70 LT1 engine stamp

[Chris H.]

Check out the photo of the stamp. I've never seen anything like it.

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[Patrick H.]

Re: 70 LT1 engine stamp

Seems like a nice car to have received a Silver at 92%.

I wonder if the stamp was an issue.

Anyone who was at the Meet know?

Patrick

[Mike M.]

Re: 70 LT1 engine stamp

pat and chris: double stamping of vin deriv. could and may well be a factory anamoly BUT apparant absence of broach marks is suspicious . however photos usually don't reveal broch marks even if they are present. mike

[Chuck S.]

Re: 70 LT1 engine stamp

Mike, I would bet my money it was original, visible broach marks or not. I mean, what's a restamper going to say: "OOOPS...Nearly missed the freakin' pad (Man, I am hung over today!). I'll just stamp it again here in the middle."? :-)

[Mike M.]

Re: 70 LT1 engine stamp

chuck: i know of a texas member who intentionaly stamped the vin derivative upside down on a restamped pad in an attempt to fool the judges. he told me so after we finished judging the 435 at cyprus in the 80's. mike

[Chuck S.]

Re: 70 LT1 engine stamp

Mike, that's ingenious...the old Trojan Horse diversion. And, that was in the 80s, too. There's no limit to man's avarice except his ingenuity.

[Patrick H.]

Re: 70 LT1 engine stamp

Mike,

My 71 has a double VIN derivative stamp on the transmission. Factory anomaly absolutely.

Patrick