1957 is it numbers matching FI
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Welcome to the forum. Beats me if it is but I don’t like the vin tag stamping. Your car?
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I'm with Gerald on the VIN plate. My car was made not long after yours. Here's my VIN plate:
See if you can get a picture of the pad on the block in front of the right head. There should be a stamp on it that starts with an F. And check the casting number on the left rear of the block. It should end with 548.
See if you can get a picture of the pad on the block in front of the right head. There should be a stamp on it that starts with an F. And check the casting number on the left rear of the block. It should end with 548.
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I'm with Gerald on the VIN plate. My car was made not long after yours. Here's my VIN plate:
See if you can get a picture of the pad on the block in front of the right head. There should be a stamp on it that starts with an F. And check the casting number on the left rear of the block. It should end with 548.
See if you can get a picture of the pad on the block in front of the right head. There should be a stamp on it that starts with an F. And check the casting number on the left rear of the block. It should end with 548.
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Casting # & Casting Date
The casting number and the casting date are on the rear flange of the engine block where the bell housing bolts up. The casting number is on the driver's (left) side and the date is on the passenger (right) side. You should be able to see them looking from the top.
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You'll have to remove the side ignition shielding to be able to see it. Then you'll see the large casting number. Next check the casting date on the rear right side of the block. Again, with the ignition shielding removed you should be able to see it between the road draft tube and the back of the right head.
I like your pad stamp, but I don't get the rectangular shape around it. That makes it suspect to me, but I'm no expert. Your car was built on or about March 18 and mine was built on or about March 25. Yet your EL engine was assembled three days after mine was assembled on March 4.
I like your pad stamp, but I don't get the rectangular shape around it. That makes it suspect to me, but I'm no expert. Your car was built on or about March 18 and mine was built on or about March 25. Yet your EL engine was assembled three days after mine was assembled on March 4.
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Seeing how 1957s do not have a VIN derivative on the block, there is no number for the VIN tag to “match.” So, I don’t know what your question is asking.
Are you asking if the numbers shown could possibly be correct?
Are you asking if the numbers shown could possibly be correct?
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My VIN plate and FI engine are original. I've seen a lot of '57 VIN plates, though I'm no NCRS judge. The OP's VIN plate appears to be a reproduction. I would say the information is still insufficient on the engine and FI.
OP, some people say that solid lifter FI Corvettes in our VIN range should still have 4360 units. That theory is in question, though. If you read Ken Kayser's book you'll see that the March-April production period was a time of transition, and it seems possible that your 4520 could be original. They were primarily for 250hp cars, but some 283hp use has been noted.
Do you have any ownership history on this car?
OP, some people say that solid lifter FI Corvettes in our VIN range should still have 4360 units. That theory is in question, though. If you read Ken Kayser's book you'll see that the March-April production period was a time of transition, and it seems possible that your 4520 could be original. They were primarily for 250hp cars, but some 283hp use has been noted.
Do you have any ownership history on this car?
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sounds like at least the block is real and maybe the FI
i cant seem to see the block dates
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My VIN plate and FI engine are original. I've seen a lot of '57 VIN plates, though I'm no NCRS judge. The OP's VIN plate appears to be a reproduction. I would say the information is still insufficient on the engine and FI.
OP, some people say that solid lifter FI Corvettes in our VIN range should still have 4360 units. That theory is in question, though. If you read Ken Kayser's book you'll see that the March-April production period was a time of transition, and it seems possible that your 4520 could be original. They were primarily for 250hp cars, but some 283hp use has been noted.
Do you have any ownership history on this car?
OP, some people say that solid lifter FI Corvettes in our VIN range should still have 4360 units. That theory is in question, though. If you read Ken Kayser's book you'll see that the March-April production period was a time of transition, and it seems possible that your 4520 could be original. They were primarily for 250hp cars, but some 283hp use has been noted.
Do you have any ownership history on this car?
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June 5 would be too late for a March car then.
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