[FC] <VV> NUMBERS QUESTIONS

[Chris & Bill Strickland]

It would be my opinion, if anybody cares, that after fifty years, 
without proof, in a somewhat derelict and unwanted Corvair, it is a 
happy coincidence that the engine number appears that it reasonably 
"could" have been original equipment.  Easier in the FC's cause they 
have that big hole for the dipstick, and if your replacement engine 
doesn't have one, obviously it is a replacement.  But, if they replaced 
it with a proper engine, out of another FC or wagon, I would say "proof" 
is required (service records, precise history, oem build sheet, etc) 
that it is the original, not just happy coincidence that it "could" be.

There are numerous websites with engine number decoding info, as well as 
nearly every other Corvair publication, so what is all the fuss and 
repeated posts about?  Am I missing something?

Bill Strickland