When I asked Willie if our good, used 265 exhaust manifolds should be surfaced, he called it a good idea. He then went on to say that from the factory, early Chevy V-8s used no gaskets between ...

Chevrolet’s new-for-1953 ... car – a 307-cid version of the original 265. It is a true 1955 engine, as it’s fitted with early exhaust manifolds and does not have an oil filter.

A: You had one of the rare Chevys that came out in 1955, as it not only was the debut year of the most famous engine of all, the Chevy 265-V8 ... four barrel and dual exhaust, and, later that ...

When I asked Willie if our good, used 265 exhaust manifolds should be surfaced, he called it a good idea. He then went on to say that from the factory, early Chevy V-8s used no gaskets between ...