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1968 Date Codes and VINs

Mosesatm

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Someone just sent me some photos of a 289 that has a VIN of 163994 but a date code of August 22, 1967.
163xxx seems too late in the run to have such an early engine. What in the world........?
Any thoughts?
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cmacias24

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My car, c-code, was build in March and came with a 302 bock and 289 heads. I’ve always wondered if it was normal.

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Mosesatm

Mosesatm

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Cesar,
Yours is normal for a March and later car.
 

di81977

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Replacement block and re-stamp? Not sure why someone would re-stamp a c code with an incorrect date block though.
 
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