CHEV 216 VS Chev 235

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

Thanks for the plaudits.

I have Canadian-specific Chevrolet casting numbers on my database up to around 1959.

The other way to tell is by the serial number and any prefixes. C = light commercial 216, T = heavier commercial 216, K= light commercial 224 GMC and G = heavier 224 as used in Maple Leafs. I have not yet found a Canadian wartime 235 but it could have had a TT prefix. The letter R indicated rhd of course.

Post-war:

ENGINE PREFIXES to 1953:

216 CAR: NO PREFIX

216 LIGHT COMMERCIAL: “C”

216 TRUCK: “X”

235 TRUCK: “T”

239 GMC/PONTIAC: “W” for “Walkerville”?

PLUS ALL R.H.D. ENGINES HAD “R” AS A PREFIX