Engine build date?
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Racer
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Engine build date?
Block casting says September 20, 1962. Car was completed on October 20, 1962. Stamp pad was decked off and I'm wondering about when the engine would have been assembled?
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I don't know if anyone has done any analysis of the performance options when looking at engine casting to engine assembly to car completion. It would be interesting to see if fuelies or 2x4s had a longer or shorter span than base engines – meaning were they built only when orders came in (short span) or were they batched and stockpiled (longer span). What is the configuration of your engine?
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I can only give you my build info which aligns with 67:72 info.
Cast date: Feb. 25, deck date: March 1st, trim tag date: March 8th, 1965.
327/365hp configuration/
Hope this helps.
Merry Christmas
Marshal
Cast date: Feb. 25, deck date: March 1st, trim tag date: March 8th, 1965.
327/365hp configuration/
Hope this helps.
Merry Christmas
Marshal
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Per John Z. "NCRS allows full judging credit for up to six months prior to the car's final assembly date for the block casting date, although that's not "typical".
I think your dates are a very acceptable match. My 62 dates are spaced even a little longer.
Your car is a very late build as they were almost building 63's by then and I'm sure production could have gotten a little funky towards the end of a production run.
I think your dates are a very acceptable match. My 62 dates are spaced even a little longer.
Your car is a very late build as they were almost building 63's by then and I'm sure production could have gotten a little funky towards the end of a production run.
