1963 Split Window
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CF Senior Fox Bat
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You may want to take it back and see if you can get some financial compensation, that is the worst phoney restamp I have ever seen. If he sold it to you as matching numbers, then you have a case for compensation.
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Thanks for posting John 
I have never seen how the tools used for stamping looks like before now
I have never seen how the tools used for stamping looks like before now
The engine plant stamp was done with a single gang-holder that held all seven character dies; the first shift line setup man assembled a separate gang-holder for each suffix to be produced for that day, that was used for both shifts that day.
The assembly plant also used a gang-holder to contain the VIN derivative stamp dies, and at least one of those dies was changed for every unit (two every ten units, etc.).
First photo below shows a couple of actual Flint V-8 gang stamps, and the second photo shows the St. Louis VIN derivative gang stamp with the quick-release pin for changing dies for each unit and the bins for the dies.
The assembly plant also used a gang-holder to contain the VIN derivative stamp dies, and at least one of those dies was changed for every unit (two every ten units, etc.).
First photo below shows a couple of actual Flint V-8 gang stamps, and the second photo shows the St. Louis VIN derivative gang stamp with the quick-release pin for changing dies for each unit and the bins for the dies.
