Originally Posted by buildanother
A buddy of mine that's sort of a chevy guy , and well versed/experienced mechanic just picked up a 79 B? 400 cutaeway trans van with a 440. So I know they made em. They are still sitting around mostly.


It is a 78 production 440. You go get all the numbers and you will see. There were a lot of motor home chassis already built. They were allowed to sell them as 1979 however the drive line is all 1978. You will never see a factory 1979 parts manual with a 440.