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I have a 235 in a 48 Chevy pickup. I was told when I bought it that it was a 55 model engine.
I checked the number by the distributor ( F904B ) and the casting number above the starter ( H267 )
It looks to me like it is a 57 Powergluide 235.

Have I decoded it correctly?
 
1956 was the last year that you could identify the year that an engine was built by its serial number. Starting in 57 and running through 62, a 235 used the same numbering system for engines. The "F" means it was built in Flint, Mi, "904" means that it was built on Sept 4 and "B" indicates that it is a regular production passenger car engine with a powerglide engine.

Hope this helps some.

Ken
 
Thanks for the feedback. I pulled the side cover today and found it had hyd. lifters, so I figured it was from a passenger car.
 
Yeah, if it had a powerglide, it came with hydraulic lifters. Another way to hone in on the year of the engine would be to get the casting number off the block and/or head as it will tell you a range of years that that particular block and/or head was produced. The casting number should be 7 digits and start with either 37 or 38 for late 50's early 60's applications.

By the way, where in Texas do you live?
 
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Replacement 235's

Over the decades of working on old Bowties I have noticed that most of the later model ones are 1957 manufacture .
 
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