235 vs 261 engines

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by cletrac

Alex, speaking of having to be there, that engine that I put the solid lifters in was a 56 Chrysler 354 that I put in a 57 Plymouth 4 door hardtop. In the early 60s it was the coolest rig around.

Aye...
That Chrysler 354 engine was an early Hemi..I had the same engine in a '56 Desoto..
in Chatham,NB..in '64..and then another Chrysler screamer..a Red Ram V8 that I stuffed into a .59 Plymouth..in North Bay in '67..I had the 265 In a '56 Pontiac at the same time..Just couldn't stay away from that old iron..
But the hottest of them all Was a 361 Edsel engine stuffed into an'58 Ford..
had a 4 barrel on it that two men could get inside to adjust..
Couldn't keep transmissions in it til i finally put a four speed out of a '54 Merc 3/4ton..
Had to change the yoke on the drive shaft..had a course spline on that tran end and a fine spline on the diff end..but what a piece of work..No speed shifter but would it ever light up after we got rollin'//