calling 1969 Camaro Z/28 19L554152 - I found your block!

[AnthonyS]

Hi Gang,

Listing this here for the owner of the car first.

I will list for sale with a proper sales ad after I take some more photos / don't hear from the owner of VIN 124379L554152

Would like to see them reunited first. I've also cross posted in the Orphans Thread here.

3956618 casting - cast date of February 3 1969 stamped V0207DZ

Standard bore still!

Cheers all,
Anthony

[WorkinProgress]

Going to be tough to match this block up. LOS VINs only went as high as 9L531163.

A February stamped block would have a VIN 9L52XXXX.

Maybe just the second digit in the VIN is messed up.

- Warren

[AnthonyS]

RUH ROH!!

I do see that now after a quick Google-ing...

So, what does everyone think? This a fugazi stamping or an error - I gotta admit, if spurious, it fooled me!

Thoughts?!

And THANKS Warren!

Cheers,
Anthony

[AnthonyS]

a mirror image 5 might look like a 2 in a gang stamp holder after hitting 65 of them in an eight hour shift... could the second "5" be in place of a correct "2"?

either way... let's hear theories and or comments on the pad / stamping before I abandon this.

Thanks again, in advance all.
Anthony

[William]

That's one of two known block VIN stamp anomalies at Van Nuys February/March 69. VIN on the chassis would have been 124379L524152.

Not in the db, does not come up on a Google search.

[Unreal]

Once again, William to the rescue! Where else, but this site, could you get that kind of specific knowledge.

[fiveforty]

This car was missing original block but would have luved to see the stamp. 9L526889. Car was built March 17th.

[Kurt S]

I know of five other blocks with that misstamp.

[AnthonyS]

Interesting, thanks Kurt, as in, they are "554" when they should've been "524"?

Makes sense, as I assume it wouldn't have been noticed right away, even though it 'should've been'...

Either way Gang, I don't own this block anymore; thanks for all the messages about it!

Cheers everyone,
Anthony