I'm a little slow in completing this discussion (all right, I'm horribly
slow!), but I finally got around to putting the 64 T&C up on the lift today,
and I made a point of verifying my recollection of the VIN being stamped on
the block.
This is me, eating a healthy portion of crow - - - -. There is no VIN
stamped on my block, I can only apologize for my mis-statement. Apparently,
my brain has been playing tricks on me again, I must have been remembering
another car (my 67, no doubt). So sorry for the mistake.
Dick Benjamin
67,68,81,82 (7 total)
64 NY'r T&C
Some other old junk too
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Watson <wwatson@xxxxxxxxx>
> Dick,
>
> I would appreciate it, when you get the chance to look. The article I
read
> (some years ago now) stated they started doing that sometime after 1966.
> Bill
> > Bill, I hate to challenge your statement, but I have the strong
> recollection
> > that my 64 NY'r T&C has the VIN stamped on the engine block, just above
> the
> > pan rail, on the passenger side, toward the front of the engine. That
car
> > is in storage at the moment, but the next time I have it out, I'll put
it
> up
> > on the lift to verify that, as this is an important point for me. That
is
> > one of the things I verified when I bought this car, to see that I was
> > getting the straight story about the car's originality.
> >
> > Dick Benjamin
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Bill Watson <wwatson@xxxxxxxxx>
Unfortunately, you cannot tell by the VIN what engine the car was built
> > > with. That did not start until the 1966 models.
> > > Unlike later models, there is no way to determine on 1965 models if it
> is
> > > "numbers matching". No part of the VIN was stamped on the engine,
and
> > > neither was the shipping order number.
> > > Bill
> > > Vancouver, BC
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Robert M. Soule, III" <soule@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Can anyone tell me how to determine, from my VIN number, what engine
> > came
> > > in
> > > > my '65 Chrysler 300?
', what do you look for to see if the
> "numbers
> > > > match> > > > Robert
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