440 Engine ID Question?

[NoGM4me]

I know Mopar's have a lot of weird issues with VIN and serial numbers. Here's one I would like to understand. I have a 440 that has the VIN and the ID pad both marked 72 but the block casting is dated 7-3-69. What could be the story on this?

 

[pnora]

Pic of the casting numbers?

 

[1968rt]

1972 440 built Oct 7 1971. From a C body car. Sometimes the factory used what was in the pile. The block could have been on the bottom for a while.

 

[NoGM4me]

1972 440 built Oct 7 1971. From a C body car. Sometimes the factory used what was in the pile. The block could have been on the bottom for a while.

What identifies it as a C body car?

 

[R413]

The 2 in the partial VIN is the year of the car.
The C is Jefferson, MI plant and they only made C-bodies there.

 

[#41]

It's not super common, but just like in your fridge the stuff that gets put in first ends up in the back and sometimes gets overlooked and not used until later.

 

[WileE]

It's not super common, but just like in your fridge the stuff that gets put in first ends up in the back and sometimes gets overlooked and not used until later.

 

[#41]