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Since the original engine is long gone, I would keep the 340, but dress it up as a mild mannered ‘74 318. That’s what I’m doing with my 66 Cuda, stroker 340 dressed up like a 273 2bbl motor.

What if it had power steering?

Oh the stories I could tell. One of last years saves…. My buddies Grandpa died in 1967, they drove his car in the barn, and there it sat until I was commissioned to remove it and find it a new home. All done, gone to a good home, the guy had it running and on the road in less than a weeks time...

If I get called out on an answer I give that I think is right, I always admit my mistake, and we all learn from it. What I see sometimes is that I see people giving good advise, but the OP will only answer to the answers they want to hear, which most times is not the correct answer. You can’t...

But those were not all produced at the same plant, multiple plants means multiple sequential repeats, but at different plants. Since the VIN reflects the plant in the characters, even tho every plant uses the same sequential system, the plant letter in the VIN settles that overlap.

My belief also is….that is the reason that the VIN system was changed from 14 digits to 17, they are producing way more cars now than they did in the 60’s/70’s

I’m almost sure the sequence number is just that, a sequential number, meaning that they are consecutive. It starts out as 100001 at most plants and goes up from there. What changes randomly is the car it’s assigned to, meaning 100002 is given to the next order logged, whether it be a Superbee...

It’s an article posted here in the wing car section. It’s entitled “how the Superbird was made” or something like that.

Nope, nothing about any of that, just the vin and the assembly month and year.

This may shed some light in the process of numbering a car….

My door sticker says 9-69, and that’s all. My SPD is A01, October 1st.

None of the numbers are set in stone. The scheduled production date is the day the car is scheduled to be produced, but that doesn’t mean it was assembled in rust day, but to the plant it did not matter, it was a date already assigned. They wouldn’t have gone back and changed a number already...

After I strip them of every little part that I can, I take the shell in for scrap price. And, I’ll sweep up all the rust from the trailer and get a couple extra pounds from that too!

Sharp eyed viewers will recognize that almost unrecognizable 69 Mach 1 Mustang in the trailer. She was as rough as I’ve seen. Bonus, it came out of the swamp in 3 pieces!

Around here I’m kind of the king of parting out cars. I’ve used every single thing at my disposal to chop up cars, from sawzalls, hammer and chisel, torches, you name it. Then Hops told me to use a diamond wheel in a Metabo grinder and it was a game changing moment. It buzzes right through most...

It’s not a B body, but I’m helping my son with his new project. We have long had our eye on this truck, sitting all forlorn since the original owner passed away. Got the call about a month ago that the daughter would like Ian to have it. We’re heading out to change the fuel pump after dinner...

You won’t find the vin on a pre-68 block, they just didn’t do that until 68, and even then it was hit and miss. That is a 69 and later deal

Yes, that is a 440 block cast in November of 1972 for a 1973 model year car.

Max Wedge cars used the 657 rear end, which is exactly the same as the 741. It was the only rear available in 63 and 64, until the 742 came out, and of course the Dana for Hemi cars. 741’s have withstood dozens of neutral drops from push button Max Wedge cars, that was the preferred launch back...

I’m absolutely in love with the car and it’s story, and I’m glad it’s now in good hands. I would love to see pics of the family the day you return for them to see it on the road. May I ask….where did those rims come from? They’re awesome!