1966 L79 Nova
 

----The car has been around for sale numerous times. I tried to sell it to a customer in Florida about 8 years ago. Always in Steubenville though. It is gorgeous but the pad certainly warrants a hard look!......Bill S

Pretty car but agreed on the stamp.

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Subject VIN 118376W146344
What are the realities of originality/resto/paint/mileage etc?
Nice to see Gray Baskerville's name mentioned, RIP.

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~ Pete


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Stamp Pad looks good to me, but someone tried to file or sand it. I wonder if this is an ex drag car with the low miles. I would like to see the block casting date, Muncie and 12 bolt stampings.

Paul

I do remember my old L-79 66 Chevy II had the VIN stamped with individual stamps, not gang stamped. It has been over 20 years since I sold the car but I do recall the funny stamp that looked like a 7 year old did it. The engine had never been apart until I disassembled it in 1987.

Paul

http://s26.postimg.org/6n3ox49d5/5ty.jpg


Is this a factory stamping or a restamp?

It could be, just not like the couple I've owned that were survivors sitting since 1969 and 1974.

Pretty sure NOR was using gang stamps by '66. I have an example somewhere. Ill compare it to the one above.

Jim the seller was the salesman at Reilly-Chev Olds in Stuebenville Ohio in 1970 where my 8k mile LS6 was sold new. The L79 was from Al Maynard's collection, I remember seeing the car there in the late '80s. It was originally out of California Jim told me.

I remember the VIN being stamped way over to the left side of the pad, almost off the block entirely. The car was an early build with a vin sequence of 108490 (Nov or Dec 65) and I think Willow Run assy plant. If I can round up some old camera shots I can post them. I even found the build sheet under the drivers side carpet when I installed new carpet in around 1986.

an engine shots taken around 1985:



Paul

Paul

The ones I've seen from the Willow Run plant were not gang stamped, and stamped in the same manner.

Two Norwood examples I found from a CT. Craigslist ad.

http://s26.postimg.org/4mqxhihd5/download.jpg


http://s26.postimg.org/6n3ox49d5/5ty.jpg


Would you say that all 3 are of the same quality?

I see some slight differences in all three but I'm blind anyway, so who's to say!:laugh: The vins do appear to be hand stamped but are a lot straighter then the Willow Run stamps I've seen, they're all over the place!

Here's another Norwood block I've had under a bench for 30 years and I know hasn't been messed with. Thought for sure December 14, 1965 was going to be a Monday as the stamper left off the last digit of the vin but turns out it was a Tuesday.

If your question pertains to me . . .

I am trying to learn the differences between factory stamping and restamping, something I have zero knowledge of.

The photo I submitted comes from a car that is currently for sale where the seller claims the drivetrain is original to the car.

Sorry Lee, most are reluctant to offer up too much info on the net. The picture 69b posted shows broach marking you want to see. Not to say the other examples are not genuine.

1966 Nova vins
 

1966 Nova Willow Run and Norwood vin digits were stamped individually. W146344 is a restamp.

I will have to respectfully disagree that Norwood vins were individually stamped.. Willow yes.. For the sake of not showing too many pad photos. I can pm the photo of another example that is 100% legit to those interested.