<VV> NUMBERS QUESTIONS

tkalp at cox.net tkalp at cox.net
Wed Nov 17 09:32:58 EST 2010


If it was the original engine for a 1963 FC, VINed in the 10,000s,  I would guess March 27, 1963 (only about 27,000 1963 FC's were made)  It is the September-December ones that usually get me.

tkalp
wichita, ks


---- Bryan Blackwell <bryan at skiblack.com> wrote: 
> Hi Harry,
> 
> More specifically, a "V" code is an 80 HP FC MT engine.  Source - CORSA Tech Guide.
> 
> Since the year isn't coded into the engine, if the engine is original it was built on March 27, 1962, for this early production 1963 FC.  That seems like a fairly early code, but the trucks may have had more lead time than the cars.
> 
> --Bryan
> 
> On Nov 16, 2010, at 9:24 AM, Harry Smith wrote:
> 
> > *My engine number is T0327V, I have found the "V" means FC Manual Trans and
> > the "0327" is March 27. What is the "T"?*
> > **
> > *My Vin is* *3R124S110266, I have found "3" is the year, "124S" is Rampside
> > and "10,266" is vehicle production number.*
> > *What is the rest?*
> > **
> > *Thanks, Harry Smith*
> > *1963 Rampside Southwestern Bell Truck*
> 
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