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Originally Posted by John V.
I can't say that your Distributor couldn't be original, just that it seems odd based on what I can uncover.
Are you the original owner? If not, I might suspect that this Dist was installed as a Service Replacement or salvage yard swap somewhere along the way if the original failed.
Or it may have been an engine dress out error.
When was your GTO final assembled? I've never paid attention to the date coding of misc engine parts, but I suspect it would be unusual for an early May '64 dated Dist to be installed in a '65, no matter when built.
This would be especially true if the 1111040 had no specified usage for '65, in which case, typically, excess parts would have been sent to the Parts Warehouse for Service Replacement use at the end of the Model Year, which would have been late July, early Aug after '64 production ended, no reason to keep the 1111040 at the assembly plant if it was not to be used in '65..
The '66 MPC indicates no usage for the 1111040 for '65 but that could be a consequence of a p/n supersedure.
Do you have the AMA specs for '65? Perhaps the early '65 Dist. p/ns will be listed in that document and maybe the 1111040 will be listed. If it had any '65 usage, there would be a possibility that it was installed in your engine on purpose (even if by engineering approved deviation) or by mistake. As long as the Dist was "in the building", anything is possible.
Also check the Shop Manual, I think the Dist p/ns are listed there in the electrical specs.
It is conceivable that the 1111040 was designated for the GTO Tri-Power w/ TI in '65. As I mentioned, it has quicker advance specs than the 1111047, the '65 GTO TP/TI Dist shown for SR in the MPC.
The date coding is the most troubling to my eye but the TI option was not very common, so perhaps not so odd as compared to standard points Dists that presumably had a lot more inventory turnover.
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John V. Thank you for your response, I did contact the original owner of the car ( I bought the car from him just a few months ago) He ordered the car in July of 1964 and it was delivered to him on Dec 11, 1964. he stated the dist has never been changed or replaced at any time. He also explained why it took so long for his car to be built and delivered, Mostly due to a 45 day strike by GM in 1964.
I do not have any other way to research the part. But I do know it is the one that the car was born with.
It would be nice to find more lit on the TI GTO from 1965.