[PeteLeathersac]

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Nice to know he's a good guy! . I expect he got it this way but you gotta' question this stamping? ~ Pete

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Pete: I guess you are talking about the out of line E, maybe the upside down 8 in the assembly date and also the oversized 6 in the partial VIN.

I don't know that those things would scare me at all. In fact a restamper would likely be more careful than the guys on the line were.

Admittedly, I haven't looked at too many Tonawanda (sp) stamps, mostly Flint, but gotta believe they broke stamps from time to time, and made do with what was on hand.

Just my two cents.

Lynn

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Great thoughts and points Lynn! . It was the dropped E that jumped out at me. . Upside-down digits are common enough also the big 6 could easily be as who'd care what they handed you if you needed one on the job? . Since all the '68 L36 suffixes were "I" something, I wonder if they when the engine date/suffix stamping was done they gang stamped only the date code including just the "I" of the suffix then individually added the E, H, J etc. when they knew what application it was destined for? . Viewing another partial Vin location would help confirm everything as if the big 6 was there too, it would be unlikely restamping of the date/suffix stamp only would happen....especially on a car needing resto? . I'm beginning to belive it's good and am interested in if they did leave out the E 'til the application was known? . Sorry to have pointed a finger at this but we may have learned something new? . Keep in mind this is only my 2 cents worth too....and 2 cents Canadian is only about 1.75 cents US! ~ Pete