The New Riders of the Purple Sage - Fifteen Days Under The Hood - 12/31/1977 - Winterland (Official)

[George McGovern]

If you've ever worked on cars

[Tarzanrock]

1. Great song by a great band.

Brings back fine memories of my 1956 Blue Chevrolet, 2 door coupe sedan, with its 235 cubic inch inline straight six-cylinder engine -- the "Stovebolt Six." Best automobile I ever owned. You could pretty much take that entire automobile apart with a half-inch wrench; a 9/16ths inch wrench; a 3/4 inch wrench and a Phillips screwdriver. "Old Blue" got 22 miles to the gallon on the highway and she could run 120 mph.

[George McGovern]

2. Glad you liked the song Tarzanrock. Humorous take on under the hood.

I found out your engine was considered "Durable, affordable, and powerful for their day, early Chevy six-cylinder engines are often referred to as the "Stovebolt" or "Stovebolt-Six" because of the 1/4"x20 slotted-head stove-bolts holding down the valve cover, lifter cover and timing cover."

In conclusion the reviewer wrote "The Chevy Stovebolt-6 is one of the most durable engines ever built - simple and efficient, and capable of making more power. They are easy to work on, easy to maintain, and can be dressed up quite nicely with an aftermarket valve cover and chrome air cleaners.

https://www.restore-an-old-car.com/stovebolt-6.html