1971 Z28

[COPO_Anders]

This is supposed to be a M22 transmission from a 1971 Z28. The last six digits matches the VIN of the car. How come it looks like the partial VIN begins with two 7´s ?

[COPO_Anders]

Original paint I believe.

[SuperNovaSS]

Is the engine with the car? If so, what does the engine pad VIN stamp look like? It does look like 2 7's.

[COPO_Anders]

This car is very original but was raced in the seventies, and the engine is not the "born with"-engine.

[al8apex]

www.nastyz28.com is the place for 2nd gen q&a

that trans has not been re-stamped if that is what you are asking ...

[COPO_Anders]

I´m pretty sure that is the original trans for that car, but the stamp sure looks odd. Are you saying that it´s a commonly seen "mistake" ?

[al8apex]

yes

I think they were trying to stamp ones ( 1 's ):





Here is the info on decoding a Muncie:

http://www.5speeds.com/muncie2.htm

[al8apex]

P1C05C =

P = Muncie
1 = 1971
C05 = March 5
C= M22

[Jonesy]

It does look like they were trying to stamp "1's" and used a 7 at an angle to get the result. I would say those are the original stampings.

[njsteve]

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yes

I think they were trying to stamp ones ( 1 's ):





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Wow, that guy was having some anger management "issues" that day at the plant.