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08-07-2018, 10:32 PM
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need photo of a 1971 vin on the block
like to compare the font on a block of a car i want to buy . the 1 looks like a 7
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#2
08-07-2018, 11:00 PM
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Here is a 71 Formula 400 vin on block. Calif car. The "2" designates Pontiac, the "1" is 1971, the L for LA.. then numbers
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08-07-2018, 11:09 PM
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#4
08-07-2018, 11:15 PM
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can i send u my photo by email not sure how to add photo
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#5
08-08-2018, 03:14 AM
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yup , rufflife@metrocast.net . no spam please..
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08-08-2018, 11:11 AM
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08-08-2018, 12:13 PM
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2 = Pontiac
1 = 1971 L = Van Nuys (six digit) = cars final six vin charecters
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1970 Formula 400 Carousel Red paint on Black standard interior A no-engine, no-transmission, no-wheel option car. Quite likely one of few '70 Muncie three speed Formula 400's left. 1991 Grand Am: 14.4 @ 93.7mph (DA corrected) (retired DD, stock appearing) 2009 Cobalt SS: 13.9 @ 103mph (current DD; makes something north of 300hp & 350ft/lbs) |
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08-08-2018, 12:37 PM
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Looks like its been milled .. and I have seen a 7 used for a 1 where many 1's were needed, but this one looks a bit too odd.
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#9
08-08-2018, 01:51 PM
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thanks Bruce has anyone else seen 7,s used for ones
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#10
08-08-2018, 04:02 PM
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Sometimes the VIN numbers are nearly impossible to read.
I have a 1971 YE 455HO block that is ultra low miles, and the VIN is impossible to read. A friend of mine worked as a mechanic at a Pontiac dealership in Charlotte NC. Whenever a car with a 4-bolt main block came in for warranty replacement, he grabbed the block and saved it. This block probably has less than 12K miles on it when the block was replaced under warranty. It has been on a shelf since about 1984, so I am pretty sure nobody ever milled it. I think the VINs were hand stamped. I have seen a couple that were stamped heavier at the top than the bottom, and vice versa. I even had one 455HO block that was stamped YE, but had absolutely no VIN stamped into the block anywhere. The block in the photo was greased and wrapped in plastic. I tore enough of the plastic away to reveal the VIN and engine code. Mike |
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08-08-2018, 04:11 PM
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That surface on every Pontiac is a machined surface. Here are the stamping on my 70
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08-08-2018, 04:42 PM
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08-08-2018, 05:07 PM
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my 1970-YZ engine has the vin stamped twice;
once is a weak half stamped one, the second is further from the timing chain housing, and is much easier to read.
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1970 Formula 400 Carousel Red paint on Black standard interior A no-engine, no-transmission, no-wheel option car. Quite likely one of few '70 Muncie three speed Formula 400's left. 1991 Grand Am: 14.4 @ 93.7mph (DA corrected) (retired DD, stock appearing) 2009 Cobalt SS: 13.9 @ 103mph (current DD; makes something north of 300hp & 350ft/lbs) |
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08-08-2018, 05:38 PM
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08-08-2018, 06:26 PM
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08-08-2018, 06:26 PM
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08-08-2018, 06:34 PM
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08-08-2018, 06:59 PM
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What I've seen is the stamp that's to be a I has a curve on it like the seven? But, it's not a complete 7.
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#19
08-08-2018, 07:39 PM
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Is it the Lucerne Blue 1971 Formula that was originally from NC?
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08-08-2018, 08:30 PM
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