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March - June 1967 Tonawanda stamps - 3
Does anyone here who collects pics of real factory Tonawanda big block stamps have any examples in the March - June 1967 timeframe with a round-topped 3 in the Tonawanda assembly stamp? All my examples (hundreds) have the flat-topped 3.
Looking at a car that everything looks pretty legit on, except a round-topped 3. I have one stamp the very same day with a flat topped 3, but it is a different suffix. Pretty confident it has to be a restamp, but thought I would ask here before putting the final nail in the lid. Feel free to PM me if you prefer versus posting any pics on the public forum. Thanks!
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Jeff Helms 65 Z16 Survivor 65 Z16 drag car 66 Chevelle L78 unrestored 67 Chevelle L78 unrestored 67 Camaro SS350 Survivor |
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Jeff,
I have a January stamp if that is of any help (with a 3). I also have a May stamp (but no 3) Tim |
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What type of car was the engine going into?
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----Looks like a 66 Corvette 427/390....Bill S
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Thanks. Flat topped 3 like all my examples.
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The one I am looking at is a Chevelle. But that would not matter on the font of the 3 used at the Tonawanda engine plant for the engine assembly date.
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They had a number of different fonts to choose from. I’ve seen unusual numbers show up as one off examples. It would be best to find a an assembly with same date and build code that is legitimate for comparison. The next best is to find one that is close to the same date with the same application.
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Three March and one June here, all flat top 3.
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Engine pad
Loads of pics here on now of Dale’s pages but all 3’s from Tonawanda are flat tops:
https://chevelleworld.macswebs.com/6...ix_samples.htm Paul
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Jeff, I just now removed the paint from my block to get a more clear picture of my stamps. The 3 in my vin stamp is a round top 3. As you can see the block is the last week of May stamp. Cars TT is 06A.
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