Orphan thread...parts etc.

[FTC]

Originally Posted by luv2sixty9

Looking to unite this engine block with it's original 68 Corvette.
The engine (Long Block) was removed in 1971 and replace with a 307 engine long block.

If I can't unite I will offer it for sale.

Block Info:
Front Pad: 18S420912 V0522HT
Block Casted Date: E 20 8 (May 20, 1968)
Block Casting Number: 3914678
VIN: 194378S420912

WOW, that engine is very close to the original 302 for my 68 Z28 that I'd love to find.

Also a 3914678 casting number, and my car is an 05C build, third week of May means from 05/12 through 05/18.

[L89DRMR]

I sold a blue/green metallic 1978 Nova in the 1990s and would like to get original paperwork to the owner. Thirty-two options and I hope the car was restored. I sold the car with the original window sticker and came across these papers last week.

VIN #1X27L8T190019

Sold new in Connecticut.

[DAVE H]

1966 174 block with bore 4.028 current bore size.
Partial vin = 6105326
Ass'y stamp = F1022HO (300 hp, powerglide)
Cylinders will clean up easily @ + .040, no pitting.

[bbjohnny]

https://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/p...871864985.html

Someone's 69 Camaro protectoplate, manual and bill of sale. Vin is 123379N696095

[lbnaz]

This is a question I was asked about the 67 L78 pad picture I posted. Any thoughts on this. Larry

Hello, I just saw your post in the orphan section. That's a nice looking stamp pad. I didn't know the 323 block was used in '67 so I did a little research and found a MQ block built on the same day, July 5th 1967. (Chevrolet by the Numbers, Alan Colvin) but, the partial vin is 252630, a difference of 1,464 cars from the vin on yours. I don't see how this is possible. Could you please shed some light on this? Production was less than 1,000 per day @ Norwood. There is no picture of the stamp pad in Colvin's example. Thanks for any helpful info, always appreciated.

[Lynn]

It is possible because even though production may have been 1400 plus per day, only a small fraction of those cars were L-78 cars. The Hi Po units were built in batches, and stood in line to go into the next car ordered with L-78 option.

July was the last month of production for the 67 model year. Last car out was supposedly 254698, which is 3532 after the one pictured above. Any car between 251166 and 254698 could have received a July 5 L-78 engine.

I have seen late May and early June parts go in Camaros built from June to very early August.