Engine stamp
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Heel & Toe
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Engine stamp
can someone tell me what the numbers mean. I think my 69 427 had the engine replaced just before I bought it in 1969. I'm being told my numbers. Don't match.
Vin number is 19467s727033
Stamp on block is CE069391
Appreciate any info, thank
jim
Vin number is 19467s727033
Stamp on block is CE069391
Appreciate any info, thank
jim
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CE means Chevrolet Engine, a prefix they used for all warranty and over the counter spare engines in the late 60s and into the '70s.
0 after the CE means that it was built in 1970.
There's no way of linking this engine to your car without paperwork.
0 after the CE means that it was built in 1970.
There's no way of linking this engine to your car without paperwork.
Last edited by Mike Ward; Jun 28, 2013 at 07:31 PM.
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Heel & Toe
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I bought the car in the fall of 69 so it could not have been manufactured in 70
Maybe I better recheck the numbers on the block.
My suspicion is it's a replacement engine, the car just had 4700 miles on it and was told it had Been a demonstrator , but maybe it was repossessed by the dealership. Question is, how much does this engine devaluate the car from the original engine?
Maybe I better recheck the numbers on the block.
My suspicion is it's a replacement engine, the car just had 4700 miles on it and was told it had Been a demonstrator , but maybe it was repossessed by the dealership. Question is, how much does this engine devaluate the car from the original engine?
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Unfortunately your car is NOM, regardless of what it used to be. The value now depends solely on condition...and competes with all the other NOM '69s...and there are quite a few. Market value is determined by supply versus demand. Many on this forum believe that in the future, nobody will care about all this original motor "foolishness" and spend their money accordingly. There are others, like myself, who have paid a hefty premium for an original motor car and dumped a ton of additional money into it. Oh well...only time will tell.
