geopar

1967, don't know if it's a cp. or vert., serial number 7109443, 427/435.
I have your block, never decked.
Any clues?
George

Woodie

Heck That's probably a numbers matching Top flight car by now.

shemp

194377S109443 would be a coupe
194677S109443 would be a vert
I just checked the c2 registry it's not there, but 109449 is the closest one.

Shemp

67L36Driver

They'l pay you to deck it and destroy the evidense.:o

Check ProTeams inventory.

Joel 67

George,

What is the engine assembly date?

can you post a picture of the stamp pad?

Thanks!

geopar

Stamp pad assembly date is T1003JE
This is an early block, engine assembled in Oct. '67, and it appears that it went into a late Jan. built Vette. Seems odd that there is such a lag between engine assembly and installation. Any thoughts on this?
I have some photos and will post shortly.
Thanks,
george

geopar

philip964

That is beautiful.

A big thanks for the photo.

Out of the car they photograph so much better. Note how the grain of the block is so present, but the broaching marks are very subtle. Unlike the belt sander jobs that we normal see here.

Any secrets on finding blocks like that, that you are willing to share to someone who lived across from **** Hill Park for 15 years.

Joel 67

George,

Thanks for the photos. I have seen a very close VIN (low 9000) that also had an October assembly date.

I'll wait for JohnZ or someone else to provide better guidance, but my understanding is that there was no FIFO inventory system so engines could from time to time hang around. Particularly it seems with the less common engine options (FI, SHP big blocks, etc.)

Joel

Bill Lacy

Thanks for the photos. Notice that the 2 zeros are different! One is a 0 = zero and the other is a O. That must be common, mine is TO606JE.
Bill

Joel 67

Also note the use of a 1 instead of a capital i

Lot more things happened than we like to simplistically believe.

Bill Lacy

Joel

T1003JE = T is Tonawanda, 1003 is October third , JE is 427/435.
Bill

geopar

No secrets; local newspaper ad. "Chevy 427, complete long block, dissasembled, checked at machine shop and guarenteed...."

geopar

You might be correct. Wouldn't be nice to learn if you were the current owner, but then again, if I did own this Vette, I would want the original block.
G.

geopar

lol

geopar

Bill,
I think you meant that 1003 is October third, not November.
G

Bill Lacy

Your right Thanks. I will fix it
Joel is also right. After I thought about it a little bit I went back to my picture files and I found 1's and I's used in the date. Sorry Joel.
Bill

90067

It's not for my car but I am looking for mine - S105452, anyone?

Joel 67

That is ok Bill.

In general, you will find the i far more common than 1 with big blocks. Actual 1's are really sort of an oddity

geopar

ttt