Them ol Chevy 6 bangers were a good Motor

[Steeveedee]

When I was really young (in the '50s) I remember that my dad drove a '51 or so Chevy. We were as poor as you can believe. I remember seeing Speedol brand non-detergent oil in a 2 gallon can in the trunk of his car, because it burned so much oil that he had to add it to the engine before he left for work, and before he left for home...18 miles each way. That thing smoked like a locomotive.

[GOPAPA]

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

When I was really young (in the '50s) I remember that my dad drove a '51 or so Chevy. We were as poor as you can believe. I remember seeing Speedol brand non-detergent oil in a 2 gallon can in the trunk of his car, because it burned so much oil that he had to add it to the engine before he left for work, and before he left for home...18 miles each way. That thing smoked like a locomotive.

I can relate to this also .. my dad was a small time logger and his work rig was a 49 Desoto ,, in it he had a couple two gallon cans of oil for his chain saw ,,, I have a few old keep sakes from his logging days and always thought if I see one of those old 2 gallon cans I would buy it ,, sit it on the shelf just to see and remind me of the days I would get off the high school bus on a old country road some ways from our home and help him horse log pulp wood out of the woods and onto the roll a way .

[Boog]

Those old 6's were stout. I believe GM put that same engine in everything from passenger cars to pickups to school busses and dump trucks. The heavier the load, the more gear they put into it. Maybe it was too good?