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Garage Talk / Re: First Car Show of the Year - Felt Really Good!

« on: May 07, 2019, 08:43:35 AM »

Great photos, thanks for sharing. Looked like a good day for it. From what I can see there was  a nice variety of cars there too, which is good to see.

Brian.

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: VIN versus Cowl Tag

« on: May 06, 2019, 09:33:23 AM »

And yes, it was advertised as a genuine matching numbers RS/SS.

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: VIN versus Cowl Tag

« on: May 05, 2019, 09:21:13 PM »

Those old posts certainly make interesting reading. So looks like someone has had a go at re-stamping the decked (327) block, or has had another engine swap along the way.

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: VIN versus Cowl Tag

« on: May 05, 2019, 03:40:06 AM »

Thanks, yes that is what I thought too.

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Decoding/Numbers / VIN versus Cowl Tag

« on: May 05, 2019, 03:23:54 AM »

Hi all,
I was considering looking at a 67 RS/SS and  requested the tag details from the owner before I committed to travel to view the car in person. From the pics I received the VIN is 124377N212188 and the cowl tag says 11E build date. This does not appear right to me - seeking some expert opinion on this. Car has obviously been restored at some point and appears to have a non-original drive train. 10 bolt diff and a very odd looking engine stamp -misaligned characters in the engine code and suffix is MT (cowl tag says powerglide), and from the photo partial VIN is not visible.
So my questions are;
Is it possible that the tags are correct together (as in time-frame)?
Should engine codes always be aligned ie gang stamped? (although in this case I think the suffix is wrong for this car anyway).

Thanks in advance,
Brian.