1965 327-375HP Fuel Injected Shortblock

[dlv4540]

I was concerned as well when purchasing the shortblock and I'm glad to get some help on this one. The front stamp looks real to me but I also had concerns with the vin stamp and the non plant code on their as well. I will try and get a picture of the front pad and have it uploaded on here if I can. Can anyone assist me with the downloading if I get it to them?

[dlv4540]

I do want to add one other thing to this. The passenger car was also built at the same plant as the corvette. Does anyone know how many were built in 1965? I wonder if it is possible that the gang stamp was set for a passenger car and was accidently not changed before stamping it on the corvette application? I don't know what the answer is on this one but wanted to ask that question.

[dlv4540]

I have returned the shortblock back to the person I bought it from due to the concerns of the stamping on the front pad. If anyone would be interested in it I can pass along his contact information.

[Verne_Frantz]

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I do want to add one other thing to this. The passenger car was also built at the same plant as the corvette. Does anyone know how many were built in 1965? I wonder if it is possible that the gang stamp was set for a passenger car and was accidently not changed before stamping it on the corvette application? I don't know what the answer is on this one but wanted to ask that question.

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Dennis, The Passenger car plant and the Corvette plants were two entirely different facilities.
Verne

[dlv4540]

I was just going by Chevy by the numbers showing that the St. Louis, Missouri plant built them at the same location. This is located on page 5 of the book.

[Verne_Frantz]

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I was just going by Chevy by the numbers showing that the St. Louis, Missouri plant built them at the same location. This is located on page 5 of the book.

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Yep, St. Louis is the "same location", along with a 1000 other businesses, but different plants.
Verne

[markjohnson]

My father actually worked at both plants in the late-Sixties and they were extremely close to each other. Only like a block or two apart so even St. Louis people got them mixed up when they said something like the "Chevrolet Plant". He had a job at the end of the Assembly Line where he would fix little things that were wrong with the cars before they went out to the holding lots.

[markjohnson]

Now I know Camaros were not built in St. Louis but my father always talked about seeing a Pre-Production 1970 1/2 Camaro Z-28 at the Chevrolet Plant that an Engineer was driving that had a "370 HP" sticker on the air cleaner instead of the more well known "360 HP".