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VI003HE (V=Flint plant)(I0=October)(03=3rd day)(HE=engine code)
The capital-i was often used in place of the number 1.
The HE code was used from '65-'69 (327/250hp in '65, 300hp in '66-'68, 350/300hp in '69). That looks fine with me.
The VIN double-stamp is interesting in that the 3 looks stamped over a 0 while everything else looks like true ghosting of the same characters. Double-stamps aren't unheard of. The effort to locate an HE block to counterfeit stamp another VIN overtop would be out of the ordinary given the base hp rating. Add to that the near identical VIN (except for that 3) and you have something that defies reason to counterfeit. I say it's likely a real stamp with an interesting anomaly.
Both numbers look okay to me. 68 #3067 was assembled in October, 1967. Jives with the engine assembly date. Check the time built date on the trim tag. It will be after October 3rd.
i betcha it was a typo (stampo?) in st louis. guy might have heard 3067 and thought 3-O's and a 67...403067 3067th c3 made. 400067 is the 67th made. would have been in the 1st or maybe 2nd week of production. so would have been 07 or 08 month date on the Flint stamp. for what it is worth, both cars are in the c3 registry. so it may be possible to determine if 00067 still has orig engine. in the registry. job number. second column. A28 for 0067 and C27 for 3067. is that the month and day on the trim tag?
VI003HE (V=Flint plant)(I0=October)(03=3rd day)(HE=engine code)
The capital-i was often used in place of the number 1.
The HE code was used from '65-'69 (327/250hp in '65, 300hp in '66-'68, 350/300hp in '69). That looks fine with me.
The VIN double-stamp is interesting in that the 3 looks stamped over a 0 while everything else looks like true ghosting of the same characters. Double-stamps aren't unheard of. The effort to locate an HE block to counterfeit stamp another VIN overtop would be out of the ordinary given the base hp rating. Add to that the near identical VIN (except for that 3) and you have something that defies reason to counterfeit. I say it's likely a real stamp with an interesting anomaly.
Engine Stamp - Look right?
