At one time I had a 1969 Ram IV WW engine that came out of an early 1969 Ram IV Judge with a 4-spd and 4.33. It was in a 1969 Firebird at the time. The owner had no idea what the engine was since he bought the car cheap with the intention of reselling it. I was lucky enough to find the car before he adverised it. The seller was reluctant to put me in touch with the previous owner, but I managed to track him down through the address on the title (the title was open). The previous owner also bought the car with the Ram IV already in it, and he knew what a Ram IV was. He told me engine change was made after a friend of his wrecked the Judge and sold him the motor. His friend sold the body to somebody else, but the new Judge owner never registered the car and I was never able to track it down. I sold the motor about twenty years ago, but I still wonder if that car is still out there. It's my understanding the car was hit in the rear quarter pretty hard, but was probably salveable.
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