Engine stamping...comments ? - Page 3

**Lynn** · #21 03-02-2006, 11:57 PM

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I would normally assume this engine is in car 124379L626897, correct? Only problem is the last LA built Camaro should have VIN sequence 531163.

My gut feeling is:

Engine and trans stamped by the same "gang held" set of numbers. The first "6" is high in both, and the last "7" looks slightly bigger, but the two stampings definitely look consistent. Could this just have been a new guy (or hungover guy or ___________ [fill in the blank] guy) on the line that just totally screwed up the stamping. I have heard of numbers that were one digit off from the actual car, but nothing this screwed up.

Does the car VIN have any correlation to these stampings?

Charley, is this a test to see what kind of assinine explanations we can come up with?

Lynn

**Charley Lillard** · #22 03-03-2006, 04:25 AM

The cars vin is 124379L526897

**Charley Lillard** · #23 03-03-2006, 04:29 AM

And yes Lynn, this has been a exercise to see different answers. The car belongs to a friend and he has owned it since the mid 80's. It is not a restamp.

camarojoe · #24 03-03-2006, 04:39 AM

I've come to the conclusion that any engine stamping from any car can be posted on here and there will be at least one person (usually several people) who will believe it's a restamp. And I'm not picking on anyone in particular, as I don't even check to see who posts what, it just would seem that it's impossible to find a pic of a VIN stamp thats ever been posted that doesn't have at least a few sceptics of its authenticity. Seems like something is always either too perfect, or not perfect enough, etc. I guess spotting restamps must not be a 100% science....yet.

**Lynn** · #25 03-03-2006, 06:33 AM

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Well at least the drunk guy on the line got the last 5 digits correct.

Pretty interesting, and just goes to show there are exceptions out there. Back in the 80's when they were making Chevettes and Pontiac T100s (talk about your pieces of crap) at the OKC plant, they had a car come off the line with Chevette emblems on one side, and Pontiac emblems on the other.

Lynn

**1969L78Nova** · #26 03-03-2006, 02:53 PM

Must have been a MONDAY car. Remember the days when they gave you the build date of the car when it was ordered. You dreaded that it wasn't a Monday car.

**Bill Pritchard** · #27 03-03-2006, 05:10 PM

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The car belongs to a friend and he has owned it since the mid 80's. It is not a restamp.

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Wow

**PeteLeathersac** · #28 03-03-2006, 06:12 PM

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Must have been a MONDAY car. Remember the days when they gave you the build date of the car when it was ordered. You dreaded that it wasn't a Monday car.

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- I always thought it was the FRIDAY cars that were supposed to be the worst....everyone half in the bag w/ the weekend starting early? ~ Pete

**olredalert** · #29 03-03-2006, 06:42 PM

-------Funny you mention that, Lynn. My wife once went to pick up her new company car and recieved a half Horizon half Omni, but split front (Hotizon) to rear (Omni). We always called that car the Horomni. It may have had a dual personality but it actually was a good little car.........Bill S

camaromb · #30 03-03-2006, 07:09 PM

Just like the orange ZL1 that was pin striped black on one side and white on the other! It was the 1,300 mile car, 4 speed with chambered. Look at the mis-matched decklid to tulip panel stripes on the 26 mile LS6 and the upside down SS emblem in the grille! Same mistakes on my original LS6. Not much quality control back then.
Mark

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