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I believe it is highly unlikely the chassis VIN four-digit suffix would exactly match the same four digits of the engine serial number. Chrysler built the special C-300 engines and numbered them as they were built. Extras were consumed for racing, warranty replacement and probably for other applications such as in Bill Harrah’s Lincoln Continental. The early ‘55 C-300 I owned had a verified engine serial number 100 lower than the chassis VIN. (Car #198 and engine # 98). Gloria says it could happen so I’m not saying never. Chrysler put engine serial numbers on hemi’s (and probably others, also) up through 1958. With the change to the wedge engines, they began only stamping the engine with displacement and date codes. Probably a cost issue. Still, engine build date should be a little earlier than the actual chassis build date—all available on the analysis sheet offered for most letter cars. I have heard sad tales of uninformed DMV’s declaring MoPar’s to be bogus because engine and chassis did not agree. That’s probably the same bunch that registered new cars according to the year they were built. Rich Barber Brentwood, CA From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx On Behalf Of 'william ELDER' belder@xxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300] All: __._,_.___ Posted by: "Rich Barber" <c300@xxxxxxx> 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 https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/all/manage/edit 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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