Chryslerdude
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Hello E-Buddies!
I hope to hear some advise, as to what I can truthfully inform potential buyers of my 1970 Barracuda Gran Coupé, regarding the originality of the engine!
I really hate to sell it, as it is such a beautiful (and healthy) car, which has given me SO much driving pleasure the last two seasons, but having bought a 1971 FE5 Barracuda vert project, everything besides my Mopar love, sort of dictates selling this beautiful 1970 (also FE5) hardtop! (Including, of course the wife.. who thinks "it's best", and tells me this often..
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It has been my perception all along, that the engine is original to the car, as everything about the car suggests that it is.. (ALL engine bay parts, seemed to be the original "Moparts", and the car just seems untouched, (apart from a full respray from Citron mist gold metallic, to FE5!), but to my disappointment, there was no visible matching sequence number on the lower part of the block by the oil pan, but just these stampings on the upper part (passenger side, by the water pump housing), reading from top to bottom:
"F383", and below that, "22", and perhaps, below that (half hidden under a bolt), I think there's an "R"!
Thus, my plans to present clear proof in form of matching sequence numbers, are now reduced to "perhaps establish credibility", that this engine being coriginal to the car. Although I have read some information about odd Mopar engine stampings, my knowledge is way to limited here, so I hope to learn from some of you experts! Perhaps worth mentioning, is that the car is relatively early.. produced in october 1969!
Besides this might be effecting the sale price, I feel that it is also very important for the next "caretaker" of the car, to know as much as possible, about it's heritage and originality, so any info in this regard, will be much apreaciated -
Thank you in advance, all commenting on this post!
(Check this Google photo link, for pics!)
I hope to hear some advise, as to what I can truthfully inform potential buyers of my 1970 Barracuda Gran Coupé, regarding the originality of the engine!
I really hate to sell it, as it is such a beautiful (and healthy) car, which has given me SO much driving pleasure the last two seasons, but having bought a 1971 FE5 Barracuda vert project, everything besides my Mopar love, sort of dictates selling this beautiful 1970 (also FE5) hardtop! (Including, of course the wife.. who thinks "it's best", and tells me this often..
)It has been my perception all along, that the engine is original to the car, as everything about the car suggests that it is.. (ALL engine bay parts, seemed to be the original "Moparts", and the car just seems untouched, (apart from a full respray from Citron mist gold metallic, to FE5!), but to my disappointment, there was no visible matching sequence number on the lower part of the block by the oil pan, but just these stampings on the upper part (passenger side, by the water pump housing), reading from top to bottom:
"F383", and below that, "22", and perhaps, below that (half hidden under a bolt), I think there's an "R"!
Thus, my plans to present clear proof in form of matching sequence numbers, are now reduced to "perhaps establish credibility", that this engine being coriginal to the car. Although I have read some information about odd Mopar engine stampings, my knowledge is way to limited here, so I hope to learn from some of you experts! Perhaps worth mentioning, is that the car is relatively early.. produced in october 1969!
Besides this might be effecting the sale price, I feel that it is also very important for the next "caretaker" of the car, to know as much as possible, about it's heritage and originality, so any info in this regard, will be much apreaciated -
Thank you in advance, all commenting on this post!
(Check this Google photo link, for pics!)
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- Will post pic's when I get there.. but the weather forecast here the coming week, is not exactly "Barracuda worthy".. 
, both for the educational pictures, and for the kind words abt my GP.. It is really pretty.. (especially that night)! I think it was showing it's gratitude by looking so good, as I adjusted the kick down lever earlier, that same day.. ha ha!
