[GT182]

Originally Posted by Hillard

I thought it was an 8 at first also. But that casting number keeps coming back as only used in 69.

It could have been installed in 1968.... as in the last cars for "68" just before the change over to the new 1969 models. GM would run out of "68" parts and use what they had on hand.... new "69" parts so they could fill the last orders for "68" at that plant. And they'd still say 69 only.

Ford did the same thing too.

[hgerhardt]

Originally Posted by GT182

It could have been installed in 1968.... as in the last cars for "68" just before the change over to the new 1969 models. GM would run out of "68" parts and use what they had on hand.... new "69" parts so they could fill the last orders for "68" at that plant. And they'd still say 69 only.

Ford did the same thing too.

Wouldn't be the first time GM did that. My 3rd week of July '66 GTO has a '67 LH inner fender (for the larger '67 booster), 2 sets of bolt holes in the side frame rails (for the T-400), and I forgot what else...