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440-6 block missing a number ? #2303934 05/13/17 06:31 PM 05/13/17 06:31 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,784 Ontario, Canada mccannix OP master
mccannix OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,784 Ontario, Canada	I was wondering if any of the block numbers aficiondas here have ever seen a block with a stamp missing a digit as is on this 71 440-6 block. Also, May 70 block Common occurrence ? ..or seldom seen

Re: 440 block missing a number ? [Re: mccannix] #2303938 05/13/17 06:43 PM 05/13/17 06:43 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,654 Hamtramck, PA A Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer
Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,654 Hamtramck, PA	It is fairly common. One possible reason is the roller dial had a broken / chipped number. It has to have been a 1 or a 2 though.

Re: 440 block missing a number ? [Re: Alaskan_TA] #2303942 05/13/17 06:53 PM 05/13/17 06:53 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,784 Ontario, Canada mccannix OP master
mccannix OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,784 Ontario, Canada	Thanks for the insight Barry...agree on the one or two

Re: 440 block missing a number ? [Re: mccannix] #2303956 05/13/17 07:24 PM 05/13/17 07:24 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,654 Hamtramck, PA A Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer
Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,654 Hamtramck, PA	It would be a cool one to add at http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/factoryErrors.shtml If that is OK with you, could you try to get a straight on photo at a higher resolution & email it to me please Terry?

Re: 440 block missing a number ? [Re: Alaskan_TA] #2304014 05/13/17 09:27 PM 05/13/17 09:27 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,518 Las Vegas, NV 6bblgt I Live Here
6bblgt I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,518 Las Vegas, NV	Lynch Rd. made it to just over 1A200000 for 1971 - so the missing digit is "1" what's on the top pad?

Re: 440 block missing a number ? [Re: mccannix] #2304024 05/13/17 09:51 PM 05/13/17 09:51 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,784 Ontario, Canada mccannix OP master
mccannix OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,784 Ontario, Canada	A friend has it Barry so next time there, I'll try to get a better photo...feel free to add it. Here's the top pad Dan and some of what's left of the 71 Charger R/T it came from.

Re: 440 block missing a number ? [Re: mccannix] #2304049 05/13/17 10:40 PM 05/13/17 10:40 PM
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 9,550 Sacramento CA M Morty426 master
Morty426 master M Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 9,550 Sacramento CA	I take from the hood that the Charger was a total loss.

Re: 440 block missing a number ? [Re: Morty426] #2304129 05/14/17 12:54 AM 05/14/17 12:54 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,784 Ontario, Canada mccannix OP master
mccannix OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,784 Ontario, Canada	Apparently a total loss many years ago told to me by the guy with the block and hood remains

Re: 440-6 block missing a number ? [Re: mccannix] #2304153 05/14/17 01:52 AM 05/14/17 01:52 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,436 Blair County,PA 62maxwgn master
62maxwgn master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,436 Blair County,PA	Originally Posted By mccannix I was wondering if any of the block numbers aficiondas here have ever seen a block with a stamp missing a digit as is on this 71 440-6 block. Also, May 70 block Common occurrence ? ..or seldom seen Like this !

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