Re: IML: 61 Transmission Build Date

["Bill Watson" <wwatson5@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, you can tell the model year from the engine number, and starting in the
early 1960's the date of assembly.   But you cannot verify that engine came
from the factory in that car.   There are no numbers stamped on the engine
that correspond to any numbers stamped on the body or any tag attached to
the body.

Bill
Vancouver, BC




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Curt Brennan" <cabrennan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 6:50 PM
Subject: Re: IML: 61 Transmission Build Date


> Bill,
> Can't you tell what YEAR the motor is though, buy the numbers
> stamped on it?
> Curt
> (also on the Dodge Dart site)
>
> > From: "Bill Watson" <wwatson5@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 18:45:20 -0700
> > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: IML: 61 Transmission Build Date
> >
> >
> > You cannot determine if a Mopar vehicle is "numbers matching" prior to
> > mid-1968 or so.  Prior to that Chrysler did not stamp the VIN on either
> > engines or transmissions, so there is not way to determine if those
units
> > were installed at the factory the day the car was built.
> >
> > Of the numbers stamped onto the transmission, the transmission assembly
> > number is in the first set.  Thus "19499 904" is the assembly number and
it
> > is for a 1961 Torqueflite used on 1961 Imperials (as well as Dodge
Polara,
> > DeSoto, all Chryslers, and HP Plymouths and Darts) .  It was also used
on
> > 1960 HP Plymouths and Darts.
> >
> > Bill
> > Vancouver, BC
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Rob Kidd
> > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Cc: Rob Kidd
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 5:18 AM
> > Subject: IML: 61 Transmission Build Date
> >
> >
> > Hello, I have my 61's transmission out and ready to be
> > rebuilt. How can I tell if it is the original -numbers matching one that
> > came with the car from day one? The numbers on the side of the pan lip
are;
> > 1949904U2.5       1722128
> > Can these numbers be decoded to show the build date?
> > Thanks, Rob Kidd 61/65
> >
> >
> >



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