Engine ID help?
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From: Pa.
Engine ID help?
Which #'s on the VIN tag should match the #'s on the engine pad? Is it the first 6 or the last 6? The reason I ask is I'm looking at a 69 vette and the owner states that the engine pad letters and numbers are CLA 195978 as best as he can tell and the first 6 #'s of the vin tag which he says are very readable are 194379. I know they're not exact but he changed his thoughts on the engine pad #'s a few times so they must be hard to read. Any thoughts about the letters CLA? Trying to determine if this is the original block so any help is appreciated.
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If memory serves, it's the last six digits of the VIN.
Example: 19S700000 for the 1969 models.
1 Corvette
9 year
S St. Louis
7 car line series (same for all '69s)
00000 consecutive unit number
No CLA code for '69. Engine suffix should be a two letter code.
Example: 19S700000 for the 1969 models.
1 Corvette
9 year
S St. Louis
7 car line series (same for all '69s)
00000 consecutive unit number
No CLA code for '69. Engine suffix should be a two letter code.
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From: Pa.
Thanks Mike. The owner got some information after I hung up the phone and he tells me it's a 73 corvette engine. I checked and sure enough there is a CLA code for 1973 vettes with Automatic transmission rated at 190 HP. Thanks.
