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Re: VIN Stamping: MYTH or FACT
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06/09/09 09:23 PM
06/09/09 09:23 PM
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Spokane Washington
ScottSmith_Harms
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dealerships' were suppose to stamp the VIN on the warranty motors.
I've never seen a shred of evidence to support that story. If anyone has any I'd love to see it (Factory Bullitins, Memo's etc.). It's possible that some dealership owners had internally unique procedures to track engine warranty work but nothing from the factory I've ever seen proof of.
IF it were ever to happen they would have stamped a new block (Warranty/Service replacement, etc.) not re-stamped an old block that already had a number (that block pic you posted appears to have other numbers under the new ones?).
So, first you'd need to establish if the block is a W/S replacement, then have the paperwork supporting that it was actually replaced under warranty at the dealer back in the day, and even then it's still not the original #'s block.
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Re: VIN Stamping: MYTH or FACT
[Re: imfixinmopars426]
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06/09/09 09:25 PM
06/09/09 09:25 PM
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Mass
DAYCLONA
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i seen a few 4 spds stamped,and then restamped, the same number,but kinda over the original one.
 ....Yep I done that before,....I mean, seen that before 
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Re: VIN Stamping: MYTH or FACT
[Re: ScottSmith_Harms]
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06/09/09 09:45 PM
06/09/09 09:45 PM
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Georgetown Ontario Canada
anlauto
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Just to clarify.... This is supposed to be the engine that blew up and was taken out(damage to the lower skirt of #4 cylinder) ....therefore having the numbers stamped at the factory.... It was removed from the car and replaced under warranty back in 1971 and somehow ended up in Ohio some 38 years later.  What did the dealers do with the dicarded engine blocks back then?
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Re: VIN Stamping: MYTH or FACT
[Re: ph23vo]
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06/09/09 11:14 PM
06/09/09 11:14 PM
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Brantford Ontario
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Seems like someone went fishing for a sucker:  He must have figured you for someone with lots of $$$. Too bad it didn't work out. You should ask him how long the wait would be for a spare matching number tranny would be  Dave
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Re: VIN Stamping: MYTH or FACT
[Re: anlauto]
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06/09/09 11:18 PM
06/09/09 11:18 PM
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U.S.S.A.
JohnRR
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Just to clarify....
This is supposed to be the engine that blew up and was taken out(damage to the lower skirt of #4 cylinder)
....therefore having the numbers stamped at the factory....
It was removed from the car and replaced under warranty back in 1971 and somehow ended up in Ohio some 38 years later.
What did the dealers do with the dicarded engine blocks back then?
discarded them into the scrap pile .
I wish I had a picture of the 70 hemi cuda rebody remains from a dealer in Mass. back in the early 80's , the original body sitting on top of their scrap pile out back .
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Re: VIN Stamping: MYTH or FACT
[Re: anlauto]
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06/09/09 11:24 PM
06/09/09 11:24 PM
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Ontario, Canada
mccannix
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Just to clarify....
This is supposed to be the engine that blew up and was taken out(damage to the lower skirt of #4 cylinder)
....therefore having the numbers stamped at the factory....
It was removed from the car and replaced under warranty back in 1971 and somehow ended up in Ohio some 38 years later.
What did the dealers do with the dicarded engine blocks back then?
Well Alan, if this one doesn't pan out and since the warranty repacement 440 motor wasn't with the car either when you got it, watch for someone now doing a better job of restamping and contacting you claiming they have the warranty replacement motor....now where'd I put my stamps. 
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