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I purchased a beautiful swc . The owner had it for 55 years. It's a 340hp. He told me the original engine blew before he got it and the original owner said it was out of warranty so they replaced it with another engine with 0 miles on it. But numbers don't match. I took pictures today the last 2 letters are rf. That means they replaced it with a fuel injection engine. But there basically the same as the 340 hp. Correct? Thanks Zane
I messed up and parked it under another car. Can't get the hood high enough to latch and take good pictures
and weather is to bad to put in a different bay.
I was just looking at my VIN number and it doesn't match it even close. But it has an s where I thought it should have a number.
That Vin does not come up in the 63 Corvette registry.......BUT that does not mean anything! I would guess an October 62 Build Month approxamately.........
I'm confused. A replacement engine should not have another cars VIN stamped on the pad. The pad would be blank, just broach marks or a CE block. CE was for warranty replacement. Just can't recall when the CE started.
I think it was and still is illegal for a dealer to stamp a pad.
The gentleman I purchased it from said it was early and said different mirror, gas cap latch 60# oil gauge insteadof 80, alarm when red lined at 6500 amongst other things.
'63 Coupe #15,407 is out there somewhere. I recorded it as a 340 hp but no mention that it was NOM.
Date code F0510 RF lines up well with that vin number. I'm not sure how your car ended up with the motor from #15,407.
What does your Trim Tag show? Does it's info line up with your #1,403 vin?
The gentleman i purchased it from owned it for 55 years the engine was changed before he purchased it but said the original owner told him it was out of warranty when engine was replaced and the replacement had 0 miles.
Your Trim Tag does line up with your 1,403 serial number.
Somehow after 55 + yrs the story of a warranty motor replacement got a bit skewered it seems.
If the engine you have is indeed original for car 15,407 then It might be worth a small bit to that cars owner, or not.
63 wrong engine
Spring is coming!!!
I blew your photo up, that's what you wrote!!
