Actually, yes
The Stude v8 was intro'd in '53ish as a 223 and then was increased to 259, and then again to 289... The 289 was available in 1957 and the 259/289 were both available until late 1964 and into early 1965.
Not that that matters
Jeff


Oh, Before these Big Block's were around too JEFF???

Big Block Chevy 348-409-427 HEAD Numbers:
3732791.....348............58-60
3758379.....348/409.......59-61...250/300 hp
3759256.....348............58
3759332.....348............58-60
3767738.....348............59-60...250 hp
3837731.....427............63.."Z11" (4.312" bore x 3.65" stroke)
3852583.....409............61-65...HiPerf, 2.19"/1.72" valves



Big Block Chevy 348-409-427 BLOCK numbers:
3732755.....348/409...59-61
3732811.....348.........58
3751872.....348.........58
3755011.....348.........59-61
3771705.....348/409...59-61
3782012.....348.........58-61
3815707.....348.........58-61
3830814.....427.........63......"Z11" (4.312" bore x 3.65" stroke)
3860387.....348.........58 [/B][/QUOTE]