[G.T.O.boy]

64 is the hardest year to decode as there were so many changes and plants all differed it seems. Not a true model car change over and yes there are always running changes, but January was a big change for part number consolidations and the like and the 3.23 gear/heavy duty radiator change is a major change in my opinion. This car is in pieces as it was when I got it. has a 683 alt with dual pulley, and dual pulley water pump. Heads and intake are all cast in August/Sept. 63? will have to look when they get back from machine shop and now that makes since that this engine is from November production, was not sure if they were the factory parts and they may still not be. Engine is at machine shop several month delays (since December) has no W stamp. They are not sure if block can be saved, same with the trans as it is FUBAR (broken gears and ears), rear end has 4.33 gears in it and is not the factory housing (66 housing). This car was raced heavy as well, headers and had a SBC/th400 as the last running engine in it (parked since the early 80's). The other early build 64 that my friend had was built in November 63 and was a black, with red interior, 4spd 3.90 gear car, it had the 76x block with no 9 stamp on it as well, only 76x and production sequence number, this was the car that had the 706 Muncie case. This car was raced as the quarters were cut when he got it for slicks/headers welded on drag bars etc. It still retained the factory engine with some mods, headers and the like, but the engine number and protecto plate matched the engine. This car was sold twenty plus years ago when he passed. This car also had the dual alt. pulley setup with no power steering on it as well, it was made at the Pontiac plant. It was low mileage and had a trailer tow bar welded to the front. I have a SR block that I will run if block cannot be saved, may look into I new trans case and re-gear it as well. 4.33 gears are going to stay as are the headers and cragars and the drag slicks/traction bars, as they have all been on it since the sixty's.