65 396 block casting code
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65 396 block casting code
I will (hopefully) attach a picture sent to me of a 65 396 block casting code. It makes no sense to me. Has anyone ever seen 8355932 -assuming that I am reading it correctly?
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A 1965 396/425HP block is #3855962.
Maybe the operator in charge of casting codes had a bad night.......or no sleep at all.
I would look at the casting date, and front pad to see what they say. Also any other block casting imprints. Maybe a factory mistake............but I would be thorough in the complete checkout of this block.
FWIW.
Larry
Maybe the operator in charge of casting codes had a bad night.......or no sleep at all.
I would look at the casting date, and front pad to see what they say. Also any other block casting imprints. Maybe a factory mistake............but I would be thorough in the complete checkout of this block.
FWIW.
Larry
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Stamp pad only shows last 6 of VIN. Trim tag is a repro since they changed interior color from blue to red. There is only the repro tag and a picture of what they say is the real trim tag...
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I have no dog in the seller's or buyer's hunt, but sometimes sellers with non-matching numbers cars dream about finding an uniformed buyer and are hoping to get matching numbers prices for a car with a hodgepodge of random parts. Sometimes sellers are willing to rationalize their integrity for dollars to stretch mealy-mouth words to "allow" the seller to conclude that they are looking at a true survivor, when they know that a car is, in actuality, not original. Shocking, I know.
I don't personally care if your or my car has matching 1965 oil in the crankcase or matching 1965 air in the original tires; however, like it or not, mid-year Corvette prices are strongly skewed by and to the numbers matching narrative. Doesn't matter if you like it, agree with it, or despise it - it's reality for C2 prices.
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