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
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