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It's a 386 block, Casting date H 28 8

Bryon,could you see the DZ underneath?

Here is hopefully a betting picture. As I have looked more closely at this stamp it does appear that the stamp had been ground off and restamped. If  you look closely under the 4 and the D you can see a DZ.
Yes it is a 386 block Cast H 28 8

bcmiller , I'll clean up the pad and see if I can get a better picture.

Has anyone seen a DZ stamp like this?  I know it looks like a bad restamp, but I have owned this block since
1975. I knew the 2 previous owners of the car. To the best of my knowledge the motor had never been apart before
my friend,the previous owner spun a bearing and pulled it in 1973. It sat for a couple years before I got the short  block. You can see I had the blocked decked but made sure the stamping pad wasn't touched.
Having an explanation on this makes a big difference on the value of this block.

I looked at this car last week, just spotted it driving by. I'd be happy to answer any questions about what I saw.