Barn find hemicuda convertible.

[Charley Lillard]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RS_COPO_Canuck</div><div class="ubbcode-body">&quot; Finding a date 13 days before my car I decided to enlist an expert which led to the revelation that this block is a production unit and according to the order number most likely original to my car!&quot;

Very cool and interesting.
Who was the expert you are referring to?

There is only one person I know that has a comprehensive list of all the bottom of block assembly dates and the sequence numbers. </div></div>

The expert is Frank Badalson. Frank is about as methodical as you can get. Phil has to send him tracings etc.

[RS_COPO_Canuck]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Charley Lillard</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RS_COPO_Canuck</div><div class="ubbcode-body">&quot; Finding a date 13 days before my car I decided to enlist an expert which led to the revelation that this block is a production unit and according to the order number most likely original to my car!&quot;

Very cool and interesting.
Who was the expert you are referring to?

There is only one person I know that has a comprehensive list of all the bottom of block assembly dates and the sequence numbers. </div></div>

The expert is Frank Badalson. Frank is about as methodical as you can get. Phil has to send him tracings etc. </div></div>

And that would be the &quot;only one person I know&quot; - lol. That's great....methodical - an apt description to be sure.

[PhilS]

I never really studied the Galen report concerning my block because I knew it was a restoration block. If I had I would have learned a few things. Here's what I have learned in the past couple of weeks. The info on the race block I posted is as follows: 4-17-69 = machine date, F = model year '70, MN426 = hemi, 2986 = 10,000 day date ( September 30, 1969 ), 57236 = order number. The procuction date on my car is A13 or October 13, '69. To connect the order number to a vin would require a large data base that only a few would have. I've sent a tracing to Frank and await his final comments. I never imagined this block was anything other than the warranty block or another block sourced for racing. Of course the vin is gone and may not be retrievable. We are working on that.

[chevyman0429]

Just wondering did this car get restored

[Bill Pritchard]

Mike, it sure did....see the link to the Barrett-Jackson auction listing in Steve's post above.

[chevyman0429]

Thanks Bill I didn't see that.

[RS_COPO_Canuck]

That's good news Phil.
Warranty blocks never got assembly dates on the bottom - so the block was originally an assembly line piece. Frank has the best (by far) database on Hemi stampings.
Cheers,
Jim Bodanis

[njsteve]

Oh yes, Frank is the man to go to on this stuff.

[Charley Lillard]

LOL...They were not interested in putting your kids thru college...

[njsteve]

LOL, But she already graduated from a state school, so they're off the hook now! So into the dumpster they go. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/wink.gif[/img]