet - not what interchanges or fits, but the correct part that came with your car when it was assembled - Chevrolet by the Numbers has the answer.

Chevrolet By The Numbers 1955-1959: The Essential Chevrolet Parts Reference