I bought a 68 427 car and wanted to see what you guys thought. The vin is 194378s427522

The block id's are
TO718IL 18S427522

Is there any reason to think this isnt the original motor. The guy Im buying it from seems really cool and theres no reason for me not to trust him...

Any info you guys can give me as to productio0n dates etc?. I dont know how to fing the build date of the VIN.

 

The number could be correct if the engine hasn't been restamped. You can only approximate the date by looking at other codes on the car. Here's a site that might help.

http://idavette.net/facts/68.htm

 

The serial numbers match (427552) and the Suffix code IL is a 390 horse 427 (4-BBL) for a 4 speed car. 07 is the assembly month (July) and the 18 is the day of the month. The 8 in the VIN is a 68' model. Seems to check out.

 

CORRECT


7/18/68 motor build date

Monthly. Serial #'s

Sept - 400905
Oct - .403410
Nov - 405682
Dec - 407922
Jan - 410386
Feb - 412647
Mar - 415000
April-417676
May - 420928
June - 423978
July - 428566

JUST TAKE PICS & POST OF THE PAD TO MAKE CERTAIN BROACH MARKS ARE OK & IT'S NOT A RESTAMP, OTHERWISE DATES & NUMBERS CHECK OUT !!

IT WAS ONE OF THE LAST 68's PRODUCED POSSIBLY LAST 2 WEEKS OR SO OF PRODUCTION !!!

 

Thats awesome thanks...

Ill try to get some pics of the pad. Heres the car.
I havent got the car yet. Its being shipped should have it this week. Paid 8500. Runs shifts etc.. well.. Think I got a deal???.[IMG][/IMG]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o68/merlinhaggard/68427009.jpghttp://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o68/merlinhaggard/68427003.jpg

 

 

Does this have any signifigance?. Being one of the last produced?.

 

Unless it's the last, i would think it means NOTHING !!!

 

DONT KNOW ABOUT A DEAL, BUT I DO YOU KNOW GOT A LOT OF WORK AND A LOT OF MONEY TO BE SPENT AHEAD OF YOU !!!

KEEP US POSTED WITH PICS AND POSTS AS YOU GO.........NEED ANYTHING 68 RELATED I'LL TRY TO HELP YA.........GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR PROJECT !!

OH.............AND KEEP THE F-250 EMBLEM OFF THE VETTE !!

& BE SURE TO FILL OUT YOUR PROFILE PRONTO BEFORE YOU GET HECKLED !!!

 

I dont know if you got a deal or not....but you certainly have a lot of work ahead of you. Good luck in getting your project started.

kdf

 

Hey Merlin,
My vin is 427562,thats 10 apart, they were probably on the line at the same time. Now dosn't this moment remind you of an old movie where the friends that have not seen each other for years meet on the beach.It's like twin brothers that never knew each other,seperated by war, finally reunited...

See SIXX,vin numbers are fun!

 

I COUNT 40 APART, BUT WHO'S COUNTING ....I CAN'T COUNT !!!!

 

see the C3 registry ...
http://www.c3registry.org/

Birthday calculator approximates your car build as Friday August 2, 1968. You can confirm by checking the trim tag in the door well....

 

I saw a post of yours about a week ago and thought Wow!. But wasnt a member so I couldnt contact you.. That is cool. There are alot of very cool people here. I've come across a couple of freaks though too!!. Your car is incredible. Can I have a couple of pics?.

 

Opps! Just noticed can viev pics from your profile. New but learning.

 

Thanks alot for all the help!!!

 

I just saw yours is 522,saw another post that said 552,so they are 40 apart, I think thats still the same day. Kind of cool and thank you for the complement. Plan on spending minimum of 30k and a whole lot elbow grease getting her on the road, good luck and have fun..

 

CURIOUS NOW ?
did'nt know they made any cars in AUGUST that year ? thought July was the end of production with the last vin for 68' being ......

# 428566
Thats funny, birthday calculator , i know they use on on that site but it still sounds funny

 

First off congratualtions on the new vette. I was wondering what the original trim tag data was. What were the original colors? Also the Date of body assembly? I like the power brake option on that car as well with the 4 speed. Besides your car has the later 1969 frame that was added to production around 25500 or so.

As for the 68 vins I have 68RATVET at 40 off. Also I have logged coupe 27520, 2 off with a rare black/std paint scheme with a build date of M01. The NCRS guide lists 28566 at the end of july production, but I believe that they dont have a lot of data that they needed to make that judgement. Look at the numbers...

April built 2676 cars short month
May 3252 long
June 3050 short month
July 4588 31 days, but still a lot of extra cars.

Why the huge increase? The simple answer is to add another one third of a month which brings July, a long month to 3200 or so and takes the last 1100 cars give or take and places them on a sched of 120 a day or so to finish on the tenth of August. Thus reality. I have 27393 being an L 31 car and the next couple 27483 and 27487 being unknown. I couldn't open the doors! The first M 01 car I have is 27503, so the break should be right there and the last 1100 cars in August. The older data the NCRS had was complied when the 68 was an unloved car that would never approach the beauty of the mid years. How things change, although I would still like to build a 67...A late one.

The last Corvette produced has not been found for 1968 but I believe that I have gotten close. I spotted 28554 is a 972/std car 427/390 built in perhaps the last hour, and has a build tag date of M 10 or August 10, 1968. The last few cars were definitely cleaning up the line and perhaps were interspersed with 69 pilot cars or prototypes. 1969 production was designed to go at a faster pace and production line changes during 1968 were added with frames and even 1969 interior panels being added near the end. Your car has the potential for many 69 touches, so documentation may be your best friend, and ours too.

The 68 Corvette Database is a good start, but is about 1/10th of the cars I have spotted over the years. On the forums here 601P has an M 03 car which is pretty cool I spotted an M 03 vert in Carson City NV for sale. A bummer was 27922 an M 05 car, a white/red coupe that was sadly parted out a year ago. What a pretty paint combo...

 

As an aside, looking at your console shift plate, It appears to be a 69 type, with the hp portion at the bottom. I would believe however that it MAY BE correct for the car and correctly shows the overlap of 68/69 interior components and fittings to the car. In other words, look carefully and understand that the 68 parts were used up and they simply replaced with 69 parts for the one year only items like the consoles...Or they were just trying one of the new ones out...Who Knows