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The car you have is very desirable, valuable and collectible. Having the incorrect date coded engine will affect the value of the car when the day comes to sell it or put it up for auction. The amount you will in invest in the restoration will be significant, so I would try to find a replacement block that would be correct for the car. You can sell your '64 block, to offset the replacement cost. Finding a correct block may take time, but will be easier than say a '61 300G because, as I understand it (list correct me if I am wrong) the F block did not have the HP stamp on it. The date code has some flexibility to it, as a block dated from two weeks to about 3 months prior to car build date would be acceptable based on my experience with the 300G engine date codes. F experts can chime in here, but as long as the date code on the block falls within those parameters, it is considered to be correct. I can't speak for others, but I can tell you that my experience with selling a few G's, the first thing a knowledgeable buyer wants to know, is if the engine is correct to the car. If it isn't, the price it commands is compromised, and the potential interest is reduced. Bob J From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of LabLoverDC@xxxxxxx Hello All--Thanks to the excellent information offered here, I've determined the block in our 300 F appears to be from 1964 (V41 HP). As nearly as we can tell, at some point prior to our owning the car, a short block was put in. It appears that everything else (ram induction, carbs, heads, etc.) are proper and presumably original to the car. The engine is out of the car, and we are undertaking a complete re-build of it. My question is, does anyone have an opinion as to whether we should stick with the 1964 block we have, or try to find a 1960 P41 block, which of course would still not be original to the car but would be mostly correct from a date standpoint? Does that add significant value (enough to make it worth it to go through the expense and trouble of finding a '60 block)? For a point of reference, we are doing a complete, sub-frame off restoration. While we're not necessarily trying for a concours job, especially with detailed correctness in things like wires, labels, batteries, etc., it will be a very high quality restoration, perhaps one step down from concours (at least, that's what we hope to end up with). The car itself is a black/tan convertible with factory air, and all of the options appear to be correct according to the build sheet if that helps. I would welcome anyone's opinion on this subject. Shannon __._,_.___ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or go to http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join and select the "Leave Group" button For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/search.htm#querylang
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