Help w/ Carb date code
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Help w/ Carb date code
My car is a '65 365 w/ build date of Sept. 1, 1964, VIN 100236. Below is a photo of my carb # and date code. According to NCRS date code is Year-Month-Week. It looks like "446" but last digit can't be a "6" as there wasn't a 6th week in April '64! So must be "5"? Also, it looks like an obscured digit before the first "4". Maybe just some flaw?
If it is "445", that makes it the 5th week of April 1964. However, this doesn't jive w/ what the List # should be. According to NCRS the List # is 2818 for very early cars, which changed to 2818-1 sometime between June and September 1964.
So if the date code is "445", the List should not have "-1". If it is "-1", then second digit of date should be 6, 7, or 8.
Can anyone shed some light on what I have here or what I'm missing?
Thanks in advance.
If it is "445", that makes it the 5th week of April 1964. However, this doesn't jive w/ what the List # should be. According to NCRS the List # is 2818 for very early cars, which changed to 2818-1 sometime between June and September 1964.
So if the date code is "445", the List should not have "-1". If it is "-1", then second digit of date should be 6, 7, or 8.
Can anyone shed some light on what I have here or what I'm missing?
Thanks in advance.
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Wow -- Don't think I've ever seen a pic under 2 kilobytes; need about 400 times that resolution.
2818's already had the (dash) 1; '2818-1' by 482 (2nd week August 1964). In theory, I suppose it's possible for an early '65 car (can't get much earlier than yours) without the dash.
2818's already had the (dash) 1; '2818-1' by 482 (2nd week August 1964). In theory, I suppose it's possible for an early '65 car (can't get much earlier than yours) without the dash.
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Without the "dash" was prior to June 1964. If mine is "445", ie. April 1964, it should not have the "dash".
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According to this website:
http://www.junkyardgenius.com/holley/datecode.html
IF there is a 4th digit on my carb (a leading digit that is somewhat obscured) - this could be from '66, '76, '86, '96.
Any other thoughts on what date this carb is?
http://www.junkyardgenius.com/holley/datecode.html
IF there is a 4th digit on my carb (a leading digit that is somewhat obscured) - this could be from '66, '76, '86, '96.
Any other thoughts on what date this carb is?
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