Re: Restamp ?
The second stamp is great. The broach is evident and extends past the pad. The numbers 6 and 9 are interchangeable in stamps if reversed, the three has a flat top and this is correct. The depth is correct and you can see where the stamp has actually pushed up the metal around the letters and numbers. If a car with the T0329MT stamped on the block were for sale, I would not let the stamp stand in the way of the purchase.
I think that as we see more and more restamps we become unsure of an original stamp factory stamp really should look like. I know that this was not a science, just guys with a hammer on the assembly line. Some things are clues, though. The extremly light 0 on the first stamp, no broach marks, crooked letters, these would make me shy away from this being an original Tonawanda stamp. There are cases where they had to pull extra numbers out. I looked at a 69 big block with a November 11 stamp. The actual stamp was TIIIIIL. The engine designation was IL in this case. There were three different I and 1's. I am sure they did not have enough I's to go around. I just think that there are clues for engines and cars that you have to look at.
[Edited by TimG (05-28-2002 at 08:36 AM).]
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