Build date/Engine date
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Melting Slicks
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Build date/Engine date
What the max difference between the production date on the trim tag and the date that is stamped on the engine? For example, if the trim tag says the car was produced on Oct 11th, would an engine built on Sept 9th be correct? Thanks! (1965 Coupe)
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This is my understanding of how things worked before "just on time delivery". Cars where built in lots of 500. All the parts were ordered for these 500 cars. Parts come in and were storied at Saint Louis. Now 23,562 cars where built in 1965 that is approximately 73 cars a day.
Now the question is how long was that motor in storage. If more motors where brought in and taken before this one; it could be possible.
But the real question is "what does the pad look like?"
Seems that if someone was going to restamp a motor they would make the date closer.
Also something to consider is they made more cars at the beginning of the model year than later.
Just my .02
P.S. I hope this is not a big block. They did not come out till later.
Now the question is how long was that motor in storage. If more motors where brought in and taken before this one; it could be possible.
But the real question is "what does the pad look like?"
Seems that if someone was going to restamp a motor they would make the date closer.
Also something to consider is they made more cars at the beginning of the model year than later.
Just my .02
P.S. I hope this is not a big block. They did not come out till later.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Phoenix AZ
Originally Posted by knight37128
This is my understanding of how things worked before "just on time delivery". Cars where built in lots of 500. All the parts were ordered for these 500 cars. Parts come in and were storied at Saint Louis. Now 23,562 cars where built in 1965 that is approximately 73 cars a day.
Now the question is how long was that motor in storage. If more motors where brought in and taken before this one; it could be possible.
But the real question is "what does the pad look like?"
Seems that if someone was going to restamp a motor they would make the date closer.
Also something to consider is they made more cars at the beginning of the model year than later.
Just my .02
P.S. I hope this is not a big block. They did not come out till later.
Now the question is how long was that motor in storage. If more motors where brought in and taken before this one; it could be possible.
But the real question is "what does the pad look like?"
Seems that if someone was going to restamp a motor they would make the date closer.
Also something to consider is they made more cars at the beginning of the model year than later.
Just my .02
P.S. I hope this is not a big block. They did not come out till later.
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Originally Posted by Dicecal
What the max difference between the production date on the trim tag and the date that is stamped on the engine? For example, if the trim tag says the car was produced on Oct 11th, would an engine built on Sept 9th be correct? Thanks! (1965 Coupe)
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Originally Posted by Dicecal
What the max difference between the production date on the trim tag and the date that is stamped on the engine? For example, if the trim tag says the car was produced on Oct 11th, would an engine built on Sept 9th be correct? Thanks! (1965 Coupe)
Both the engine assembly date, and the body built date, relate to the final (rolling off the assembly line) birthday of the car, and thus they do relate to each other, but are not absolutely dependent on each other - body can be built and engine can be assembled simultaneously.
case in point: my 65 Corvette has an engine with an 0329 assembly date, and an "H29" date on the trim tag (March 29th), and it's an AO Smith body.
