Mystery 396 casting date

mr396 · #1 12-19-2005, 11:01 PM

Thanks, I agree. My wife says it like a mis-stamped coin. This camaro was a special order car and built late in the year (07C). the a/c compressor has a date of 7/10 same as the block, seems like chevrolet was making the parts for this car as they were building it. It was placed in service the same week it was built 07C july 21 1968.

It was sold thru rosenthal Chevrolet in Virginia and ordered by Jack Popejoy. 11 days after the engine was cast, It was in the orginal's hands. Is that the normal time frame?

**TimG** · #2 12-20-2005, 12:18 AM

Do you have the warranty plate? If so, what date is on this?

mr396 · #3 12-20-2005, 12:29 AM

The same date.

**TimG** · #4 12-20-2005, 01:37 AM

Good work, I love it..............

indyjps · #5 12-20-2005, 04:00 PM

GM typically has their annual shutdown the first 2 weeks of july. i cant guarantee that happened in 1968, but if the car was built over the shutdown in 1968 and built during overtime there would be a high likely hood that the operators were not the "normal" operators @ each station. overtime would have been run on seniority. so the likely hood of having an inexperienced person @ the stamping station could have resulted in the numbers not being updated. just a thought.

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